Around 100 whales washed ashore on Tuticorin beach, rescue ops on

Around 100 whales have been washed ashore in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, since Monday night. Carcasses of 30 baleen whales were found washed ashore near the Tiruchendur beach in this district......

Ex-Maldives VP reaches India via sea, denied entry

Former Vice President of Maldives Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor on Thursday reached India via sea route but was denied entry as he did not possess any valid document. The dignitary who......

Sea recedes in parts of Tamil Nadu

The sea off some parts of Tuticorin district in south Tamil Nadu receded by more than 60 metre for the second day on Wednesday following the Indonesian earthquake.Officials said there was no need......

Gaganyaan: ISRO to hold 3 more test vehicle missions

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct three more test vehicle missions under the ambitious Gaganyaan programme after the maiden TV-D1 test flight, which is scheduled on October 21,......

Sagarmala project: Poor planning on container traffic haunting shippers

Since January this year, Indian exporters have begun to dread the shipping news. That’s because most of it would be about another lot of shipping companies deciding to avoid Indian ports on......

A ferry to the Maldives in 30 hours

Travelling to the Maldives might just get a little more exciting with the government now considering starting a sea route facility to the smallest Asian country. The shipping ministry in order to......

Do we really need a port at Colachel?

India’s strategy to beat Colombo port is flawed as there are likely to be too many domestic ports competing among themselves instead of targeting the competition, says Michael Pinto. The......