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Mega Military Exercise Along India's 7,516-km Coastline Begins Today
India will kick-start on Tuesday a two-day multi-agency military exercise covering the country's 7,516 km-long coastline with the aim of checking preparedness of various agencies to deal with any eventualities, officials said.
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Gujarat Has Longest Coastline, BJP Made It Gateway To India's Progress: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said although Gujarat has the longest coastline in the country, no attention was paid for its development for decades post-Independence.
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Possibility Of Terror Incidents Along India's Coastline Remains: Rajnath Singh
The threat of terror incidents along the Indian coastline remains and a neighbouring country is involved in "nefarious" actions to destabilise India, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.
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"Ready To Face Terror Threats Along Coastline": Rajnath Singh In Kerala
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the centre was committed to ensuring the country's coastal and maritime security at a time when terror activities along the Indian coastline seemed like a distinct possibility.
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China Holds Live Drill Along Southeast Coast, Not Clear If Taiwan Was Aim
China's military has conducted live-fire drills along the country's southeastern coastline, state television reported, but it was unclear if these were the same exercises that had been flagged as taking place in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
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Government To Mobilise Rs 1 Lakh Crore Investment In Ports: PM Modi
Seeking Rs 1 lakh crore investment in developing sea ports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today promised to personally handhold investors for a "safe, secure and satisfactory" berthing so as to transform country's 7,500-km long coastline an "engine of growth".
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At Maritime India Summit 2016, PM Calls For Rs 1 Lakh Crore Investment In Ports
Pitching for making the country's 7,500-km long coastline an "engine of growth", Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the first Maritime India Summit 2016 and said India wants to mobilise Rs 1 lakh crore investment for development of ports.
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New Naval Base is Philippine Military's Top Priority: Armed Forces Chief
The Philippine military's top priority is to build a naval base on the country's western coastline, opposite the disputed Spratly islands, although the plans have been delayed by funding bottlenecks, the Philippine armed forces chief told Reuters.
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Russian Ships in Old Arctic NATO Base Set Alarms Bells Ringing
Russian ships docked at what was once a secret Norwegian naval base in the Arctic have prompted concern from the NATO country's former top military leaders, anxious about its resurgent eastern
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Kerala to Prepare Databank of Marine Ecosystem
Claimed to be the first of its kind initiative in the country, a marine biodiversity map of Kerala's coastline is being prepared by the State Biodiversity Board to create a databank of marine ecosystems and traditional knowledge of the fishermen folk community.
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Cyclone Phailin makes landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha: latest developments
Cyclonic storm Phailin, classified as "very severe", has made landfall near Gopalpur on Odisha coast. The cyclone has prompted the country's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than eight lakh people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places.
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Cyclone Phailin makes landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha; wind speed upto 200 km per hour
Cyclonic storm Phailin, classified as "very severe", has made landfall near Gopalpur on Odisha coast. The cyclone has prompted the country's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than eight lakh people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places.
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Cyclone Phailin to hit Odisha coast any time now
The massive cyclonic storm Phailin, classified as "very severe", is currently stationary about 30 km away from Gopalpur in Odisha and is gaining in strength. It is expected to make landfall soon and has prompted the country's biggest evacuation in 23 years with 5.5 lakh people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places...
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Milind Deora takes charge as Minister of State in Shipping Ministry
Newly appointed junior Shipping Minister Milind Deora on Wednesday said his top most priority, along with inviting private participation in the sector, would be to utilise the country's massive coastline by creating economic opportunities.
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Malaysia issues tsunami alert after earthquake
Malaysian authorities on Wednesday issued a tsunami alert for the country's western coastline and warned citizens to stay away from the shore following a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean. "We have issued a tsunami alert. We urge people to keep away from the beach in (the states of) Kedah, Perlis, Langkawi, Penang and Perak," Che Gayah Ismai...
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Mega Military Exercise Along India's 7,516-km Coastline Begins Today
India will kick-start on Tuesday a two-day multi-agency military exercise covering the country's 7,516 km-long coastline with the aim of checking preparedness of various agencies to deal with any eventualities, officials said.
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Gujarat Has Longest Coastline, BJP Made It Gateway To India's Progress: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said although Gujarat has the longest coastline in the country, no attention was paid for its development for decades post-Independence.
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Possibility Of Terror Incidents Along India's Coastline Remains: Rajnath Singh
The threat of terror incidents along the Indian coastline remains and a neighbouring country is involved in "nefarious" actions to destabilise India, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.
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"Ready To Face Terror Threats Along Coastline": Rajnath Singh In Kerala
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the centre was committed to ensuring the country's coastal and maritime security at a time when terror activities along the Indian coastline seemed like a distinct possibility.
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China Holds Live Drill Along Southeast Coast, Not Clear If Taiwan Was Aim
China's military has conducted live-fire drills along the country's southeastern coastline, state television reported, but it was unclear if these were the same exercises that had been flagged as taking place in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
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Government To Mobilise Rs 1 Lakh Crore Investment In Ports: PM Modi
Seeking Rs 1 lakh crore investment in developing sea ports, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today promised to personally handhold investors for a "safe, secure and satisfactory" berthing so as to transform country's 7,500-km long coastline an "engine of growth".
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At Maritime India Summit 2016, PM Calls For Rs 1 Lakh Crore Investment In Ports
Pitching for making the country's 7,500-km long coastline an "engine of growth", Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the first Maritime India Summit 2016 and said India wants to mobilise Rs 1 lakh crore investment for development of ports.
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New Naval Base is Philippine Military's Top Priority: Armed Forces Chief
The Philippine military's top priority is to build a naval base on the country's western coastline, opposite the disputed Spratly islands, although the plans have been delayed by funding bottlenecks, the Philippine armed forces chief told Reuters.
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Russian Ships in Old Arctic NATO Base Set Alarms Bells Ringing
Russian ships docked at what was once a secret Norwegian naval base in the Arctic have prompted concern from the NATO country's former top military leaders, anxious about its resurgent eastern
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Kerala to Prepare Databank of Marine Ecosystem
Claimed to be the first of its kind initiative in the country, a marine biodiversity map of Kerala's coastline is being prepared by the State Biodiversity Board to create a databank of marine ecosystems and traditional knowledge of the fishermen folk community.
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Cyclone Phailin makes landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha: latest developments
Cyclonic storm Phailin, classified as "very severe", has made landfall near Gopalpur on Odisha coast. The cyclone has prompted the country's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than eight lakh people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places.
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Cyclone Phailin makes landfall near Gopalpur in Odisha; wind speed upto 200 km per hour
Cyclonic storm Phailin, classified as "very severe", has made landfall near Gopalpur on Odisha coast. The cyclone has prompted the country's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than eight lakh people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places.
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Cyclone Phailin to hit Odisha coast any time now
The massive cyclonic storm Phailin, classified as "very severe", is currently stationary about 30 km away from Gopalpur in Odisha and is gaining in strength. It is expected to make landfall soon and has prompted the country's biggest evacuation in 23 years with 5.5 lakh people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places...
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Milind Deora takes charge as Minister of State in Shipping Ministry
Newly appointed junior Shipping Minister Milind Deora on Wednesday said his top most priority, along with inviting private participation in the sector, would be to utilise the country's massive coastline by creating economic opportunities.
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Malaysia issues tsunami alert after earthquake
Malaysian authorities on Wednesday issued a tsunami alert for the country's western coastline and warned citizens to stay away from the shore following a massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean. "We have issued a tsunami alert. We urge people to keep away from the beach in (the states of) Kedah, Perlis, Langkawi, Penang and Perak," Che Gayah Ismai...
