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Ministry of Shipping waives waterways usage charges to promote inland wate
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Shipping on Friday decided to waive waterway usage charges with immediate effect considering the Government of India's vision to promote inland waterways as a supplementary, eco-friendly and cheaper mode of transport. The charges have been wa
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Centre approves Loktak Inland waterways project in Manipur
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Union Ministry of Shipping on Wednesday approved the long pending demand of Manipur government for the development of Loktak Inland Waterways project in the state.
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Mansukh Mandaviya digitally flags off IWAI ship carrying Bhutanese cargo t
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): In a first, the Minister of State for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Friday digitally flagged-off a vessel from Assam's Dhubri to Bangladesh's Narayanganj, carrying 1000 MT of Bhutanese stone.
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MoS Mandaviya to flag off cargo vessel from Bhutan to Bangladesh tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) and Chemical and Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya will flag off an inland waterways vessel containing cargo from Bhutan to Bangladesh via Brahmaputra river and the Indo-Bangla Protocol Route tomorrow.
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Yamuna Water Taxi Project will be new means of urban transportation: Mansu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Minister of State for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday inspected the Sonia Vihar site for proposed Yamuna Water Taxi Project of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) here said that the project will boost tourism in a sustainable way and reduce t
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IWAI, IOC sign MoU on fuel needs for waterways
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to jointly develop infrastructure for meeting fuel, lubricating oil, LPG and natural gas requirements of national wat
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Jalaj Srivastava is IWAI chairman
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 19 (ANI): Jalaj Srivastava, a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has been appointed the chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). The IWAI comes under the Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, currently headed by
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Banking sector being roped in to develop inland waterways
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Easy financing models being worked upon to promote private participation for developing inland waterways.
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Nepal PM Oli to receive PM Modi on his arrival: Sources
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 08 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be received by his Nepali counterpart in the country's historical and ancient city of Janakpur on May 11, according to the sources.
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Northeast development will be based on HIRA: NITI Aayog
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajeev Kumar on Tuesday said that focus of development projects in the northeast region will be based on the concept of Highways, Inland Waterways, Railways and Airways (HIRA) as spelled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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India, Nepal agree to develop inland waterways
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 7 (ANI): India and Nepal recognised the untapped potential of inland waterways, in order to contribute towards the overall economic development of the region.
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Inland waterways to be developed in Vijayawada: AP CM
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India] (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that inland waterways will be developed in Vijayawada as major means of transport.
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