Indian Ocean

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South Asia

8 cyclones have formed over 129 years in March, only 2 crossed coasts: IMD

Cyclones normally form during the pre-monsoon months over the north Indian Ocean between April and May

A rocket is fired from the Indian Navy destroyer ship INS Ranvir during an exercise drill in the Bay Of Bengal off the coast of Chennai in April 2017.Photographer: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
South Asia

India boosts naval patrols to catch China in crowded global seas

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South Asia

Experts fear biodiversity loss in Andaman, Nicobar Islands

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
World+Biz

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
Environment

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
South Asia

India deploys 120 warships in the Indian Ocean

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

More than 80% of Indian Ocean dolphins killed