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OBAMA, MODI Work To Deepen U.S. - India Cooperation On Maritime Security.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra MODI has secured agreements to develop islands in Mauritius and Seychelles in an early success for his drive to wrest back influence in the Indian Ocean from China.

Monthly composites of remote sensing reflectance at 555 nm wavelength (Rrs555) from ocean color imagery of the MODIS sensor onboard the Aqua platform were used to characterize the spatial and temporal variability of coastal plume in the Sofala Bank and its relation to river discharge, local rainfall, and wind speed. To achieve the objective, maps of monthly composites of Rrs555 over the Sofala Bank were inspected and statistical analysis was performed, including correlation, analysis of variance, and wavelet coherence between environmental variables and both plume area and Rrs555. Climatology of Rrs555 revealed that both plume dispersion and Rrs555 values are higher during June to December and lower during January to May. A positive correlation (r = 0.77) between wind speed and monthly time series of Rrs555, and a negative correlation between the Zambezi river discharge (r = −0.21) and rainfall (r = −0.67) with Rrs555 were found. These results suggest that variation of suspended matter in the Sofala Bank is mainly controlled by erosion and re-suspension by winds rather than the input of terrigenous matter by the Zambezi River discharge and rainfall, assuming that Rrs555 can be a valid proxy for the inorganic suspended matter. The southern portion of the Sofala Bank (i.e., near the mouths of the Pungue and Buzi Rivers) presented higher values of Rrs555 if compared to the center region near Zambezi river mouth and the northern region near Licungo river mouth. The higher Rrs555 values in the southern region might be associated with higher re-suspension rates due to increased tide mixing, dredging activities, and the shallower nature of bathymetry in the southern region. The dominance of wind in controlling the variability of suspended sediments and the eventual relatively greater contribution of Pungue and Buzi River than the Zambezi in supplying sediments could represent an evidence of weakening of Zambezi River supply of sediments, a process that might have start

India had previously shown interest in purchasing these drones from the US, but attempts were thwarted as India was not a member of Missile Technology Control Regime(MTCR).

India had previously shown interest in purchasing these drones from the US, but attempts were thwarted as India was not a member of Missile Technology Control Regime(MTCR).

India should not recognise International Maritime Boundary Line with Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa .

India, China Quietly Struggle in Indian Ocean.

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Sees Tropical Cyclone Bansi's Eye Almost Quadruple in Area.

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Sees Tropical Cyclone Bansi's Eye Almost Quadruple in Area.

From large- to small-scale, the country's already-struggling fishing industry has been derailed by a sudden lockdown, jeopardizing lives, livelihoods, and food security.