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Why Ships dont sink
Ships don't capsize due to Archimedes law and ballast Types of Merchant Navy Ships ; Bulk carrier Oil tanker Container ship Chemical tanker LNG ship VLCC RORO ship General cargo livestock carriers
ICJ and Exclusive Economic Zones
Decision and judgement of The INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE on Continental Shelf & Exclusive Economic Zones in South America QUESTION OF THE DELIMITATION OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND COLOMBIA BEYOND 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE NICARAGUAN COAST First question formulated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was ; Whether a State’s entitlement
Mangroves & Carbon Sequestration
Mangroves, Carbon Sequestration, Harbor Infrastructure and Coastal Degradation Urbanization and Invasion of Mangroves Swamps The rapid increase in population and corresponding urbanization in coastal megacities has been accompanied by frenzied land reclamation driven mostly by anthropogenic factors . Mangroves are prevalent all over except Antarctica. Seaward land reclamation entails the formation of artificial land facade
Money Laundering & Terrorism
UAE no longer attractive Investment Hub for " Hot money " Financial Action Task Force (FATF) , a Paris-based global watchdog , has categorised UAE on the FATF 'gray list' endangering its position as a regional financial centre . Now transactions and commercial trade in the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates are strictly
Destruction of Refugee healthcare facilities
WHO Humanitarian Emergency Unfolding Rehabilitative health care concerns are emerging in Indian Occupied Kashmir, Syria, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territory, and contiguous adjoining areas of Pakistan’s Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A multifaceted humanitarian emergency involving emergency health response is unfolding in Syria .The World Health Organization is working with the Palestinian Ministry of Health and
Dubai FATF Grey list & India
UAE no longer attractive Investment Hub for " Hot money " Financial Action Task Force (FATF) , a Paris-based global watchdog , has categorised UAE on the FATF 'gray list' endangering its position as a regional financial centre . Now transactions and commercial trade in the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates will be
China US Taiwan Chips War
The global economy is witnessing with alacrity the threat hurled by the United States of America to impose tariff on potential imports from China of goods valuing around USD 60 billion, ostensibly on the grounds that it violated sanctions imposed on Iran and North Korea. The trade tussle between these two global economies was simmering
Inland Waterways & Climate Change
Inland Waterways Role in Reducing Carbon Print , Environmental Degradation , Coastal Flooding, Marine Conservation ,Offsetting the Impact of Climate Change with Key Factor Being Logistic Costs Overview of Inland Waterways In Europe the inland waterways transport (IWT) infrastructure network is 23,506 km long. Water levels in Western Europe and Germany’s river Rhine , an integral
European Rivers Disputes & NATO
European Rivers & Freshwater Basins There are around 300 freshwater basins in the world straddling international borders and nearly all neighbours in the international system share a river and wherever an upstream/downstream basin configuration exists among nations the risk of conflict is enhanced. In order, to develop any long term and sustainable hydro based power
Saudi Red Sea Tourism & Coral Reefs
Red Sea Tourism , Coastal Development and Coral Reefs Coral Reefs Coral reefs underly ocean biodiversity and contribute significantly in the economic, social, touristic and cultural scope . The extent of biodiversity of coral reefs incorporating a multitude of symbiotic relationships , encompasses 285,000 km2 covering less then 0.1 % of the ocean exterior. Coral colonies