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‘India to establish strategic presence in deep sea mining’

July 5th, 2012 - 5:41 am ICT by IANS

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India is to establish a "strategic presence" in the area of deep sea mining by plumbing the depths of the ocean to hunt for rare ... Read more...

Posted in Sci-Tech |

With China on mind, India, Japan, South Korea hold trilateral

June 29th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) With China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, India, Japan and South Korea - Asia's three leading democracies - Friday held their first trilateral ... Read more...

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India to build new railway track to link with Bangladesh

February 14th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS

Agartala, Feb 14 (IANS) The Indian government will soon start work on a new rail link to Bangladesh that would ease surface transport in the mountainous northeastern ... Read more...

Posted in Business |

‘Northeastern capitals on rail map by 2017′

July 2nd, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS

Agartala, July 2 (IANS) The Indian Railways will connect all the capitals of northeastern states with the rest of the country by 2017, a senior railway official said here ... Read more...

Posted in Business |

Roads along China border get top priority: Tripura chief minister

January 29th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS

Agartala, Jan 29 (IANS) The Indian government has given top priority to constructing strategic roads along the China border, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here Saturday."The government has been trying to ... Read more...

Posted in Politics |

India to improve rail-road links to Bangladesh: Officials

December 6th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS

Agartala, Dec 6 (IANS) India will extend and improve its road and rail connectivity with Bangladesh to enhance trade and also to get access transit through that country to bridge distances ... Read more...

Posted in Business |

India to build bridge over Feni river

June 1st, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS

Agartala, June 1 (IANS) India will construct a bridge over Feni river in southern Tripura to get access to the Chittagong international sea port in Bangladesh for carrying goods and heavy ... Read more...

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Vallarpadam ICTT to be commissioned in August

May 25th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS

Kochi, May 25 (IANS) The Rs.2,118-crore International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam near here will be commissioned in August, the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) said Tuesday. Billed as the country's first ... Read more...

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Conservation tourism? Goa shows way - with turtles!

April 27th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS

Panaji, April 27 (IANS) Goa's unique practice of mixing turtle conservation with tourism has potential for successful replication across the Indian coast, says an expert. Kartik Shanker, president of the International Sea turtle ... Read more...

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Investors meet on Kerala’s Vizhinjam port next month

March 15th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 (IANS) An investors meet will be held next month for the proposed Vizhinjam port in Kerala and work on the project will start during the tenure of the Left ... Read more...

Posted in Business |

Kerala to float global tender for Vizhinjam port next year

October 14th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 14 (IANS) The Kerala government will float a global tender next year to identify a private partner to build the proposed international port at Vizhinjam, near here, Chief Minister V.S. ... Read more...

Posted in Business |

NATO will defend Georgia if it joins: US military chief

September 15th, 2008 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS

Ankara, Sep 15 (DPA) NATO will respond to defend Georgia in the wake of any aggression by Russia if and when it becomes a member of the alliance, US military commander Admiral ... Read more...

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