PM Modi calls for making agricultural exports globally competitive
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Friday (March 6, 2026) asked farmers to leverage India’s diverse climatic conditions and focus on scaling up the harvest of high-value crops to enable the
Piyush Goyal says education as a service has significant potential to boost India’s export earnings and take high-quality Indian education to the World
NEW DELHI : Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal said that education as a service has significant potential to contribute to India’s export earnings and help take high quality Indian education to
Tamil Nadu unveils Shipbuilding Policy 2026 with focus on Green Vessels, Recycling Clusters and Mega Shipyards
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has unveiled an ambitious Shipbuilding Policy 2026 that places sustainability and green maritime innovation at the centre of the state’s industrial strategy. The policy, released by Chief Minister Shri MK Stalin
Explosion reported off tanker near Kuwait, crew safe, UKMTO says
LONDON: A tanker at anchor off Kuwait reported seeing a large explosion on its port side and was taking on water, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. The master observed a small
Global trade reroutes to Africa as Hormuz traffic plunges 90%
LONDON: Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped as much as 90% amid escalating conflicts in the Middle East, forcing global maritime trade to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope,
Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam forging maritime security triangle
HAMILTON: Faced with mounting challenges, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam are exploring security cooperation focused on maritime order in the South China Sea. The nations are advancing a framework that reinforces Association of Southeast
Pandu, Bogibeel, Silghat & Biswanath Ghat to station country’s first Riverine Lighthouses
DIBRUGARH : India took a pioneering step in inland waterway navigation as Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stones for four river lighthouses along the banks
37 Indian-flagged ships with over 1,100 seafarers stranded near Hormuz amid West Asia tensions
NEW DELHI : With tensions between US-Israel and Iran on the rise, at least 37 Indian-flagged ships, along with 1,109 crew members, are stuck in the region around the Strait of Hormuz, sparking safety