The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman Islands of India and Myanmar and the Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between Sri Lanka and the north westernmost point of Sumatra (Indonesia). It is the largest water region called a bay in the world. There are countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
India now has a new lethal weapons platform to keep a ‘strategic eye’ over the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), especially the Bay of Bengal, as well as carry out ‘long-range precision strikes’.. IndiaTimes - Published
Bangladesh coast guard rescued 122 Rohingya Muslim refugees from the Bay of Bengal on Thursday as the boat they had boarded to illegally flee to Malaysia started sinking due to a mechanical problem, a.. Reuters - Published
The first tri-Service exercise between India and the US, which will largely focus on amphibious HADR (humanitarian relief and disaster relief) operations, will kick off along the eastern coast in the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Earlier on Friday, the IMD said that 'Cyclone Bulbul' formed over the Bay of Bengal has intensified and is set to head towards West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts. Following which the NDRF on Friday.. IndiaTimes - Published
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into east-central Bay of Bengal and east-central & adjoining northeast Arabian Sea and along & off Gujarat & north Maharashtra coasts. DNA - Published
Heavy rain lashed parts of Odisha since Tuesday due to a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal, disrupting normal life even as more downpour was forecast in the next three days. The low pressure area,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The northeast monsoon which was expected to reach the southern states on October 17, arrived a day earlier said S Balachandran, the South Zone Head of the IMD. Isolated places in Tamil Nadu, Southern.. IndiaTimes - Published
The first-ever tri-Service exercise between India and the US will focus on large-scale amphibious HADR (humanitarian relief and disaster relief) operations along the eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal.. IndiaTimes - Published
The system combined with an east-west trough from Saurashtra to east-central Bay of Bengal is likely to cause heavy rainfall across several districts in the state. DNA - Published
India's indigenously designed air-to-air missile Astra was successfully test-fired from the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday. The Astra is capable of engaging targets of different.. IndiaTimes - Published
Private weather forecaster Skymet said that a low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal was expected to move in a westerly direction bringing rains to Gujarat particularly South Gujarat. DNA - Published
The red alert has been sounded in Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Idukki on Tuesday and in northern districts of Malappuram and Kozhikode on Wednesday, IMD sources said adding over 20 cms of rains are.. IndiaTimes - Published
According to IMD officials, these rains are a result of a low-pressure area being created due to a cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal. DNA - Published
The Indian Coast Guard in a coordinated operation with the Bangladesh Coast Guard brought back as many as 516 Indian fishermen along with 32 Indian Fishing Boats from Bangladesh who stranded due to bad.. DNA - Published
Indication of a low-pressure area developing in the Bay of Bengal is good news for the advancement of monsoon, a senior official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday. Cyclone Vayu.. IndiaTimes - Published
When contacted, official spokesperson of the ministry of defence Col Aman Anand told TOI that there were no updates about the AN-32 aircraft that went missing three years ago. IndiaTimes - Published
Send us your feedback | LIKE us on Facebook FOLLOW us on Twitter • FOLLOW us on Pinterest