Indian Oil to expand its LNG terminal at Kamarajar Port in Chennai

Indian Oil to expand its LNG terminal at Kamarajar Port in Chennai

IOCL, at present, stores gas in two tanks with capacities of 1,80,000 cubic metres each. File photograph | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B   Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) has proposed to expand the capacity of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located inside the Kamarajar Port, in Ennore, Chennai. At present, the terminal has the capacity to process … Read more

With focus on Pacific, Indian warships make port call at Papua New Guinea

With focus on Pacific, Indian warships make port call at Papua New Guinea

INS Sahyadri is the third ship of the indigenously designed and built Project-17 class multirole stealth frigates and is commanded by Capt. Rajan Kapoor while INS Kolkata is the first ship of the indigenously designed and built Project-15A class destroyers and is commanded by Capt. Sharad Sinsunwal.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With increasing focus … Read more

Morning Digest | States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister; IOC contradicts Adani over port use agreement, and more

Morning Digest | States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister; IOC contradicts Adani over port use agreement, and more

Representational image of villagers from Odisha’s Kalahandi district under the MGNREGS | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh The financial burden of wages to the beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should also be shouldered by State governments, in order to … Read more

MHA to organise week-long event to celebrate Netaji’s life, Amit Shah to be the chief guest at culmination event in Port Blair

MHA to organise week-long event to celebrate Netaji’s life, Amit Shah to be the chief guest at culmination event in Port Blair

Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah. | Photo Credit: ANI Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will organise a week-long event revolving around the life of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his contribution to the freedom struggle as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Events Week to celebrate 75 years of India’s … Read more

Kerala government agrees to debate Vizhinjam port agitation and related violence in the Assembly

Kerala government agrees to debate Vizhinjam port agitation and related violence in the Assembly

An injured police personnel being shifted to a hospital after a mob of agitators attacked Vizhinjam police station following the arrest of one person in connection with violent protests against the construction of Adani port, in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: PTI The Kerala government has agreed to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition’s demand … Read more

Fire Breaks Out at Beirut Port, One Month After Explosion

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BEIRUT—A large fire broke out Thursday at Lebanon’s main port, near the site of last month’s massive explosion that devastated a swath of the country’s capital and killed nearly 200 people. Lebanese living in the vicinity of the port rushed to get away as firefighters tackled the blaze at a warehouse. The army said the … Read more

Lebanese Army Finds Cache Of Explosive Material Near Beirut Port

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BEIRUT—The Lebanese army found more than four tons of ammonium nitrate near Beirut’s port, where a larger cache of the same highly explosive material caused last month’s deadly explosion that ripped through much of the capital’s central districts. An engineering team discovered the chemical during a search of a warehouse that was requested by the … Read more