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Canadian Mining company accused It has been highlighted by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) that Panamanian mining professionals , numbering almost 200,000, have embarked upon a crusade to prevent open-pit mining by a subsidiary of a Canadian-listed company on the counts of having breached more than 200 environmental regulations ,damaging historical and
Smart & Green Ports India has a dream of its 12 seaports ,some more then 50 years old, becoming maritime hubs and globally recognised manufacturing hubs. No doubt its seaports handled cargoes slightly in excess of 700 million tonnes in the fiscal year 2020. To this end India plans to upgrade its port infrastructure
Adani Ports along with a local logistics group acquired Israel's premier Mediterranean Port of Haifa .The Adani Ports conglomerate intends to ante up its investment in Israel and both parties to the transaction are considering establishing a trade and strategic gateway connecting the Port of Haifa and Middle Eastern region despite not having diplomatic ties with the
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EU INGO’s Disabilities & Rehabilitation of Syrian Refugees The EU is proceeding on the premise and touchstone of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the 1951 Refugee Convention enshrining explicit arrangements to cater to heightened risk and humanitarian emergencies laying down the basis of policy mechanism to enable a
UN Refugee Agency informs Refugees missing in the Mediterranean As informed by the UN Refugee Agency more than 3200 refugees died or went missing in the Mediterranean Sea in the year 2022 inclusive of children accompanied by mothers. Some refugees are Syrians coming from Lebanon or Turkey and attempting to cross over to Europe across
Gwadar Port dredging Maintenance dredging of the navigational channel of Gwadar Port is estimated to cost $ 18 million incorporating maintenance dredging of navigational channel, basin and berthing area extending over 4.70 km . The designed draft of the turning basin and berths is 13.8 m while the outer navigational channel's designed draft is 14.5
US & EU Sanctions Panama Canal is a marvel of maritime architecture and facilitates global ocean borne trade. The progressive development did not take place overnight though . Panama was targeted as a facilitator in illicit trade of petroleum and crude of Iran and after the conflict in Ukraine a fresh salvo has been fired
Part II UNCLOS and Economic Rights Coastal States The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) grants special rights to the coastal states with regards to exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production in the area in its jurisdiction at times termed as exclusive economic zone. Economic Control of Waters
Offshore Renewables Part 1 As part of the fabled “Blue Economy “the Indian Ocean is observing research being extensively carried out in the sphere of maritime oriented renewable energy sources. Proponents of offshore renewables are advocating marine ecologically compliant polices regulating maritime energy development, and concurrent institutional frameworks to assess environmental impact on marine habitats
