Geography
Physical geography, resources, disasters and urbanisation
UP: 47 villages sharing borders with Nepal to be developed under Vibrant Village Programme II
47 villages in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, sharing a border with Nepal, are to be developed as the first batch of border villages under the Vi...
Watch: Why Iran’s tiny Kharg Island could shape the course of the Iran-Israel-U.S. war
Kharg Island, handling approximately 90% of Iran's oil exports, emerged as the central strategic asset in the Iran-Israel-US conflict following US military s...
Why Indian airlines are among the worst hit by the Gulf conflict
The ongoing West Asia conflict has inflicted an estimated Rs 2,500 crore in revenue losses on Indian carriers as key Gulf and Europe routes face airspace clo...
India well-placed to deal with any situation on crude oil, fuel amid West Asia supply shock: Goyal
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated at the CNBC-TV18 India Business Leaders Awards that India is well-placed to handle any disruption in crude oil and fuel...
Iran war: Amid gas shortage, India seeks safe passage for 22 vessels stranded near Strait of Hormuz
India's Ministry of External Affairs sought safe passage for 22 Indian-flagged vessels stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's blockade restricted...
Trump urges other nations to send ships to secure Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump called on other nations to contribute naval vessels to secure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, amid Iran's selective ...
Iran has allowed some Indian vessels to pass the Strait of Hormuz, envoy says
India's Ambassador to Iran confirmed on March 14, 2026, that Iran had allowed some Indian vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following diplomatic n...
US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption
President Trump announced that US forces had struck military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf — Iran's primary oil export terminal that handles ap...
PM Modi inaugurates APSEZ’s fully automated Haldia bulk terminal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Haldia Bulk Terminal (HBT), India's first fully automated dry bulk facility, on March 14, 2026, and dedicated it...
Some oil loading operations suspended after fire in UAE's Fujairah, industry sources say
Oil loading operations at the UAE's Fujairah oil terminal were partially suspended after a fire broke out, with industry sources attributing it to debris fro...
U.S. forces destroyed military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island that handles oil exports
US forces carried out large-scale precision strikes on Iran's Kharg Island on March 13–14, 2026, targeting naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bun...
Drones, burning ships: Indian sailors stranded off Iran just want to go home
Hundreds of commercial vessels, including ships with Indian crew, have been stranded near the Strait of Hormuz and the port of Bandar Abbas, Iran, for approx...
PM unveils connectivity projects worth ₹18,680 crore in West Bengal
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones for infrastructure projects worth ₹18,680 crore in West Bengal on March 14, 2026, comprising road, ...
INLAND WATER TRANSPORT IN PUNJAB
The government has taken steps to develop inland water transport (IWT) infrastructure in Punjab, leveraging the state's river network — primarily the Beas (N...
Iran crisis: MEA says five Indians killed, one missing in conflict; two LPG vessels cross Strait of Hormuz safely
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on March 14, 2026, that five Indian nationals had been killed and one was still missing as a result of t...
Two more Indian ships safely cross Strait of Hormuz, 22 others on standby
Two Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz early morning on March 14, 2026, following diplom...
Two Indian vessels carrying LPG cross Strait of Hormuz safely: Shipping Min official
Two Indian-flagged LPG carriers, MV Shivalik and MV Nanda Devi, successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz on March 14, 2026, carrying a combined approximatel...
Weather risks from possible El Nino and global tensions could pressure inflation in 2026: SBI report
A State Bank of India (SBI) research report warned that a possible El Nino build-up in 2026, combined with geopolitical tensions driving energy prices higher...
Kharg Island: The pearl of the Persian Gulf
The United States carried out "one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East" against military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, acc...
El Niño likely to emerge post-July, say international weather models
International climate models — including data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) — indicate that El Niño conditions are like...