Geography
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Strait of Hormuz crisis: 23 ships attacked, 1,900 stranded, traffic falls from 130 to 6: Navy Chief
At the Naval Investiture Ceremony 2026, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi delivered a pointed assessment of the deteriorating maritime security...
Kerala likely to see 20% drop in remittances as West Asia war drags on
The West Asia war is expected to cause at least a 20% decline in remittances to Kerala in 2026, with the possibility of steeper falls if the conflict escalat...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: Houthis claim responsibility for third missile attack against Israel; joint ops. with Iran, Hezbollah
Yemen's Houthis claimed a third joint missile attack on Israel, conducted with Iran and Hezbollah — marking their formal entry into the Iran-Israel war. Iran...
Iran’s Parliament commission approves Hormuz toll plan: state TV
Iran's Parliamentary Security Commission approved a plan to impose tolls on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to state television reports, m...
Fertiliser shock looms as Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption ripples through supply chains, warns UNCTAD
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has issued an urgent warning that near-paralysis of Strait of Hormuz shipping — transits down ove...
Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’
With the Strait of Hormuz nearly paralysed — shipping transits down over 95% since Iran's IRGC began enforcing closure warnings following US-Israel strikes o...
Study warns of glacial outburst risk to buildings, bridges from 5 Kashmir lakes: Omar
A study by the Department of Geoinformatics, University of Kashmir, published in the *Journal of Glaciology*, has identified five glacial lakes in Jammu & Ka...
Counting people is not counting disaster risk
An opinion piece in *The Hindu* raises structural concerns about the 16th Finance Commission's disaster funding formula, arguing that using population as the...
La Niña has ended, El Nino likely to emerge around August, says Australian Met body
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has officially declared that the 2025–26 La Niña episode has ended, with the tropical Pacific returning to ENSO-neutr...
How sea mines threaten global trade, and how navies detect them
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deployed at least a dozen sophisticated naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz as part of its strategy to deter ...
Energy imports from Africa are steadily on the rise as India diversifies to plug Hormuz gap
India has been steadily increasing crude oil and LNG imports from African producers — particularly Nigeria, Angola, and other West African suppliers — as a d...
Amidst West Asia crisis, India purchased natural gas at $19/unit from spot markets for fertiliser units
India purchased natural gas (LNG) at $19 per MMBtu from international spot markets to keep fertilizer manufacturing plants operational, as the West Asia conf...
Pulses import duties likely to stay unchanged
The government decided to maintain current import duty rates on pulses and extend the duty-free import period for tur (pigeon pea) and urad (black gram) to p...
U.S., Israeli strikes hit Iran port city near Strait of Hormuz: state media
Joint US-Israeli strikes hit a quay at Bandar Khamir, an Iranian port city near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, on 29 March 2026, killing five people and inj...
2 Indian, 1 Pakistani ships cross Strait of Hormuz
Two Indian LPG carriers belonging to the state-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) — Shivalik and Nanda Devi — crossed the Strait of Hormuz and dischar...
Indus Water Treaty suspension speeding up projects, govt says J-K hydropower capacity to rise 46%
The Government of India has stated that the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan is accelerating hydropower development in Jammu & Kashm...
Strait of Hormuz: Who gets through, who doesn’t — and can Iran charge ships for passage?
Iran has drafted legislation to impose tolls on vessels seeking safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, with reports of individual fees reaching $2 millio...
Thailand PM says reached deal with Iran for vessels to transit Hormuz Strait
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on March 28, 2026, that Thailand has reached a diplomatic agreement with Iran allowing Thai oil tanke...
5 India-bound LPG ships stay anchored near Hormuz Strait
Five large LPG tankers carrying a combined cargo of over 1.7 lakh tonnes (approximately 230,000 metric tonnes) of liquefied petroleum gas remained anchored n...
UN Creates Task Force Aimed at Addressing Hormuz Closure
The United Nations has established a dedicated task force to address the humanitarian consequences arising from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz...