New Delhi, March 17 – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified on Tuesday that the entire 25 per cent increase in domestic LPG production is being supplied to households as cooking gas.Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the Finance Minister also highlighted that 65 per cent of the total LPG...
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Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, met with the crew of the Indian-flagged LPG carriers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, upon their arrival at the Indian coast. In a social media post, Mr. Sonowal stated that the crew's conduct highlights the importance of vigilance...
New Delhi, March 14 – Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on Saturday, launched a scathing attack on the Congress for resorting to gimmicks and using old images of people waiting in LPG booking queues in their desperation to create panic amid the global fuel crisis caused by...
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Kochi, March 14 – India has repatriated more than 100 non-essential crew members from an Iranian naval vessel that docked in Kochi earlier this month, even as the warship remains berthed at the southern port amid escalating hostilities between Iran and the United States.Officials familiar with...
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Chennai, March 12 Hundreds of fishermen from Tamil Nadu working in West Asian countries, particularly in Iran, have been left stranded as the ongoing conflict in the region disrupts transportation and maritime operations.With tensions escalating, families in coastal districts of the state have...
Islamabad, March 9 The Pakistan Navy (PN) said on Monday that it has launched 'Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr' to counter multi-dimensional threats to national shipping and maritime trade.According to a statement by the army, the operation comes in light of the evolving regional maritime security...
New Delhi, March 6 India has allowed the urgent docking of an Iranian ship in Kochi and provided accommodation to its 183 crew members, government sources said on Friday.The ship, IRIS Lavan, developed urgent technical issues and was granted emergency docking approval on March 1, following a...
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Today, the Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth a total of five hundred eighty-three crore rupees for the acquisition of six Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-II (for maritime operations) for the Indian Coast Guard and Surface-to-Air Vertical Launch Shtil missiles for the Indian Navy...
March 03, New Delhi - The Directorate General of Shipping has issued advisories to Indian vessels regarding the situation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman.The advisory stated that the Directorate is closely monitoring the evolving maritime security situation...
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Closely monitoring the evolving security situation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, and surrounding sea areas: Director-General of Shipping.
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Chennai, February 27 – The Indian Navy commissioned INS Anjadip, a warship designed to enhance its anti-submarine warfare capabilities and coastal surveillance, on Friday.Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, commissioned the ship at the Chennai Port.This is the third of eight...
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Chennai, February 27 The Indian Navy commissioned INS Anjadip on Friday, a warship aimed at enhancing the Indian Navy's anti-submarine warfare capabilities and coastal surveillance.Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, commissioned the ship at the Chennai Port.This is the...
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New Delhi, February 25 India's premier multilateral maritime exercise, Milan, saw the participation of 42 warships and submarines, including 18 ships from friendly countries.The exercise concluded on Wednesday with a closing ceremony held onboard India's indigenous aircraft carrier, INS...
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Panaji, February 21 Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi inaugurated the Goa Maritime Conclave 2026 on Saturday, bringing together delegates from 14 Indian Ocean nations to address escalating regional challenges, including drug trafficking and illegal fishing.Vice Admiral Sameer...
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New Delhi, February 17 India needs to embrace new technology and can save up to ₹20,000 crore by using AI for cargo handling at ports, said Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM, Gourav Vallabh, on Tuesday.Speaking at the session 'AI-Powered Ports: Reimagining Efficiency and...
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Ahmedabad, February 17 The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Coast Guard have apprehended two Iranian nationals with over 200 kg of a chemical substance in the high seas off the Gujarat coast, an official said on Tuesday.The ATS received information about a suspected chemical being...
Colombo, February 12 Two Sri Lankan Navy ships, SLNS Sagara and Nandimitra, set sail from the Colombo port for Visakhapatnam to participate in the multilateral naval exercise MILAN and the International Fleet Review hosted by the Indian Navy, it was announced on Thursday.The SLNS Sagara and...