January 2021 - National Maritime Foundation

INTRODUCING CLIMATE RESILIENCE AS THE FIFTH PILLAR OF THE SAGARMALA PROGRAMME

This article seeks to highlight the glaring gap between the planned activities within SAGARMALA and the long-term climate-change-induced threats facing coastal regions in India. It first discusses some of the more prominent impacts of climate…

OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY, SAGARMALA, AND THE BLUE ECONOMY

The SAGARMALA Project and Predicted Energy-Requirements Launched in 2015, the SAGARMALA Project (SP) is a contemporary, mega undertaking of the Government of India (GoI) that is aimed at ‘port-led’ comprehensive and holistic development…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 18 JANUARY 2021 – 24 JANUARY 2021

The discovery of a Xiang Yang Hong research-ship in the Eastern Indian Ocean, off Sumatra, is yet another instance of China's interest to enhance the capabilities of its submarine fleet through data-gathering. Coming less than six months after…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 11 JANUARY 2021 – 17 JANUARY 2021

Since 2019, the Gulf of Guinea has experienced an unprecedented rise in the number of multiple crew kidnappings. The rise in kidnapping incidents further away from shorelines demonstrates the increasing capabilities of pirates in the Gulf of…

THE NMF SIGNS MOU WITH THE INDIA JAPAN LABORATORY (IJL) OF KEIO UNIVERSITY & THE RESILIENCE INNOVATION KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY

Keio University established India Japan Laboratory (IJL) to enhance education, research, innovation and entrepreneurship potentials between India and Japan, especially targeting students and professionals and business sectors and in both countries.…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 4 JANUARY 2021 – 10 JANUARY 2021

Despite lower carbon emissions due to the economic slowdown imposed by COVID-19 restriction, 2020 had the joint highest global temperatures on record. Data released by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) indicated…

NMF SIGNS MOU WITH THE RASHTRIYA RAKSHA UNIVERSITY (RRU)

The National Maritime Foundation signs MoU with the Rashtriya Raksha University to promote the goals and objectives of national and internal maritime security through joint research projects, training and various academic & extension activities. Rashtriya…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 28 DECEMBER 2020 – 3 JANUARY 2021

The successful conclusion of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) between China and the EU, two of the top three economic power centres in the world, may not be viewed positively by Washington. The agreement offers unprecedented access…