Ships take long way around as drought snarls Panama CanalThe month of August and September witnessed an impressive 70% rise in maritime traffic transiting the Strait of Magellan. This surge is pri...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
Traffic crawls across Lutyens' Delhi amid INDIA bloc march to ECTraffic restrictions affected major roads in New Delhi during the INDIA bloc's march to the Election Commission. Commuters experienced sign...
06 Oct, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Indian Navy to get 43,500-tonne ‘Surya’ ship as Rajnath Singh lays keel at HSL in VisakhapatnamDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday inaugurated major shipbuilding and maritime infrastructure projects at Hindustan Shipyard Limited...
06 Oct, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Electricity, cash and crises: what's on the COP31 agenda?The upcoming COP31 conference in Antalya, Turkey, is gearing up to tackle pressing climate change and energy challenges. The negotiations w...
06 Oct, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
SCI to help India achieve ambition of becoming top shipping nation: SonowalIndia's Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal emphasized the importance of domestic shipbuilding at the Shipping Corporation of India's anniver...
05 Oct, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Iran oil minister resigns, replaced by top executive amid US blockade on Tehran's exportsIranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with National Iranian Oil Company chief Hamid Bovard appointed as acting minister. The r...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
- Iran reviewing US response to diplomatic proposal presented at UN: Kazem Gharibabadi
Iran is currently evaluating a diplomatic proposal put forth to the United States aimed at easing rising regional tensions. This proposal w...
04 Oct, 2026, 09.47 PM IST
"Gaganyaan prioritises human safety, reliability over optimum performance": ISRO's K SivanK Sivan, the former Chairman of ISRO, underlined the critical need for safety and reliability in the upcoming Gaganyaan human spaceflight m...
03 Oct, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
Fashion promised to go green. Here’s how the New York Climate Week, behind closed doors, exposed the challenges of transforming the industryFashion is grappling with the dual challenges of rising fibre production and complex supply chain requirements. Sustainable alternatives ex...
01 Oct, 2026, 08.36 PM IST
Climate change Is making these grocery items more expensive this yearGlobal grocery prices are increasing as a result of climate change impacting food production. Recent research highlights that extreme weath...
01 Oct, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
‘Major food crisis’ looms in coming months: S JaishankarS. Jaishankar highlighted the looming food crisis caused by fertiliser shortages from geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and the Gulf. He emp...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Indian Coast Guard catches Pakistanis in Iranian dhow with 526 kg drugs: How maritime border agency busted a Rs 3,000 crore narcotics haul in Arabian SeaThe Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS seized around 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine worth over Rs 3,000 crore in the international ma...
30 Sep, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
75-day traffic & power block: From October 1, 8 Mumbai-bound trains to be short-terminated as CSMT redevelopment resumesCentral Railway will impose a 75-day traffic and power block at CSMT from October 1 to December 15 for redevelopment work, affecting platfo...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
US, Iran hold separate talks with mediators as push to end seven-month war resumesUS and Iranian officials are participating in renewed efforts to negotiate a ceasefire to end the ongoing conflict. Recently, Iran proposed...
29 Sep, 2026, 06.23 AM IST
The US-Iran war is now squeezing two major shipping routes from Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea — here’s why global trade could feel the impactThe ongoing US-Iran war is affecting vital maritime chokepoints, specifically the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Shipping traff...
28 Sep, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
Qatar-linked LNG traffic through Hormuz strait picks up despite conflictRecent transits of QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels through the Strait of Hormuz have increased. Kpler data indicates that ...
28 Sep, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
'Clearly desperate': US military refutes Iran's claim of seizing underwater drone in Strait of HormuzIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have captured an advanced American unmanned underwater vehicle recently. The US Central...
28 Sep, 2026, 08.08 AM IST