Thank you to everyone who joined yesterday’s webinar on “Brahmaputra: UDA-Enabled River Governance for Regional Sustainability, Security and Cooperation,” held in collaboration with NirDhwani Technology Pvt Ltd. Our distinguished speakers — Dr Asit K. Biswas spoke on integrated water governance

We are very excited to unveil the Maritime Research Center Annual Report for 2025, showcasing the incredible strides we've made in research, innovation, and sustainability. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our key stakeholders, partners, and collaborators. Your support and

On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, Maritime Research Center reaffirms its commitment to conserving wetlands as vital ecosystems that sustain biodiversity, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Recently, we organised a field visit to the Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary, bringing together Indian Forest

In this video, Shri Amitabh Kumar, Former Directorate General of Shipping, Govt. of India, Government of India, has highlighted the immense opportunities in India’s rapidly expanding blue economy, alongside the challenges posed by growing competition across fisheries, coastal tourism, offshore energy, and marine

The Brahmaputra River flows through China (Yarlung Tsangpo), India, and Bangladesh (Jamuna) — making it one of Asia’s most international river systems. Originating near Lake Manasarovar in Tibet, one of the world’s most sacred regions, it forms the largest river bend on Earth

We are pleased to share highlights from our recent Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Workshop at CHRIST. On 06 February 2026, our Founder and Director, Dr (Cdr.) Arnab Das led a ‘Scholar and Faculty Interaction’ with the Department of International Studies, Political

We are pleased to share our participation in the International Seminar on “Tides of Connections and Tensions: Revisiting the Indian Ocean and Red Sea as Spaces of Historical Entanglement”, held at CHRIST. This event was hosted in partnership with Università di Torino and was

On 07 February 2026, we hosted an engaging research session featuring Suchir Mamidala (IIT Madras; Research Fellow, Maritime Research Center) on Fouling Management. He highlighted how biofouling increases drag, fuel consumption, costs, and emissions in the maritime sector. The discussion was

🎥 In her powerful talk, Dr Anamika Barua, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Guwahati, reframes the Brahmaputra as a transboundary socio-ecological system, where floods, erosion, displacement, and climate uncertainty demand more than crisis response.

On 10 February 2026, the Maritime Research Center, led by our Founder and Director, Dr (Cdr) Arnab Das, conducted a one-day training programme for undergraduate students of the Vishwakarama Institute of Information Technology (VIIT Pune). Organised under our ongoing collaboration with the

🎥 A year of impact at sea and beyond From underwater awareness to river governance and regional cooperation, this reel captures how MRC turned research into action in 2025–26. ▶️ Watch. Share. Dive deeper. 📖 Explore the full report now! t.ly/SVICU Maritime Research Center,

In a compelling talk, Dr Asit K. Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow, argues that water should be seen not just as a resource but as an engine for economic growth, energy security, and quality of life, especially in the Brahmaputra basin. He highlights

We’re proud to launch our report based on insights from our webinar, “UDA-Enabled River Governance for Regional Sustainability, Security and Cooperation in the Brahmaputra Region” (28 Jan 2026). The discussions brought together diplomats, academics, and policy experts to explore

On 18 February 2026, the Maritime Research Center, led by our Founder and Director, Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das, conducted a one-day training programme for undergraduate students of the Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, Pune. Organised under our ongoing collaboration with the Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills

Amb Jaideep Mazumdar (Retd), Former Secretary (East), Randhir Jaiswal, explains how traditional surface-level river management has failed to deliver long-term security and why UDA offers a transformative pathway for anticipatory, evidence-based river governance. From data-sharing

In this research paper, our Founder and Director, Dr (Cdr) Arnab Das, notes that sea surface temperature in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has been recorded as the lowest among all oceans. This warming intensifies extreme weather events, disrupts marine ecosystems, and threatens