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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
TopicMaritime

Topic: Maritime

IIT-Madras develops autonomous solar vehicle to survey water bodies, provide real-time data

The institute is already in the process of commercialising & licensing the technology with the help of shipping ministry. The vehicle is expected to be operational in early 2021. 

Shipping companies use a number of dirty practices to evade responsibility, study shows

The shipping industry handles 80-90 per cent of global trade in goods and has been the backbone of the ‘third wave’ of globalisation that started in 1980s.

ASEAN-India virtual meeting reviews maritime cooperation, adopts 5-year plan to boost ties

The meeting took place at a time when China is expanding its military aggressiveness in the South China Sea and is locked in a bitter border row with India in eastern Ladakh.

Uproar grows over film ‘Abominable’ for showing controversial China map

The film is the latest example of a business getting caught in the geopolitical crossfire as countries tussle over sovereignty claims to maritime boundaries.

Intel says Pakistani commandos have entered Gulf of Kutch, maritime forces put on alert

The advisory, which Coast Guard says is precautionary in nature, comes days after Navy chief cited inputs that Jaish is training underwater terror wing.

Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba warns of terrorists planning attack through sea

Lanba was addressing a gathering of global experts at the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi.

On Camera

Over five decades, 300 films—Asrani outlasted noise of stardom through character acting

He was the bridge connecting the era of legendary actors like Bachchan and Khanna in the 70s, Govinda and Salman Khan in the 90s, and even later, in films like Malamaal Weekly and Dhamaal.

What’s keeping homegrown consulting firms from taking on Big 4? Here’s what ICAI chief has to say

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.

Precise & proven: The Tomahawk, America’s prized missile wanted by Kyiv & feared by Kremlin

After initially showing interest in supplying the long-range missile to Ukraine, Trump appeared hesitant following his meeting with Zelenskyy, a day after his phone call with Putin.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.