India earmarks 15,000 acres for coastal shipbuilding clusters, targets ₹1.5 lakh crore investment : MoPSW
NEW DELHI : India has locked in nearly 15,000 acres of land across five coastal states — Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra — for proposed shipbuilding clusters. Nearly 40 per cent
Sri Lankan Supreme Court orders $1 bn compensation over X-Press Pearl disaster
COLOMBO : In a landmark judgment that could redefine environmental accountability in South Asia, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered non-state actors — including the owners, operators, and local agents of the
MoPSW updates on Cruise Bharat Mission
NEW DELHI : The Union Minister of Port, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal informed in written reply to the Lok Sabha that, in FY 2024 – 25, there were 272 cruise calls and
Great Nicobar project bulldozed through by Govt : Cong’s Jairam Ramesh
NEW DELHI : Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday alleged that the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project has been bulldozed through by the Modi government through “deception, intimidation, and manipulation”. The former environment minister
13th High-Level Meeting between ICG and KCG
NEW DELHI : The 13th High-Level Meeting (HLM) between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) was held in New Delhi on July 21, 2025. Both sides engaged in discussions
INS Nistar, the first vessel is designed to undertake complex deep sea saturation diving & rescue operations
VISAKHAPATNAM : INS Nistar, the first indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth in Visakhapatnam on July 18,
Vadhavan Port is India’s march towards maritime superpower : Maharastra CM
MUMBAI : Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that with the construction of Vadhavan Port, Maharashtra and India are marching rapidly towards becoming a maritime superpower, and this project will not just
ICG rescues two crew members from stranded U.S. sailing vessel off Andaman & Nicobar Islands
PORT BLAIR : The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) carried out a rescue operation for the U.S. sailing vessel ‘Sea Angel’ stranded about 52 nautical miles south-east of Indira Point, Andaman & Nicobar Islands on