The Iran war is pushing the global gas trade into the shadowsAs the Strait of Hormuz remains under Iranian control amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, Qatar has quietly resumed some LNG exports by ad...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
An LNG glut is on its wayThe closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the shutdown of Qatar’s LNG exports have pushed gas prices higher, but the disruption could ultimat...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Centre betting big on Brahmaputra as economic lifeline: Minister Sarbananda SonowalThe Indian government is developing the Brahmaputra river into a major economic corridor. This initiative focuses on transport, trade, and ...
20 May, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
FICCI Northeast Council congratulates Himanta Biswa Sarma on second Assam CM termAs Himanta Biswa Sarma embarks on his second term as Chief Minister of Assam, the FICCI Northeast Advisory Council extends its heartfelt co...
13 May, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
For foreign workers in Mideast, risk from Iran war collides with economic strain at homeA missile strike in the Mideast killed Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi migrant worker, highlighting the perilous situation for mi...
04 May, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Prosecutors say suspect in missing students' killings asked ChatGPT about disposing of a bodyIn a tragic turn of events, two doctoral students from the University of South Florida, originally from Bangladesh, have lost their lives. ...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.22 PM IST
Cargo via rivers: Tata Steel shipment to Guwahati signals shift to inland waterwaysA significant consignment of granulated blast furnace slag and TMT bars has successfully reached Pandu via the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Rou...
24 Mar, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates new inland waterways terminal at Jogighopa; 110 MT of coal, stone chips sent to BangladeshUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Inland Waterways Terminal at Jogighopa, Assam, sending the first shipment to Bangladesh. ...
18 Feb, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
Waterway to lower transit time through Bangladesh to be ready soonThe passage being prepared is called the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) Route number 5 and 6. It runs from Maia near Farakka in India to Ar...
01 Aug, 2023, 12.20 AM IST
Maersk creates fast, reliable India-Bangladesh cross-border logistics solution using inland waterwaysThe cargo movement on inland waterways or rivers is more reliable, especially in monsoons, when the turbulent weather can cause delays whil...
26 Jul, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
'Around 8,480 kilometres of waterways in Bangladesh could be utilised for transportation'Around 8480 kilometres of the navigable waterway of Bangladesh could be utilised for transportation and distribution of goods between Bangl...
13 Apr, 2022, 03.31 PM IST
Centre to bear 80 per cent cost of dredging work of Meghna river in Bangladesh side: Biplab Kumar DebOf the 90-km stretch from Sonamura in Tripura's Sepahijala district to Daudkandi in Bangladesh, around 40-km river bed is needed to be dred...
16 Feb, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
Vessel carrying 200MT food grains sails from Patna for Pandu in AssamUnion Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off an inland waterway vessel MV Lal Bahadur Shastri from Patna to...
05 Feb, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
Permanent jetty would be built on river Gomati at Sonamura: Mansukh MandaviyaUnion Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said a permanent jetty and other infrastructure would be built soon on the river Gomati at Son...
06 Feb, 2021, 03.46 PM IST
India, Bangladesh launch new initiative to connect landlocked North EastThe Protocol for Inland Water Trade & Transit (PIWTT) was signed between India and Bangladesh in 1972 to provide inland waterways connectiv...
03 Sep, 2020, 11.03 PM IST
Experts suggest building of underwater tunnels in Brahmaputra on the lines of English ChannelCentre is already developing Brahmaputra for inland waterways. The 891-km stretch of Brahmaputra from Sadiya in the eastern Assam and Dhubr...
22 May, 2017, 07.17 PM IST
Bangladesh to ink pact with India for 100 MW power from TripuraBangladesh and India will sign an agreement for 100 MW power from Tripura's 726 mg MW gas-fired thermal power project at Palatana in Gomati...
22 Nov, 2015, 06.17 PM IST