Tag: Indian Ocean
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EU envoy urges trade corridors to ease Kenya-Uganda dispute over Indian Ocean access
The European Union Ambassador to Kenya has spotlighted a pragmatic solution to the long-standing frictions between Kenya and Uganda over access to the Indian Ocean: dedicated trade corridors, harmonised border procedures and fast-tracked border systems for landlocked economies. Speaking at the EU Delegation mission headquarters in Nairobi on Wednesday, Amb Henriette Geiger emphasized that a…
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Planetary Analog Sites in South Asia and the Indian Ocean: Underexplored Habitats for Astrobiology
Introduction: Why planetary analog sites matter for astrobiology Planetary analog environments on Earth offer invaluable windows into how life might endure on other worlds. In the field of astrobiology, studying extreme terrestrial settings helps scientists test life-detection instruments, understand biosignatures, and develop survival strategies for organisms facing alien-like stresses. A growing synthesis highlights more than…
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Planetary Analog Sites in the Indian Subcontinent and Indian Ocean: Underexplored Environments for Astrobiology
Introduction: Why Planetary Analogs Matter Astrobiology aims to understand where life could exist beyond Earth and how to detect it. Given the high costs and logistical hurdles of space missions, terrestrial planetary analog sites offer an essential, cost-effective means to test hypotheses, refine life-detection technologies, and study how life persists under extreme conditions. A comprehensive…