Ports & Shipping ministry to give financial support for promoting green shippingPorts, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal made five major announcements, focusing on green shipping and digitisation of the...
23 May, 2023, 10.03 AM IST
India on cusp of waterways revolution; 4% cut in logistics cost to lift exports by 30%: Nitin GadkariCoastal shipping is developed in such a fashion that it can carry all kinds of cargo - automobile, fertiliser, cement, steel, foodgrain, su...
10 Jan, 2019, 06.49 PM IST
India seeks to snip string of pearls, fast-tracks military projects in eastern, western territoriesThere is also, of course, the plan to crank up force-levels and infrastructure in the strategically-located Andaman and Nicobar Command (AN...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.10 PM IST
ADB clears $631 million loan for Vizag-Chennai industrial corridorThe ADB loan will help the government build state-of-theart industrial clusters, roads, efficient transport, and reliable water and power s...
21 Sep, 2016, 08.49 AM IST
Railways to take up Rs 20,000-crore port connectivity projectsIPRCL has already awarded three connectivity projects for Vishakhapatnam and Chennai ports for quick evacuation of cargo and another 19 pro...
01 Jul, 2016, 08.13 PM IST
TANGEDCO gets green panel nod for Rs 12,664-crore power plantAn EAC discussed TANGEDCO's proposal in its recent meeting and recommended grant of CRZ clearance subject to some conditions, sources said.
16 Feb, 2016, 07.42 PM IST
Climate change fund: NSCCC approves four projectsThe National Steering Committee on Climate Change under the Environment Ministry approved four projects including management and rehabilita...
28 Dec, 2015, 10.22 PM IST
Shipping Ministry revives plans to upgrade Iran's Chabahar PortGadkari holds charge of Road Transport and Highways, Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Panchayati Raj, besides Shipping.
15 Sep, 2014, 06.36 PM IST
No question of demolishing Ram Sethu: Nitin Gadkari"There is no question of demolition of the Ram Sethu," he said in a press conference to mark the NDA-led government's 100 days in office.
15 Sep, 2014, 05.51 PM IST
'Ram Sethu' will not be broken for Sethusamudram project: GovernmentNitin Gadkari said during Question Hour that the matter is sub- judice and government has certain "alternatives" in mind and will tell the ...
14 Aug, 2014, 02.05 PM IST
Coal & Oil Group secures Rs 1,600 crore additional funds for 1,200-MW projectDubai-based Coal & Oil Group has received Rs 1,600 crore additional funding for its 1,200-MW project at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
23 Dec, 2013, 04.55 PM IST
Demand for SSCP not aimed at publicity, says M KarunanidhiDMK president M Karunanidhi said such mega size projects will ensure national development and his cry for its implementation was not aimed ...
08 Jul, 2013, 02.39 PM IST
Kudankulam protests: One person killed; government offices torchedThe Centre accused foreign NGOs of instigating protesters. "Foreign NGOs are supporting the movement," home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde
11 Sep, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Significant progress in 1200 MW thermal plant: Coastal Energen
CEPL, the power generating company of Coal and Oil Group, announced it had achieved "significant process" of its 1200 MW Mutiara Thermal at...
19 Jan, 2012, 03.19 PM IST
- Coal & Oil enters into shipping contract with Korean firm
The $600 mn Coal and Oil has entered into a long-term shipping agreement with $5 billion Korean company STX Pan Ocean to carry coal for Coa...
03 May, 2010, 07.27 PM IST
- TN Ports sustain cargo handling; mega projects underway to strengthen infrastructure
The three major ports in Tamil Nadu have managed to beat slowdown blues in the last financial year, by maintaining the tonnage of cargo han...
03 Apr, 2009, 07.48 PM IST
- More investment needed for infrastructure development
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram stressed the need for more investment in infrastructure development for economic growth as it plays a key...
01 Mar, 2009, 04.16 PM IST