Blue Bharat is a practitioner’s roadmap for placing the ocean at the centre of India’s growth story. Drawing on India’s 11,098 km coastline, our vast EEZ and our strategic Indian Ocean identity, the book unpacks how we can create jobs, reduce emissions and build resilience – without compromising ocean health.

You’ll find clear, India-first playbooks across the full spectrum of the Blue Economy:

• Ports & Shipping: green corridors, shore power, waste reception, and just-in-time arrivals.
• Fisheries & Blue Food: value-added exports, harbour hygiene, digital catch documentation, and women-led seaweed clusters.
• Offshore Energy: offshore wind and power-to-X (green hydrogen, ammonia, methanol) with safety and local supply chains.
• Marine Biotechnology: from bioactives to antifouling materials, with fair benefit-sharing.
• Tourism & Heritage: low-impact, high-value models linking Lothal–Dwarka–Konark–Mahabalipuram.
• Climate & Coastal Resilience: mangroves, seagrass, and reefs as “living breakwaters,” paired with robust engineering.
• Digital Ocean & Data: open APIs, nowcasts, HAB alerts, and a practical path to an Indian Digital Twin of the ocean.
• Blue Finance: blue bonds, sustainability-linked loans, and measurable KPIs that make capital flow to real outcomes.
• Governance & Policy: MSP/ICZM, national frameworks, and regional leadership across IORA/BIMSTEC/Indo-Pacific.

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Author

Capt. Gajanan Karanjikar is a master mariner, maritime consultant, and global thought leader on ports, shipping, and the Blue Economy. With over 35 years of experience commanding ocean-going vessels and managing fleets, ports, and logistics in India, Singapore, the Middle East, and the United States, he blends seafaring expertise with boardroom insight. He is President of the All-India Maritime Pilots’ Association, Senior Consultant at FMC International LLC (USA), and Managing Director of Cordelia Marine Services. Honored as the “Maritime Icon of India 2024”, he is a Fellow of the Company of Master Mariners of India and a certified marine surveyor. Widely published, he has authored 100+ articles on India’s maritime future, bridging policy, practice, and sustainability.