The central government has formulated plans to rehabilitate people from low-lying coastal areas who may be adversely impacted due to rising sea levels in the coming decade, Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande on Thursday received a Guard of Honour at the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) headquarters. He met Australia's Chief of the Defence Force Angus Campbell and Chief of the Australian Army Lt General Simon Stuart to discuss defence cooperation.
In the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar rejected the 'point of order' raised by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Union Minister Piyush Goyal's demand for an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the United Kingdom. Goyal had not named Gandhi.
According to the Fishermen's association, the fishermen went fishing from Mandapam's north coast. While the boat was fishing in the Palk Straits, a Sri Lankan Navy ship passing by collided with it, breaking the upper part of the boat.
The mobile coastal missile batteries were cleared by the Defence Ministry recently and a contract was signed with the BrahMos Aerospace corporation on March 30 in this regard.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed hope that the National Maritime Week will add vigour to the ongoing efforts towards port-led development and harnessing the coasts for economic prosperity.
The Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday said that search and rescue efforts are ongoing after the fire broke out on the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 at around 11 pm local time as it sailed southwest from Zamboanga province to Jolo, Sulu province.
Around 200 migrants including people from Pakistan were rescued from a wooden boat approximately 20 hours after they departed from Zawiya in Libya, Geo News reported. Some 190 migrants were rescued by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) off the coast of Libya on March 24.
Waltair Division of East Coast Railway has achieved the highest ever revenue by crossing Rs 9000 crore five days ahead of the closing of the Financial Year 2022-23, the official said on Sunday.