'It is the most prone month for the development of cyclones in the pre-monsoon period.' IMAGE: The north-west monsoon arrived in Mumbai with a bang on June 9, 2021. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI......
Cyclone Yaas intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday evening, India Meteorological Department Director General M Mohapatra said, even as the states of West Bengal, Odisha and......
Severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas' is likely to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odisha's Bhadrak district early on Wednesday morning, the India Meteorological Department said. IMAGE: Rough sea in the......
State-of-the-art equipment would be installed in all the 162 lighthouses in India in a phased manner for automatic location and identification of ships at sea. "It will help identify enemy ships......
According to sources, government officials have asked industry bodies and manufacturers to submit key concerns and requirements to begin manufacturing activity. Image used for......
A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory, says Dillip Satapathy. The ninth of a 10-part series looks at the......
Transport minister says they are cheaper mode of transport than road and rail; so far only 5 river stretches have been declared waterways Keen on promoting water transport to propel economic......
The government is planning an extensive exercise to map a "hazard line" along the country's 7,500 km coastline, from Gujarat to West Bengal. This marks the first time environmentally sensitive......
Laxmi Mittal pulling out his 12-million tonne steel plant from Orissa will be a big blow to the state. Ditto, if it happens, for the 12-million tonne plant from Korean giant Posco that was to cost......