Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

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Experts fear biodiversity loss in Andaman, Nicobar Islands

Information uploaded on the Union environment ministry’s Parivesh website suggests that multiple infrastructure projects are being considered by an expert appraisal committee (EAC) and a coastal...

Seagrass are seen in the Indian Ocean above the world's largest seagrass meadow and one of the biggest carbon sinks in the high seas, at the Saya de Malha Bank within the Mascarene plateau, Mauritius March 20, 2021. Picture taken March 20, 2021. Tommy Trenchard/Greenpeace/Handout via REUTERS

Illegal driftnet use widespread in Indian Ocean, Greenpeace says

A sperm whale is seen swimming on the Indian Ocean surface during the Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise expedition at the Saya de Malha Bank within the Mascarene plateau, Mauritius March 14, 2021. Picture taken with a drone March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre

Whale sightings aid quest to protect wildlife in Indian Ocean oasis

Governance and security too are under threat of being undermined by non-state actors and there is growing naval competition among states, said Gen Rawat Photo: Collected

India deploys 120 warships in the Indian Ocean

Two bottlenose dolphins. Photo: Amanda Cotton/Alamy Stock Photo via The Guardian

More than 80% of Indian Ocean dolphins killed