Hydrography Current Affairs, GK & News
21st June: World Hydrography Day
Hydrography plays one of the most important roles in today’s world by describing the physical feature of the navigable portion of the water covered area on the Earth’s surface through maps and nautical charts. Without a hydrographic survey, navigation for ships or fishing boats would have been much difficult. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) was ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Hydrography • International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) • United Nations General Assembly • World Hydrography Day
INS Jamuna to conduct hydrographic surveys in Sri Lanka
Hydrographic Survey Ship, INS Jamuna of Indian Navy is set to conduct detailed hydrographic surveys in Sri Lanka for next two months. The ship has arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka in this regard. Several shore-based survey activities are also set to be carried out over the deployment period of 2 months. The personnel of Sri ..
Topics: Hydrography • In Sri Lanka • Indian Navy
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf is one of the institutions established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The purpose of the Commission is to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in respect of the establishment of the outer ..
Topics: Baseline • Continental shelf • Fisheries law • Hydrography • Law by country • Law of the sea • Outer Continental Shelf • Politics by country • Territorial claims in the Arctic • Territorial waters • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea