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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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Cargo transportation on waterways reaches 72.31 million tonnes
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Cargo transportation on waterways rose to 72.31 million tonnes in 2018-19 from 55.2 million tonnes in 2016-17 and 55.03 million tonnes in 2017-18, the government said on Thursday.
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Pompeo vouches for US-India partnership to safeguard free, open internatio
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 27 (ANI): India and the United States should reinforce their partnership and strategise more comprehensively on safeguarding free and open international waterways, visiting US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said here on Wednesday.
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Yamuna Water Taxi Project will be new means of urban transportation: Mansu
Updated : 6 years, 9 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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Connectivity a key challenge for locals in these 16 Kalahandi villages
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India] Apr 11, (ANI): 16 villages in Odisha's Kalahandi district remain cut off as the area is deprived of roads, forcing locals of these water-locked villages to turn to waterways for their commute.
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Medicine, personal care products may lead to new pollutants in waterways
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): Bacteria in sewage treatment plants may be creating new contaminants that have not been evaluated for potential risks and may affect aquatic environments, say scientists in a study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal.
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Gadkari declares Betwa river as waterway, reiterates 'dream' remark
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Union Minister of Shipping and Water Resources Nitin Gadkari on Sunday declared Betwa river as a waterway, adding that he is not among those who show dreams, but among those who fulfill them.
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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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Waterways between Delhi and Prayagraj soon, says Union Minister Nitin Gadk
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said a detailed project report (DPR) has been prepared for connecting Delhi to Prayagraj through waterways.
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No specific inputs of any 26/11 type attack on India by sea, waterways: Ce
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, January 2, (ANI) The government on Wednesday said not have any specific input about any terrorist group planning a 26/11 type attack in the port, cargo or oil tankers in the high seas with better sea strike capabilities and deep diving training technique.
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Gadkari urges private sector to invest in expressways, waterways, clean Ga
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari has urged the private sector to invest liberally in the development of expressways, waterways, irrigation projects and 'Clean Ganga
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Cleaning of Dal Lake begins prior to onset of winter
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov 26 (ANI): The Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has initiated a massive mission to clean the Dal Lake ahead of the onset of peak winter in Jammu and Kashmir.
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