Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday highlighted the potential of the Hindi language to unite the country. He said that Hindi has never been hostile to other regional languages but has enriched them.
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal attended the 83rd convocation of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHP), Madras in Tamil Nadu's Chennai on Saturday.
Speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of the Kamarajar Port trust in Chennai, Sonowal said that by 2047, India will be among the top ten maritime nations in the world.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal at his official residence here and extended an invitation to the Union Minister to attend the Advantage Assam Summit 2.0 in Guwahati in February next year.
The Northeast region has received an increase of more than 300 per cent in the budget outlay, since 2014, said Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday.
Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, on Tuesday informed the parliament that the government has awarded around 75 port development projects in major ports in the last three years.
The Central Government, in coordination with Goa government, is developing Goa as a major cargo and cruise destination, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in a release on Tuesday.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the docking of Italian Navy School Ship, The Amerigo Vespucci, at the Indira docks in the Mumbai Port. Sonowal also joined Urso to visit the 'Villagio Italia,' a model village of Italy to showcase its culture, the statement said.
Highlighting the 'Cruise Bharat mission', Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal informed the Parliament that there are currently six major ports that have cruise terminals in the country.
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has issued "HaritSagar" the Green Port Guidelines to reduce carbon intensity and to develop an environment-friendly ecosystem at Major Ports of the country in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Friday.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday visited the Charaideo Maidam after it was recognised as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the first such honour for any cultural site of the Northeast.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday visited the Charaideo Maidam after it was recognised as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the first such honour for any cultural site of the Northeast.