This was a giant leap for the country in transforming its logistics and transportation sector with the inauguration of the “Jalvahak” scheme under the leadership of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways to boost the movement of cargo by availing the vast network of the Indian nation with water ways. By incentivizing the use of National …
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has assured that the uncertainty prevailing over the construction of the much-needed road connecting the Vizhinjam International Seaport to National Highway 66 will soon be over. The same is in the wake of Thiruvananthapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor’s intervention in Lok Sabha, bringing this issue to the fore. Why the Road to …
The Narendra Modi government has given a significant fillip to India’s inland waterways, having invested more than ₹6,000 crores over the last decade. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this vital transportation network has been transformed into a major player in the transport of cargo and passenger connectivity. A sequence of strategic reforms has driven remarkable growth in …
The industry in the guise of maritime will prove indispensable for India to achieve her vision aspires to become the world’s third-largest economy. At the Indian Maritime Heritage Conclave (IMHC) 2024, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar reiterated further how such a dream cannot be achieved without a position of the country, in geography that the advanced maritime infrastructure available to her …
Presenting the Merchant Shipping Bill before the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal further tightened the screw on strengthening India’s overall maritime security by proposing that a regulating authority be designed to handle vessel and facility security in the country’s ports. Even though public attention focused on the bill it also was not without any oppositions of members claiming that …