'Adani can attract vessels at a much lower cost to Vizhinjam as he has the financial muscle to do so.'
The Lok Sabha contest in Thiruvananthapuram is shaping up to be a significant battle involving key candidates like Shashi Tharoor, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and Panniyan Ravindran. This three-cornered fight highlights the political dynamics in Kerala's capital city, with each candidate bringing their own vision and promises for the region's development, notes Rajeev Srinivasan.
'People should realise that what we are fighting for today is actually for tomorrow, for future generations.'
The shipping business is like the heaving sea -- it's up and down, observes Shyam G Menon.
Today, 45 per cent of India's trade is trans-shipped over other regional ports such as Colombo, even as India's container cargo is growing by 15 per cent every year. The development of a trans-shipment hub within the country would definitely help India's trade and accelerate its growth.
The Vallarpadam transshipment container terminal near Kochi in Kerala will be completed by August this year, Shipping Minister G K Vasan said on Tuesday.
'We know a day will come very soon when people will realise our fight was for the environment and not against the nation.'
The success story of Adani's Mundra Port in Gujarat, in terms of efficiency, technology and management, should be replicated at Vizhinjam to ensure that this ambitious project does not fail, say Shehzad Poonawalla and Riya Sinha.
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.
Ravi Teja Sharma studies the real-estate market of Kochi and finds that developers are excited about the town's future.
Cochin Port Trust has approved the revised proposal by Dubai Ports International for taking up construction and commissioning of the Rs 2000 crore (Rs 20 billion) International Container Transhipment Terminal at nearby Vallarpadam.
Adani's $15-billion Carmichael coal mine is stuck since 2010.
Over 7.24 lakh displaced people have been sheltered in 5,645 relief camps dotting the state, they said.
The girl lending the helping hand won her hearts and accolades, with Hero Cyles taking special note.
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