Andaman Sea
Crocidura narcondamica: New Shrew species found at A&N
A team from the Zoological Survey of India has discovered a new insect eating mammal species. The animal has been named Crocidura Norcondamica. About Crocidura Norcondamica It is almost the size of the house mouse. It lives in the forest ..
Tags: Andaman and Nicobar • Andaman Sea • Endangered species • Geological Survey of India • Hornbill
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
SIMBEX 2020: India-Singapore Naval Exercise
The Indian and Singapore Navy are to hold maritime exercise SIMBEX-20 in the Andaman Sea between November 23, 2020 and November 25, 2020. The exercise is being conducted between the countries since 1994. The exercise aims to enhance mutual inter-operability ..
Tags: Andaman Sea • ASEAN • Changi Naval Base • Defence cooperation • Greater India
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
India brings Indo-Pacific and ASEAN Policies under one Unit
The Ministry of External Affairs is to create a new Oceania Territorial Division with Australia at the centre. It will integrate ASEAN divisions and the Indo-Pacific within it. This will now align policies in the region stretching western Pacific to ..
Tags: Andaman Sea • ASEAN • India-Australia • Indian Ocean Rim Nations • Indo-Pacific
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Port Authority of India signed MoU to explore ties with Thailand
The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) and the ports of Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Chennai signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)s to increase export and import trade through cargo handling. The MoU was signed at the recently concluded Bay of Bengal Initiative ..
Tags: Andaman Sea • Bay of Bengal • Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation • Foreign relations • Geography
Namaste Thailand film festival concludes in New Delhi
Namaste Thailand Film Festival, a two day event was held in Delhi from 15 June to 16 June 2019. This year was the 3rd edition of Thai film extravaganza event that celebrates Thai Culture’s Diversity. Key Highlights Objective: The Namaste ..
Tags: Andaman Sea • Chutintorn Gongsakdi • Constitutional Monarchy • Royal Thai Embassy • Southeast Asia
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
SIMBEX: Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise to be held off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal
India and Singapore will hold 25th joint naval exercise SIMBEX, acronym for Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise from November 10 to 21 in India off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. SIMBEX 2018 will mark silver jubilee of exercise and will ..
Tags: Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Andaman Sea • Bay of Bengal • Defence • India-Singapore