Ships and Kerala coast
The back-to-back shipping accidents off the Kerala coast raise serious environmental, regulatory and security concerns. The silence around the origin, inspection records and cargo manifests of these ships points to gaps in international shipping oversight. Port authority accountability and marine environmental safety enforcement are seen missing. This is a coastline that is one of India’s most ecologically sensitive and densely populated. Have environmental norms been compromised in favour of corporate convenience or under-the-table arrangements? Kerala deserves nothing less than full disclosure and strict preventive measures.
K.A. Solaman,
S.L. Puram, Alappuzha, Kerala
French Open
It will be a million dollar question why Jannik Sinner was unable to convert one of the three championship points in the fourth set which led to his defeat. Carlos Alcaraz was tenacious as if to prove the signage in Court Philippe Chatrier: ‘Victory belongs to the most tenacious’.
V. Lakshmanan
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
Published – June 10, 2025 12:24 am IST
