Indian Ocean Studies: Cultural, Social, and Political Perspectives (Routledge Indian Ocean Series)
Physorg (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite captured the birth of Tropical Storm Cleo in the southern Indian Ocean today, December 7.
The News Market (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Five years after a tsunami in the Indian Ocean devastated countries in the region, UNICEF and its partners have helped make improvements to the lives of those affected in the Maldives
The News Market (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Five years after a tsunami in the Indian Ocean devastated countries in the region, UNICEF and its partners have helped rebuild schools, health centres and social service organizations in Indonesia
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Image Caption: This image of Tropical Storm Cleo from Dec. 7 at 0641 UTC is a combination from NASA's TRMM satellite and the EUMETSAT's Meteosat-7. TRMM reveals rain rates in various areas around Cleo's center near 1 inch/hour (yellow/orange). Meteosat-7 provided the cloud image. Credit: JTWC
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite captured the birth of Tropical Storm Cleo in the southern Indian Ocean today, Dec. 7.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The Indian Ocean country of the Comoros held its first round of legislative elections on Sunday, with the second round scheduled for Dec. 20th, reports from the archipelago state's capital Moroni said. Voters will elect 24 parliamentarians from more than 140 candidates over the two rounds. Candidates of the coalition of President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi are seeking votes on the basis of...
2point6billion.com (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Dec. 5 – India announced that it would strengthen its naval force and presence in the Indian Ocean area with plans to add 40 warships and new fighter jets to its arsenal. It is believed the decision is based on increasing Chinese military presence in the region. Indian Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma said last week that [...]
Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
The three chiefs of Defence staff on Friday, on the occasion of Navy Day paid their homage to the martyrs at the national war memorial at India Gate. Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor and Air Chief Marshal PV Naik paid floral tributes to the soldiers at the war memorial. The Navy, the smallest of India's defence forces operates one of the largest forces in the Indian...
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The Gulf Stream system is known for its impact on Europe's mild climate. For quite some time oceanographers and climate scientists worry that its strength could decline due to the climate change. Unexpected help could come from the ocean currents south of Africa: researchers have now discovered that the Agulhas Current transports more saline waters into the Atlantic. These could potentially...
The English Vine Tours Blog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The Indian Ocean in Manchester was our next launching venue, partnering our unique wines with this outstanding, multi-award winning restaurant was a union made by the gods. The curry gods at least! Fayaz and Nahim Aslam have won the award for best Indian Restaurant in the NW of England via the famous UK Curry Awards for three years running. If this had been a football match they...
A little about .... (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
New Delhi, Dec.2 - ANI: Admiral Nirmal Verma, the Indian Navy Chief on Wednesday said that there is no threat to the country from Chinese activity in the Indian Ocean region.
Thanet coast life (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Tghis was sent to me via email L u x u r y C r u i s e L i n e s Now Accepting Reservations! To The Point Cruise Lines is excited to offer the ultimate adventure cruise, along the pirate-infested coast of Somalia ! We board our luxury cruise ships in Djibouti on the Gulf of Aden near the entrance to the Red Sea, and disembark in Mombasa , Kenya seven adrenaline-charged days later. Reservations start...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... meeting held underwater in October by Maldivian ministers which drew attention to the risk the Indian Ocean island-state faces from rising seas. On the Himalayan slopes, ministers posed for pictures, signed a commitment to tighten environmental regulations and pledged to expand the nation's conservation areas. "The Everest declaration was a message to the world to minimise the...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
India and China are locked in a battle of influence over the Indian Ocean region, with China creating listening posts from Pakistan to Myanmar to encircle New Delhi.
carnationaj57w | 6 hours ago
MOMBASA, Kenya – Film star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison holding suspected Somali pirates awaiting trial to highlight the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean. Inmates danced for the movie star and shook his hand as he toured the Shimo La Tewa prison in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa. The prison has become a model for other jails in the country because of the reform
