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MAKING WAVES E NEWS BRIEF - 14 SEPTEMBER TO 20 SEPTEMBER 2020

The United Kingdom, France and Germany are the latest to join the rising tide against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea. Coming shortly after Germany released its Indo-Pacific strategy, a note verbale by the three European powers reaffirms…

SEA LEVEL RISE AND CLIMATE REFUGEES: A CASE OF INADEQUATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

Key messages >>> If we are able to make right choices to arrest the increase in greenhouse gas emissions now, the impact of sea level rise can be reduced to an extent and so can the number of climate refugees. Overall, climate…
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THE VIRAAT SAGA: REQUIEM FOR AN EAGLE

With the Viraat’s sad and silent movement from her berth within the Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) to the shipbreaking yard at Alang, an era has drawn to an end... the inevitable endpoint of an apathetic populace and an uncaring succession of governments,…

HYDROGEN FUEL ADOPTION: AN OCEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY APPROACH   PART 5: HYDROGEN-FUEL — THE OPTION-OF-CHOICE FOR INDIA

This is the fifth and final segment of the NMF’s five-part advocacy[1] of the adoption of hydrogen derived from Ocean Renewable Energy Resources (ORER) and the adoption of this hydrogen-fuel, instead of fossil-fuels, for India’s maritime-transport…

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 7 SEPTEMBER – 13 SEPTEMBER 2020

News of the establishment of a Regional Security Training Centre by the US in Cyprus follows closely on the heels of rising speculation on the closure of the US' air force base in Incirlik, Turkey.  This announcement amidst an intense standoff…
Energy Observer, launched in April 2017, is the first vessel in the world to both generate and be powered by hydrogen, relying on a renewable energy mix for onboard production.Energy Observer, launched in April 2017, is the first vessel in the world to both generate and be powered by hydrogen, relying on a renewable energy mix for onboard production.

HYDROGEN FUEL ADOPTION: AN OCEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY APPROACH   PART 4: HYDROGEN-FUEL FROM ‘ORER’ — A HYBRID SOLUTION FOR MARITIME ACTIVITY

This is the fourth and penultimate tranche of the NMF’s ongoing effort to provide Indian policy-makers with a compelling set of arguments to not only support ocean renewable energy resources (ORER) as an economically viable and ecologically…

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 31 AUGUST - 6 SEPTEMBER 2020

The ocean environment off the East coast of Sri Lanka was threatened when a fire aboard an oil tanker carrying crude oil bound for the Indian port of Paradip caught fire. The fire was extinguished and oil spill addressed through the joint efforts of…

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 24 AUGUST - 30 AUGUST 2020

The Indian Navy's deployment of a single warship to the South China Sea during the ongoing stand-off with China on Line of Actual Control (LAC) could be assumed as a signal of intent pointing to more frequent deployments with more ships.

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 17 AUGUST - 23 AUGUST 2020

In the past week, three B-2 Stealth Bombers were deployed to Diego Garcia to support the Pacific Air Forces Bomber Task Force Missions. The last such deployment in the INDOPACOM was in January 2019 and the bombers were based in Hawaii. The present…

SEA WALL IN THE MALDIVES AND ITS SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to the peril of climate change. Sea level rise, an increase in sea surface temperature, high incidences of drought and flood are some of the challenges faced by island states. …

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