Vessel carrying 200MT food grains sails from Patna for Pandu in AssamUnion Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off an inland waterway vessel MV Lal Bahadur Shastri from Patna to...
05 Feb, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
After navigating pandemic shocks, MoPSW sets sail for Ramayana cruise, increased ship recycling worksFrom the shipping ministry being rechristened as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) to initiatives for boosting inland water...
30 Dec, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
NGT asks MoEF for report on whether clearance needed for inland waterway projects in GangaThe tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Bharat Jhunjhunwala and others on whether EIA is necessary for navigation infrastructure in the Ri...
18 Dec, 2020, 07.02 PM IST
PM to inaugurate India's second multi-modal terminal in SahibganjThis is the second of the three Multi Modal Terminals (MMTs) being constructed on river Ganga under Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP).
10 Sep, 2019, 08.04 PM IST
Varanasi terminal: Modi's ambitious project to speed up economyThe terminal will help correct India's transport modal mix that imposes huge logistics cost on the economy.
12 Nov, 2018, 07.30 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate first multi-modal terminal on Ganga river in VaranasiThis is the first of the three such terminals and two inter-modal terminals being constructed on the river, according to an official releas...
09 Nov, 2018, 04.24 PM IST
PM to greet India's first container vessel on inland waterways in VaranasiIn a first for the country's inland water transport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 12 will receive a container vessel in Varanas...
04 Nov, 2018, 04.02 PM IST
India’s first container movement on inland waterways with PepsiCo on-board“It will be country’s first container movement on Inland Vessel post-independence scheduled on Tuesday,” the shipping ministry said in a st...
29 Oct, 2018, 03.37 PM IST
First container movement on inland waterways to start with PepsiCo consignmentInland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) officials said the food and Beverage giant would move 16 containers from Kolkata to Varanasi on ...
28 Oct, 2018, 10.27 PM IST
Cargo traffic on Ganga waterway may rise to 21.89 MT by 2021: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari said various projects underway on NW 1 have the terminal capacity of 13.62 MT and these include Varanasi, Haldia and Sahebgan...
02 Oct, 2018, 07.39 PM IST
Government approves Rs 5,369 crore waterway project on National Waterway-1The government said it will boost infrastructure development like multi-modal and inter-modal terminals, Roll on - Roll off (Ro-Ro) facilit...
03 Jan, 2018, 03.35 PM IST
IWAI to issue bonds next month, raise Rs 660 croreThe proceeds from the bonds will be utilised for development and maintainence of national waterways.
18 Sep, 2017, 11.59 AM IST
Mercator eyes slice of Rs 12k-cr dredging job under SagarmalaThe company, during a presentation on the same day, said the Centre is focussing significantly on dredging and inland waterways development.
17 Sep, 2017, 02.53 PM IST
Government starts multiple waterways transportationThe vessel's journey commenced from Kolaghat on Rupnarayan river (National Waterway- 86) to reach Bhagalpur via river Ganga (NW-1).
06 May, 2017, 10.20 PM IST
- Bihar CM urges Centre to address issue of siltation in Ganga river01 Apr, 2017, 09.29 PM IST
'Multi-modal terminal at Varanasi to be major logistic hub'The development of NW-1 through the JMVP will facilitate diversion of a substantial portion of this cargo through IWT route to this ports, ...
29 Jan, 2017, 01.33 PM IST
IWAI awards contract to build navigational lock at Farakka"IWAI has awarded the work for the construction of a new state of the art navigational lock...to a reputed company at a cost of Rs 359 cror...
30 Nov, 2016, 05.45 PM IST