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National Highways road length to be increased from 96, K km to 200 K km: G
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec. 17 (ANI): Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that the national highways road length will be increased from 96,000 km to 200,000 km.
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Multimodal transport and port-led industrialization, a game changer: Nitin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The government is planning to develop an integrated system of roads, railways, airports and water ports and is also working on port-led industrialization, said Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, and described the d
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Cabinet approves Major Port Trust Authorities Bill, 2016
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 14 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approves the proposal of Ministry of Shipping to replace the Major Port Trusts Act of 1963 by the Major Port Authorities Bill of 2016.
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With eye on tourism, B'desh to introduce water vessels with India
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec. 7 (ANI): Ashoke Madhab Roy, the secretary of Shipping Ministry, said on Wednesday that Bangladesh will soon introduce water vessels with India for tourists of both countries.
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Gadkari's office rubbishes reports of 50 chartered flights to ferry V
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 4 (ANI): The office of Union Road, Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday dubbed reports stating that 50 chartered flights will ferry VIPs for his daughter's wedding as 'mischievous and incorrect'.
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Telangana CM meets Gadkari, seeking approval for 4-lane NH project
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekar Rao on Monday met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari in the national capital to seek approval for the up-gradation of additional 500 kilometres of roads as part of the four lane N
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India, Myanmar, Thailand Friendship Motor Car Rally flagged off
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 13 (ANI): Guided by objectives to improve connectivity by road in the South-East Asian region and to sensitise the stakeholders of India, Myanmar and Thailand Motor Vehicle Agreement regarding potential benefits of such a regulatory regime, a Friendship Motor Car Rall
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Neichute Doulo, Entrepreneurs Associate (EA) is India's Social Entrep
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI- Business Wire India): The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation announced Neichute Doulo, Entrepreneurs Associate (EA) as the winner of the Social En
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IWAI signs MoUs with Dredging Corporation of India, Paradip Port Trust and
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.28 (ANI): To ensure the development of national waterways in a time-bound and effective manner, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on Wednesday signed three separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), the Paradip
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Cabinet approves enactment of new Admiralty Bill, to repeal five archaic s
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.21 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has given its approval to a proposal of the Ministry of Shipping to enact the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill 2016 and to repeal five archaic admiralty statutes.
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NGT imposes Rs. 100 crore fine on Qatar-based shipping company
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 23 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs. 100 crore on a Qatar-based shipping company, Delta Shipping Marine Service, for 2011 Mumbai oil spill.
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Cost of logistics needs to be brought down to compete in international mar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam, Aug 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Surface Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has emphasized that the cost of logistics in the country, which stands high at 17-18 percent currently, needs to be brought down drastically to compete in the international market.
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