Schoolchildren in Assam's Mariani face another disrupted academic year as a bridge over the Soitai River, washed away three ...

Read Assam Floods latest news on The Economic Times. Assam floods latest updates, floods in Assam news, Assam weather updates ...

“You have to recognize the waters. Here, GPS and maps don't work, as the islands appear and disappear and the depths keep changing,” says Bimal Mondol, the shipmaster who expertly steers our vessel, ...

Vessels fashioned in a 3D printer, rather than a shipyard, will be the subject of a presentation at a Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) event. The virtual gathering, Innovations in Ferry ...

WASHINGTON, DC, March 24, 2023 — The World Bank’s Executive Board of Directors today approved a $108 million loan to help the northeastern Indian state of Assam improve disaster preparedness and ...

This will be the country's first tunnel to carry both road and rail. (Representational image/AI generated) New Delhi: The central government has approved a plan to build an underwater road-rail tunnel ...

A char is a river island formed by silt carried downriver. Chars rise up and are submerged every few years. Every time a char erodes, the people living there dismantle their homes and move to the next ...

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways kick-started the process to construct the lighthouses at Bogibeel in Dibrugarh district, Pandu in Kamrup Metropolitan, and Silghat in Nagaon ...