Cochin Shipyard to launch three vessels, including Anti-Submarine Warfare craft for NavyCochin Shipyard Limited is launching three advanced vessels. These include an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft for the Indian Nav...
16 Oct, 2025, 10.07 PM IST
NMDC Group PJSC inks Rs 21,000-crore investment proposal with JNPA for Vadhvan Port projectNMDC Group PJSC has agreed to invest Rs 21,000 crore for the development of Vadhvan Port in Maharashtra, collaborating with Jawaharlal Nehr...
18 Feb, 2025, 10.47 PM IST
NGT bars desilting, mineral extraction at Bisalpur Dam in Rajasthan without green clearanceThe National Green Tribunal has ordered Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project Corporation Limited (ERCPCL) to stop desilting, dredging, and miner...
26 Nov, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
Normal operations of Dredging Corporation of India Ltd impacted due to COVID-19 induced lockdownIt also imposed unusual delays in both dry-docking/running repairs in yards, impeded conducting surveys and resulted in the postponement of...
29 Nov, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
NRL to soon set up its crude oil import terminal at Paradip PortA tripartite Memorandum of Understanding was entered into by NRL with Paradip Port Trust and Dredging Corporation of India for reclamation ...
23 Sep, 2020, 05.23 PM IST
Dredging Corp Q1 results: Net profit at Rs 11 croreIts total income during the quarter under review stood at Rs 168.22 crore as against Rs 199.65 crore in the year-ago period.
31 Aug, 2020, 07.04 PM IST
No question of closure of Dredging Corporation; 3 ports to pick up government stake: Nitin GadkariAt the department level, we have taken a decision. The three major port are now ready to acquire DCI, said Nitin Gadkari.
13 Jul, 2018, 08.48 PM IST
Land scarcity: Reclaim land for industry from rivers, reservoirsSadly, the Ganga and its tributaries flow mostly through backward, misgoverned states where few people want to invest — UP, Bihar and West ...
27 Sep, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Create land offshore instead of acquiring it: Swaminathan AiyarOffshore land today can be far cheaper than land acquired from farmers. Second, offshore land can always be expanded through further reclam...
20 Sep, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
China's dredging in the South China Sea created 2,900 acres of new islandsA report published on the Department of Defense website yesterday (PDF) gives us a number: As of May, China had only reclaimed 2,000 acres.
22 Aug, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
ITD Cementation bags Rs 2,168 cr JNPT contract for 4th terminalThe port has to have a draft of 16.5 meters, which will be ensured via the dredging works, while the marked area will also have to be recla...
20 Feb, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
Manila says China reclaiming land in disputed seaThe Philippines has protested China's efforts to reclaim land in a disputed reef in the South China Sea that can be used to build an airstr...
14 May, 2014, 10.46 AM IST
- China sets up two drone bases to step up maritime surveillance
China has set up two drone bases in the northeastern Liaoning province for real time surveillance on coastal waters.
20 Oct, 2012, 07.54 PM IST
- Private players to be allowed in underground marine excavation
Government on Monday said it is preparing a policy to bring in private players in the sphere of underground excavation in the marine sector...
07 Feb, 2011, 03.21 PM IST
- Mundra Port & SEZ destroying mangroves: MoEF
The ministry of environment and forests has accused Adani Group's Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone of destruction of mangroves in Guja...
17 Dec, 2010, 05.22 AM IST
- New norms to preserve wetlands notified
The environment ministry has moved to protect India’s wetlands that support a large varieties of flora and fauna and are facing threat from...
03 Dec, 2010, 01.02 AM IST
- 'The overall picture at national level is in line with NMDP’09 Jun, 2008, 05.20 AM IST