A floating island: Onboard India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS VikrantThe largest and most complex warship built in the country, opened its 'doors' to mediapersons Friday in Kochi after its maiden sea trial su...
14 Aug, 2021, 07.47 PM IST
Beaches, shopping and luxury travel: USA's Capital region has more than DC's grandeurVisiting the Capital Region is easy via nonstop flights from around the world to Washington Dulles International Airport.
06 Feb, 2020, 08.04 AM IST
Think tank to advise DG Shipping on global best practisesTo bring India's maritime administration on par with international standards, the government has constituted a think tank.
26 Jan, 2016, 11.18 AM IST
Government to soon allot 62 offshore mineral blocks for miningThe government is in the process of framing regulations for exploration and mining in offshore blocks, which contain minerals such as zirco...
31 Aug, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
Ship may escape action if it was beyond Indian waters: Deputy NSA Nehchal Sandhu"Our territorial waters extend upto 12 nautical miles. Anything that happens beyond that is not within the realm of our control," Sandhu sa...
17 Oct, 2013, 01.47 PM IST
Dy NSA non-committal on NIA taking over case of ship detentionWith Coast Guard detaining an American ship for suspicious movement in Indian waters, Deputy National Security Advisor said law will take i...
14 Oct, 2013, 08.37 PM IST
Environment report on Vizhinjam Port by month-end: CEOThe head of the proposed port said the complaint will have no material impact as the Rs 4,000-crore port is bound by a 2006 central governm...
21 May, 2013, 06.26 PM IST
- Why are our fishermen getting killed and arrested in the high seas?
And why don't they even have radio, GPS and IDs when they venture out into dangerous waters?
04 Mar, 2012, 08.19 AM IST
Dutch co, Singapore experts hired to check oil spreadThe efforts of the local agencies in Mumbai have proved a failure as the spill is still spreading around the Mumbai coastline.
10 Aug, 2010, 07.48 AM IST
PM asks for status report on oil spill, foreign experts called inOil spill has threatened mangroves along a coast stretched up to Alibaug.
10 Aug, 2010, 07.23 AM IST
- Mumbai oil spill continues, 300 containers tumbled into water so far
The foreign cargo ship which collided with another vessel off Mumbai coast tilted further spilling oil for the third day today.
09 Aug, 2010, 03.17 PM IST
- Confusion over presence of any Indian aboard hijacked ship
Confusion prevailed over the presence of any Indian in the Singapore-flagged container ship, MV Kota Wajar, hijacked by Somali pirates in t...
18 Oct, 2009, 04.08 PM IST
- Time right for a single-window marine security agency
The Mumbai terror carnage calls for a comprehensive revamp of the entire coastal security architecture, beginning from the very top with a ...
04 Dec, 2008, 01.32 PM IST
- States want corporates to test waters for power meetings
While the backwaters and pristine beaches of Kerala and Goa have been their USPs all along, states like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Ass...
04 Oct, 2007, 12.36 AM IST
- The new Inland Vessel Act
The recent Inland Vessel Act amending the existing Inland Vessel Act of 1917 passed by the Lok Sabha on August 30, 2007, has come too late ...
24 Sep, 2007, 01.51 AM IST
- Now, inland vessels to carry out coastal trade
DGS to allow inland vessels between two ports within a distance of 40 nautical miles.
27 Aug, 2007, 05.00 AM IST
- Shipping administration plans cell for casualty investigation
In view of the increasing number of marine accidents, the shipping administration is working towards setting up an Indian Casualty Investig...
14 Aug, 2006, 12.31 AM IST