Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department is planning extensive excavations at Korkai, the ancient port city of the Pandyan Empire. Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, was historically known as Pandya-Kavada in Kapatapuram. It is located approximately 3 km north of the Thamirabarani River and about 6 km from the Bay of Bengal. This … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) The soon-to-be-commissioned Adani Vizhinjam Port took centre stage in the final full budget of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government, presented by State Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Friday in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The cover page of Balagopal’s fifth successive budget features an image of a cargo-laden ship arriving at the … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) India’s 12 major ports, owned by the Central government, handled 72.2 million tonnes of cargo in December, recording a 3.22 per cent growth over the same month of the previous year. According to data compiled by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the Deendayal Port in Gujarat’s Kandla accounted … Read more