Move seeks to end an anomaly that is cited by local fleet owners as the main reason for an acute shortage of sailors to man their vessels
2 min read19 Aug 2015A new show offers glimpses of life lived on the western Indian Ocean
3 min read16 Mar 2015India seeks to end a more than two-decade-old taxation anomaly that is cited by local fleet-owners as the cause for an acute shortage of sailors to man ships
4 min read6 Mar 2015The sailors have returned to Mumbai, where they were provided psychological counselling
1 min read5 Nov 2014Tax officials have agreed to rewrite rules for seafarers working on Indian-flag ships to qualify them for non-resident status
3 min read3 Oct 2014The budget has showered goodies on mainline shipping, coastal shipping, shipbuilding, seafarers, maritime training and port development
5 min read18 Jul 2014India needs to act to thwart piracy at sea
4 min read3 Oct 2008Indian seafarers turn wary of sailing through Somalian waters
3 min read30 Sep 2008The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared