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ONGC starts drilling first deepwater well in Mahanadi basin under Samudra Manthan mission
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) commenced drilling its first deepwater exploratory well, designated MN-DW18-1-H-D, in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin ...
Great Nicobar project ‘commercial, not strategic’, Ramesh tells Rajnath in fresh letter
Public correspondence exchanged between a Rajya Sabha member and the Ministry of Defence renewed debate over whether the Great Nicobar Island Development Pro...
Great Nicobar project 'commercial enterprise', not strategic: Jairam Ramesh to Rajnath Singh
In Parliament, the Great Nicobar Island Development Project (GNIDP) was described from an alternative position as primarily a commercial transshipment and to...
Kerala’s Vizhinjam set to become latest gateway for India’s exports, imports
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has granted final customs approval for Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala to begin full-scale e...
Nicobar project to safeguard Indo-Pacific interests, Rajnath tells Congress
In Parliament, the Ministry of Defence set out the strategic rationale for the ₹81,000 crore Great Nicobar Island Development Project (GNIDP), describing it ...
'There are Chinese projects on territories in J&K that belong to India': MEA objects to illegal occupation
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that China has been in illegal occupation of Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and objected t...
Will Houthi attacks on Saudi ships hurt India | Explained
Yemen's Houthi movement declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, announcing it would target Saudi-, Israeli-, and US-linked tankers transiting the Bab...
Centre monitoring 2,485 Himalayan glacial lakes; 56 classified as 'very high risk'
The Centre reported that it is monitoring approximately 2,485 glacial lakes and water bodies across the Himalayan region using satellite remote sensing. [Unv...
Iran says stopped three oil tankers transiting Hormuz
Iranian forces stopped three oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz; one vessel caught fire and the other two turned back The interdictions targeted tan...
Trump says U.S. will destroy bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in Strait of Hormuz
The US President stated that the United States would strike an Iranian bridge or power plant in retaliation for every Iranian attack linked to the Strait of ...
Houthis’ Red Sea threat renews energy concerns for India as Saudi crude tankers turn back
Yemen's Houthi movement has threatened to target Saudi-linked shipping transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, prompting at least two Saudi crude tankers bound ...
Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio tells Asian leaders
The US Secretary of State told counterparts at a regional ministerial meeting in Manila that Iran's demand to control transit through the Strait of Hormuz, i...
What is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and why does the Houthi ‘blockade’ threat against Saudi Arabia matter?
Yemen's Houthi movement declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia on July 20, 2026, threatening shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait The declared b...
How the US-Iran conflict has thrown India’s Chabahar plans into doubt
The US sanctions waiver that had allowed India to operate at Iran's Chabahar port lapsed in late April 2026, following the revocation of Iran-sanctions exemp...
Indus Waters Treaty: Government focus on Chenab projects, renegotiation
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains in abeyance, with the government continuing hydropower and water-infrastructure works on the Chenab river system Focus ...
Indus Water Treaty in present form no longer exists, Pak aiding terrorism: India
India reiterated its position that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in its earlier form no longer holds, linking this to Pakistan's continued sponsorship of cro...
Indus Waters Treaty will not remain operational in its present form, says official
An official statement reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), 1960 will not return to its earlier, fully operational form under present conditions The...
Philippines accuses Chinese coast guard of injuring Filipino sailor in disputed shoal
A confrontation occurred between Chinese coast guard personnel and Philippine navy personnel near Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea The Philippine m...
Ken-Betwa, other protests underline need to adopt a comprehensive strategy that recognises interdependence of ecosystems, communities and economies
Protests linked to the Ken-Betwa river-linking project and related infrastructure works have highlighted concerns over biodiversity loss and habitat fragment...
As BSF mulls 90-km Sundarbans fence, security clashes with ecology
The Border Security Force (BSF) is conducting a feasibility and technical study to erect fencing along a roughly 90-km stretch of the India-Bangladesh border...