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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicKochi Water Metro

Topic: Kochi Water Metro

Combining easy commute & tourism, Kochi Water Metro is redefining urban transport—not just in Kerala

Air-conditioned boats plying between mainland & city’s island towns have added a new dimension to travel. Other states are collaborating with Kochi Metro Rail to implement similar systems.

Coming in 2026, Mangaluru water metro on lines of Kochi project, hopefully minus the financial damage

30-km Mangaluru Water Metro Project, estimated to cost under Rs 200 crore, will connect via ferries 17 stations or jetties which will arc around the city from airport.

Electric-hybrid boats connecting 10 Islands — ‘one-of-a-kind’ water metro service to launch in Kochi

In Phase I, water metro will operate with 8 electric-hybrid boats on two routes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate it Tuesday.

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

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