Setting up of logistics authority important to strengthen multimodal connectivity: ExpertsThe government's approval to establish the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority supports efficient transport and logistics planning...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
India, Myanmar discuss initiatives to strengthen defence cooperationIndia and Myanmar convened for the third Defence Cooperation Meeting to assess previous initiatives and explore new collaboration. The meet...
08 Oct, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
12 years after 32 million smuggled cigarettes were seized on it, ship now hosts barnacles, fish and diversThe MV Shingle, which was seized while carrying illegal cigarettes, has now become an artificial reef. After being cleaned, it was intentio...
07 Oct, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Cabinet approves new authority to integrate India’s transport, logistics planningThe Union Cabinet has approved setting up the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), an SPV to coordinate transport and logisti...
07 Oct, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Cabinet approves new authority to enhance R&D across transportation and logisticsThe Union Cabinet has approved the creation of an Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority to improve synergy. This new authority aims to...
07 Oct, 2026, 01.53 PM IST
Chhattisgarh CM Sai secures Rs 43,600 crore FDI commitments from SingaporeChhattisgarh's Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai successfully attracted INR 43,600 crore in foreign direct investment from Singapore. During th...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
Publix is shutting stores across the Southeast: See which locations are closing for goodPublix is not pulling back in a major way. The company has more than 1,440 supermarkets across eight states in the Southeast. Publix says s...
06 Oct, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Need to have multiple routes under IMEC: French Special envoyGérard Mestrallet emphasized the significance of developing diverse routes for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, especially i...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
The US said China was priming a trade superweapon. Then it vanishedLOGINK, originally a project to improve cargo logistics, has seen its international efforts falter significantly. The platform lost key par...
06 Oct, 2026, 06.41 AM IST
Actor Michael Sheen sold his two homes in 2019 for social causes when he fell short on money. He even helped write off debt of 900 people worth $1.3 millionMichael Sheen has recently pivoted from his illustrious acting career to focus on philanthropy, harnessing his financial resources to uplif...
03 Oct, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
Trump says he did not 'jump the gun' on South Korea Alaska LNG investment announcementTrump recently stated that he did not prematurely announce a South Korean investment in Alaska's LNG project. The $200 billion investment p...
03 Oct, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
L&T in talks to sell minority stake in clean energy arm to Japan's Itochu; eyes Kandla as green ammonia export hubLarsen & Toubro is in talks with Japan’s Itochu Corporation for equity participation in its wholly owned clean energy arm, alongside a gree...
03 Oct, 2026, 01.02 AM IST
KPI Green Energy bags ₹2025 crore from NACOF Oorja for turnkey 500 MW/550 MWp solar power plant in RajasthanKPI Green Energy received an order worth ₹2025 crore from NACOF Oorja for a turnkey 500 MW/550 MWp solar photovoltaic power project. The pr...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
In 2014, Texas dumped 126,000 cubic yards of mud dug from a ship channel onto a shrinking island; the unusual move rebuilt about 5 acres for nesting birdsSundown Island in Texas has encountered harsh shoreline erosion that has greatly impacted local bird populations. To counter this, a recent...
28 Sep, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
In 2016, Wisconsin used 385,000 cubic yards of harbor mud to rebuild vanished Cat Island; more than 30 bird species returned, and 3 piping plover chicks fledgedPiping plovers are thriving on Cat Island in Green Bay thanks to a successful conservation initiative. Engineers repurposed dredged materia...
27 Sep, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Since 1950, Texas has run the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry toll-free, 24 hours a day; its 18-minute crossing carries about 1.5 million vehicles each yearTransporting nearly five million passengers annually, the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry has been operating toll-free since 1950. Initially e...
24 Sep, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
Green clearance validity for ports, harbours extended to 20 yearsThe government has extended the validity of environmental clearances for ports, harbours, breakwaters and dredging projects to 20 years fro...
23 Sep, 2026, 12.12 AM IST