India steadily positioning itself as competitive maritime nation: Shipping secretaryIndia is strengthening its position as a maritime power. Policy changes, infrastructure growth, and private sector engagement are driving t...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
India Maritime Week 2025 to generate investment opportunities worth Rs 10 lakh crore: WaghIndia Maritime Week 2025, set for October 27-31 in Mumbai, will host over 100 countries and ministerial delegations. The event aims to fost...
07 Oct, 2025, 10.26 AM IST
India aiming to emerge as global maritime hub, says Shipping Minister Sarbananda SonowalUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the second BIMSTEC Ports Conclave in Visakhapatnam, emphasizing India's ambition to become a ...
15 Jul, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
Major ports' cargo handling rises 4.3% to 855 MT in FY25; Paradip, Deendayal cross 150 MTIndia's major ports experienced a 4.3% surge in cargo handling, reaching 855 million tonnes in FY 2024-25, fueled by container, fertilizer,...
13 May, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
Tamil Nadu among best states for economic zone: DP World officialDP World Vice President, Economic Zones, India Subcontinent and MENA, Ranjit Ray, said Chennai also has strategic advantages since it is co...
16 May, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
India soon to upgrade ports into industrial hubs as part of Modi's 'atmanirbhar' pushThe government has proposed a major ports bill, which is under discussion, to empower ports to set their own tariffs, Kumar said. It would ...
18 Jul, 2020, 02.21 PM IST
Rail projects worth Rs 18,790 cr under implementation: GovernmentAs many as 70 rail connectivity projects for 4,247 km length were identified to be implemented at a cost of about Rs 46,728 crore.
24 Jun, 2018, 01.02 PM IST
Adani Ports inaugurates phase II of Dhamra PortThe expansion will help the company achieve its vision 2020 of 200 MMT, well ahead of time and we now aim to touch 500 MMT by the year 2025...
07 Apr, 2018, 07.14 PM IST
Sri Lanka formally hands over Hambantota port to ChinaSri Lanka owed China US 8 billion then finance minister Ravi Karunanayake had said last year.
09 Dec, 2017, 04.18 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari to visit US to attract billions of dollars in FDIOn his maiden visit, Gadkari is scheduled to criss-cross the US from Washington to Los Angeles with in between stops in New York, St Louis ...
09 Jul, 2016, 01.29 PM IST
- Iran's Chabahar has investment potential of Rs 1.3 lakh crore for India
Indian entities -both in private and public sectors -have projected investment worth $22 billion (nearly Rs 1.3 lakh crore) in Iran's Chaba...
24 May, 2016, 12.58 PM IST
Sagarmala project to be completed in 5 yearsGadkari said the flagship Sagarmala project to harness India's 7,500-km coastline will promote port-led development in the country.
15 Apr, 2016, 04.03 AM IST
G20 summit takes note of India's commitment to infra reformsIndia's commitment to continue with its ambitious infrastructure programme including the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.
08 Sep, 2013, 06.45 PM IST
- Fertilizer producer Iffco to build mid-sea jetty near Kandla
Fertilizer producer IFFCO will construct a jetty mid sea near Kandla for transfer of fertilisers from bigger vessels to smaller vessels.
03 Oct, 2011, 02.40 PM IST
- 'Progress on key issues at G-8'
At a two-day conference, which concluded in Berlin yesterday, the ministers responsible for development policy from the eight leading indus...
29 Mar, 2007, 11.55 AM IST
- Adani plans bunkering hub in Gulf of Kutch
Even as the basic port infrastructure is getting a fillip, Indian companies are now looking at the high-margin port support services like b...
05 Dec, 2006, 03.27 AM IST
- Hazardous e-waste entering India as charity: experts
A variety of hazardous electronic-waste entering India in the garb of charity and study-material sent from abroad is posing a threat to the...
29 Nov, 2006, 01.30 PM IST