The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) convened the second meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee for the National Legislation on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, 2025 at Prithvi Bhawan, New Delhi. The meeting focused on identifying priority areas for the proposed legislation and deliberating on inputs received from committee members concerning the draft […]

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd), Director General of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), delivered an address at the 13th Global Ocean Regime Conference, hosted by the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea. In his address on “Ocean Governance for Sustainable Blue […]

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) hosted an introductory meeting in New Delhi with Dr Athaulla A Rasheed, Head, Centre for Security and Strategic Studies, The Maldives National University, to explore avenues for strengthening bilateral maritime cooperation. The discussions focused on potential collaboration in maritime security, the Blue Economy, and broader regional cooperation, reaffirming a shared […]

In a significant step towards advancing India–Republic of Korea maritime cooperation, the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) and the Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (KIMS) formalised their partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Seoul. The MoU was signed on 4 November 2025 by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM […]