News for 'Bay of Bengal'

Cyclone Fani: No flights at Bhubaneswar airport on Friday

Cyclone Fani: No flights at Bhubaneswar airport on Friday

Rediff.com2 May 2019

no flight will depart or arrive at the Kolkata airport between 9.30 pm of May 3 and 6 pm of May 4

Nepal Army not to participate in BIMSTEC military drill in India: Report

Nepal Army not to participate in BIMSTEC military drill in India: Report

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

The decision was taken just a day before the Army squad was set to travel to Pune, where the drill will commence on Monday, the Kathmandu Post reported.

14 killed in Bangladesh due to landslides, flashfloods

14 killed in Bangladesh due to landslides, flashfloods

Rediff.com27 Jun 2015

35 others have been injured in the landslides and flashfloods triggered by torrential rains.

Fani to make morning landfall; 11 lakh evacuated

Fani to make morning landfall; 11 lakh evacuated

Rediff.com2 May 2019

According to the SRC, the evacuation of eight lakh people is the largest-ever evacuation operation in the country.

Indian Navy saves 33 as Cyclone Mora kills 9 in Bangladesh

Indian Navy saves 33 as Cyclone Mora kills 9 in Bangladesh

Rediff.com31 May 2017

Despite low casualty figure, the storm left behind a trail of destruction as thousands of people lost their houses.

INS Vikrant : 12 years late, 13 times the cost

INS Vikrant : 12 years late, 13 times the cost

Rediff.com21 Aug 2021

The MiG29K and MiG29KUB, the aircraft carrier's primary fighters, spent more time in the hangar than in the air, with fleet serviceability remaining below 50 per cent, reports Ajai Shukla.

Lockdown or lawless tyranny?

Lockdown or lawless tyranny?

Rediff.com10 May 2020

We may be witnessing a slow erosion of the democratic republic and the emergence of the police State, warns Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Blow to Vedanta! Varsity land buy illegal: HC

Blow to Vedanta! Varsity land buy illegal: HC

Rediff.com16 Nov 2010

The proposed Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion) Vedanta University Project in Orissa suffered a setback with the Orissa high court on Tuesday holding as illegal the state government's land acquisition procedures for the institution overlooking Bay of Bengal.

4 AP districts to be evacuated ahead of cyclone

4 AP districts to be evacuated ahead of cyclone

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday directed collectors of four coastal districts to evacuate people in low-lying areas to safety ahead of severe cyclone Jal crossing the Bay of Bengal coast close to Nellore.

Andamans base boosts India in Indian Ocean

Andamans base boosts India in Indian Ocean

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

'The Andamans are strategic territory for India.' 'We need at least three full-length, 10,000-feet airfields here.'

India tests N-capable Prithvi-II, Dhanush missiles

India tests N-capable Prithvi-II, Dhanush missiles

Rediff.com11 Mar 2011

Dhanush has a payload capacity of 500 kg and is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads. It can hit both sea and shore-based targets.

No let up in Assam, Bihar floods; 55 people dead and counting

No let up in Assam, Bihar floods; 55 people dead and counting

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Till Sunday evening, floods in Assam had claimed 29 lives while in Bihar the flood toll stood at 26.

'Protecting Mother Earth should become a habit'

'Protecting Mother Earth should become a habit'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2021

'When we talk of disaster, it is a combination of hazard and vulnerability.' 'If we reduce vulnerability, it will remain a hazard.'

Census on rare dolphin planned

Census on rare dolphin planned

Rediff.com4 Jul 2005

RIL's D6 gas output falls to all-time low of 39.8 mmscmd

RIL's D6 gas output falls to all-time low of 39.8 mmscmd

Rediff.com15 Dec 2011

The output comprised 32.94 mmscmd from the D1 and D3 gas fields and 6.86 mmscmd from the MA oilfield.

ONGC has no claims in KG gas row: RIL

ONGC has no claims in KG gas row: RIL

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

RIL had drawn 58.67 bcm of gas from four wells.

India successfully tests scramjet demonstrator aircraft

India successfully tests scramjet demonstrator aircraft

Rediff.com12 Jun 2019

The HSTDV is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic speed flight, it can cruise at a speed of mach 6 and move up to an altitude of 32.5 km (20 miles) in 20 seconds, the sources said.

Rains lash TN; Over 170 dead, crops submerged

Rains lash TN; Over 170 dead, crops submerged

Rediff.com6 Dec 2010

The weather office predicted more rains during the next 24 hours beginning 0830 hrs on Monday due to a well marked low pressure over the Bay of Bengal.

41 live sharks seized in Kolkata

41 live sharks seized in Kolkata

Rediff.com19 May 2005

The sharks, weighing between 6 kg and 120 kg, were being ferried to different markets in Kolkata for supply to five-star hotels.

NELP-IX: Reliance bids for 6, Cairn for 2 blocks

NELP-IX: Reliance bids for 6, Cairn for 2 blocks

Rediff.com28 Mar 2011

Cairn India, whose success in Rajasthan may have propelled Reliance to bid for two blocks in the state, has submitted offers for only two blocks -- one onland and one offshore.

1st phase of Malabar exercise begins on Tuesday

1st phase of Malabar exercise begins on Tuesday

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

The exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in a nearly six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh that has significantly strained their ties.

China has driven India into America's arms

China has driven India into America's arms

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

Henry Kissinger once said, 'It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.' India will have to wait and see, observes Rajeev Srinivasan.

'Made in India' guided bomb can hit targets 100 km away

'Made in India' guided bomb can hit targets 100 km away

Rediff.com20 Dec 2014

India has tested a 1,000 kg indigenously-developed glide bomb, which successfully hit a target 100 km away, in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast, making the country self-reliant in guided precision bombs.

Season's heaviest showers in Delhi; country braces for more rain

Season's heaviest showers in Delhi; country braces for more rain

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Ayanagar weather station recorded 99.2 mm rainfall, the maximum in the city, during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Thursday.

Cyclone threatens Andhra Pradesh; eight dead

Cyclone threatens Andhra Pradesh; eight dead

Rediff.com18 May 2010

With the cyclonic storm "Laila", formed in the Bay of Bengal further intensifying into a severe cyclonic storm and the outer periphery of the system reaching very close to Andhra coast, authorities have started evacuating people from low-lying areas in the region to safer places. At least eight people died and 19 fishermen were missing in different rain-related incidents in the state on Tuesday.

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

Do you know how Everest's height is calculated?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

For one, triangles are involved.

Rail ad goof-up shows Delhi in Pakistan

Rail ad goof-up shows Delhi in Pakistan

Rediff.com20 Mar 2010

In a major goof-up, an advertisement inserted in newspapers by the Eastern Railways showed Delhi in Pakistan and Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal.

Coastal India is on the verge of submerging

Coastal India is on the verge of submerging

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

Indian Ocean sea levels are rising unevenly and threatening the residents in some densely populated coastal areas of India and Bangladesh, besides the island nations of Maldives and Sri Lanka, a new study has said.

BrahMos missiles successfully test-fired from land, air

BrahMos missiles successfully test-fired from land, air

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

A land-attack version of the missile was test-launched from Launch Pad-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR). An air force variant was fired from an IAF fighter jet over Bay of Bengal.

Durga puja celebrations in Kolkata

Durga puja celebrations in Kolkata

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

Hundreds and thousands of devout throng puja pandals as festive fever grips Kolkata on Friday, the second last day of Durga puja. But if weathermen are to be believed the rain gods may just play spoilsport.

RIL makes third gas discovery in KG block

RIL makes third gas discovery in KG block

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

Likely to drill three additional exploration wells in the block before the end of 2010.

Shyam Saran on rising Indonesia

Shyam Saran on rising Indonesia

Rediff.com19 May 2010

Few people in India are aware that India and Indonesia are geographically contiguous, sharing a settled maritime boundary. The last island in the Andaman and Nicobar chain is only 80 kilometres from the first island of the Indonesian archipelago.

Technical lapse: DGH disallows Rel gas discovery

Technical lapse: DGH disallows Rel gas discovery

Rediff.com24 Sep 2010

Reliance had last month struck gas in the fourth successive well on the block KG-DWN-2003/1 that lies close to its prolific D6 area in the Krishna-Godavari Basin in the Bay of Bengal.

How Malabar 2018 will benefit Indian Navy

How Malabar 2018 will benefit Indian Navy

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

Indian Admirals say Malabar 2018 will involve unprecedented complexity, featuring enemy threats in all three dimensions, but especially underwater threats from submarines -- a key Chinese strength. For the first time, officers from all three navies will be posted on other navies' warships. That means Indian Navy officers will obtain the unprecedented benefits of operating on US nuclear attack submarines and Japan's highly regarded Soryu submarines.

THIS man knows where MH370 disappeared

THIS man knows where MH370 disappeared

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

But he says he would need 1.3 million to find it

Red alert in Maharashtra, Gujarat as very heavy rains predicted

Red alert in Maharashtra, Gujarat as very heavy rains predicted

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Heavy to very heavy rains are expected in Maharashtra, Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh and Goa in the next couple of days, the India Meteorological Department said.

US wanted China to intervene against India in 1971 War

US wanted China to intervene against India in 1971 War

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

On December 10, Kissinger began to encourage the Chinese to take action against India: 'If the People's Republic were to consider the situation on the Indian subcontinent a threat to security, and if it took measures to protect its security, the US would oppose efforts of others to interfere with the People's Republic.' On the 50th anniversary of India's greatest military victory, Claude Arpi recalls how the US suggested that China intervene militarily on Pakistan's side.

Govt to hike Ravva gas price by over 35%

Govt to hike Ravva gas price by over 35%

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

About 0.9 million standard cubic meters per day of gas produced from the fields lying in Bay of Bengal, off the Andhra Pradesh coast, is currently sold at $3.5 per million British thermal unit.

India now has a 'manoeuvrable' supersonic missile

India now has a 'manoeuvrable' supersonic missile

Rediff.com21 Mar 2010

After Sunday's test, India has become the first and only country in the world to have a "manoeuvrable supersonic cruise missile in its inventory

RIL fails to meet gas commitment

RIL fails to meet gas commitment

Rediff.com29 Mar 2011

Reliance had committed to drill 22 wells in the Dhirubhai-1 and 3 fields or D1, the largest of 18 gas discoveries in the block KG-DWN-98/3 or KG-D6 block in the Bay of Bengal, by April 2011 to produce 53.4 million standard cubic meters of gas per day (mscmd).