Why Tamil Nadu parties hit 'delete' on old promises when elections come aroundTamil Nadu parties are quietly dropping or softening several earlier poll promises as they reshape their election manifestos to match chang...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
BJP's LS campaign 'faltering', dredging up old videos: Mani Shankar Aiyar on Pak commentsCongress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar clarified that a video of his comments on Pakistan, now circulating, is old and resurfaced due to the BJ...
10 May, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
Assam to operate as hub for activating Act East policy of NDA governmentThe industry minister said, “With improved infrastructure and connectivity, industries will come to Assam. From here they can target South ...
07 Mar, 2017, 12.09 AM IST
World Bank sanctions Rs 980 crore to desilt, dredge new waterways to Bangladesh through BrahmaputraThe Centre's Act East Policy has focused aggressively on trade with South East Asian countries and "opening up the waterways will be the fi...
26 Aug, 2016, 08.32 PM IST
Adani to go ahead with projects in Australia despite government changeAdani has said it will go ahead with its 15 billion dollar mine, rail and port projects in Australia's coal-rich Queensland state despite g...
05 Feb, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
Scientists oppose Nitin Gadkari's idea of dredging YamunaDredging of rivers and making them navigable, which the new government is planning, can have several impacts on the delicate riparian ecosy...
22 Aug, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 1,501.35 cr expenditure for KoPTThe Cabinet today approved Rs 1,501.35 crore expenditure for dredging of channel leading to Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT).
28 Nov, 2013, 10.02 PM IST
- Government finds flaw with own appointed panel to study the feasibility of Sethusamudram project
If dredging has to commence again, it will be a fresh start due to the accumulated sedimentation due to the littoral drift and the seasonal...
04 Mar, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Inability to handle large ships causes govt Rs 1,600 cr loss: JNPT Chairman L Radhakrishnan
The country is losing Rs 1,600 crore a year to foreign ports because of inability of domestic facilities to hangle large ships, Jawaharlal ...
02 Nov, 2012, 08.26 PM IST
- Support subsidy for ship building; no proposal for divesting stake in SCI and Dredging Corp: K Mohandas, Shipping Secretary
In an Interview with ET Now, K Mohandas, Shipping Secretary, gives his views on shipping industry outlook, dredging policy, coastal policy ...
17 Feb, 2012, 04.46 PM IST
- Port development not impacted by delay in MCA: K Mohandas, Shipping Secretary
K Mohandas, Shipping Secretary, in an interview with ET Now, speaks about the MCA policy, the port reagulatory bill and more. Excerpts: -
22 Jul, 2011, 02.08 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
- Govt to invest Rs 5 lakh cr in Shipping sector by 2020
Shipping Secretary K Mohandas said major chunk of the investment would come from the private sector and the government investment would be ...
13 Jan, 2011, 04.12 PM IST
- Panel calls for new policies to increase port efficiency
Indian port and shipping scene is likely to undergo a sea change if the shipping ministry takes up even some of the recommendations submitt...
17 Aug, 2009, 12.53 AM IST
- Maritime Resurgence - Is it going to be real?
Who is to be blamed if we could not put our shipping and maritime industry in the right perspective during the last 60 years, asks the auth...
07 Jul, 2008, 03.06 AM IST
- Dredging projects remain on paper despite plan support
Dredging sector seems to have received the least attention during the 10th Five Year Plan period as none of the major port deepening projec...
07 Jan, 2008, 12.22 AM IST
- NFL, HOCL sale to kick off soon
Privatisation of National Fertilisers, Hindustan Organic Chemical and Hindustan Copper is set to enter the final leg, with the cabinet comm...
11 Jul, 2003, 01.12 AM IST