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India aims to increase hydrocarbons exploration acreage to 1 million sq km
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India aims to increase its hydrocarbons exploration acreage to 0.5 million sq km by 2025 and 1.0 million sq km by 2030, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Puri said.
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India has several Guyana-sized energy reserves in Andamans: Hardeep Puri
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India is putting in all kinds of effort to ramp up its own traditional fossil-based energy production, and the latest push is to dig deep in the Andaman region.
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Indian Navy swiftly responds to distress call from fishing vessel near And
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to the Indian Navy, "Coast Guard surveillance aircraft detected FV INFAN DHAS, approximately 75 nautical miles east of Port Blair, on June 5, 2024. The vessel, with seven crew members onboard, reported engine failure and requested assistance."
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India successfully tests new 250 km strike range air-launched ballistic mi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a major capability boost, Indian Air Force has carried out a successful test firing of an air-launched ballistic missile that can hit targets at over 250 Kms.
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2024 LS poll: Andamans Lt Governor DK Joshi casts his vote, appeals voters
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After casting his vote at a polling booth in Port Blair, Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Admiral DK Joshi, appealed to all the voters of the union territory to cast their vote.
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Nehru gifted Coco Islands, part of Northern Andamans, to Myanmar: BJP cand
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The BJP candidate from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bishnu Pada Ray, hit out at the Congress on Sunday, claiming that the grand old party has always harboured 'anti-India' sentiments.
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Navy Chief launched new infra projects for defence forces in Andamans duri
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Adm R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff visited Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) from February 6 to 9, 2024.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolts Andaman and Nicobar islands
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The tremors were felt at 7:06:19 Indian Standard Time (IST). The epicentre of the quake was registered at latitude 9.97 and longitude 93.54 at a depth of 11 km, according to NCS.
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Munnar's oldest plantation estate is now open to guests
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6: Extending their impeccable hospitality services to the tea plantation estates of Munnar, the leading responsible tourism hospitality chain, CGH Earth launches Lockhart Bungalow in one of the oldest tea plantations in the region, Lockhart Estate - established in
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"Rahul should stay at Andamans jail like Savarkar": Maharashtra CM
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A day after former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray cautioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against criticising the VD Savarkar, CM Eknath Shinde on Monday hit out at Rahul saying that the latter should go and stay at the Andamans jail like Savarkar if he can.
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Indian forces had witnessed balloon-type objects over Andamans
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Indian defence forces had witnessed, over a year ago, objects similar to the alleged Chinese spy balloon busted by the American Air Force in the skies over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territories.
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MHA reviews preparedness ahead of cyclone Asani's formation over Bay of Be
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Ahead of the possible formation of a cyclone over the central Bay of Bengal on March 21, Union Home Secretary on Thursday reviewed preparedness of central ministries and agencies and the administration of Andaman and Nicobar, over which heavy rain and st
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