PM Modi to take part at India Maritime Week in Mumbai: Union minister Sarbananda SonowalUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced Prime Minister Modi's attendance at India Maritime Week in Mumbai, highlighting India's growing...
02 Sep, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
With growing disposable income, middle class is embracing cruise: Sarbananda SonowalIndia's cruise tourism is experiencing a significant boom, with passenger numbers surging nearly 500% in the last 11 years. This growth is ...
20 Jul, 2025, 08.24 AM IST
India eyes boosting cruise tourism with ASEAN nations: Sarbananda SonowalIndia is actively fostering cruise tourism ties with ASEAN nations, as stated by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the inaugural ASEAN-I...
30 Jun, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
India, ASEAN to develop cruise tourism circuits in Bay of Bengal, Indian OceanIndia is collaborating with ASEAN nations to develop cruise tourism circuits in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. The initiative aims...
30 Jun, 2025, 09.46 PM IST
Centre aims to promote Yacht tourism: SonowalThe Indian government is planning to boost yacht tourism and personal boating by developing an ecosystem for it, according to ports, shippi...
23 Sep, 2024, 01.23 AM IST
Budget aims to position India as a global leader in maritime innovation: Minister SonowalThe Union Budget 2024-25, presented by PM Modi and FM Sitharaman, focuses on maritime innovation, job creation, economic growth, and shippi...
23 Jul, 2024, 07.21 PM IST
India embarks on Rs 45,000 crore inland waterway development planAn investment of Rs 45,000 crore for the development of river cruise tourism in the country has been promised by the Inland Waterways Devel...
08 Jan, 2024, 08.34 PM IST
Scheme in works for greening of inland waterways vessels"Guidelines for the green transition of inland waterway vessels will be introduced during the first meeting of the Inland Waterway Developm...
03 Jan, 2024, 11.42 PM IST
Government to soon unveil cruise promotion policy: Sarbananda SonowalSonowal said measures like guaranteed berths to cruise ships encourage cruise operations. Volume discounts in cruise tariff up to 30% for d...
04 Nov, 2023, 12.42 AM IST
India will become global leader in cruise tourism soon, says SonowalThe Global Maritime India Summit, hosted by India for the third time, is expected to contribute to the growth of the sector, according to U...
22 Oct, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
Govt to construct world-class cruise terminal in Varanasi: Sarbananda SonowalUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced on Tuesday that the government has plans to build a world-class cruise terminal in Varanasi wit...
26 Sep, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Sarbananda Sonowal launches campaign to transform 75 lighthouses into tourism spots in IndiaThis is in line with the approach of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to transform India’s distinctive lighthouses into captivating tourism si...
01 Jul, 2023, 09.55 PM IST
India's first international cruise vessel, from Chennai to Sri Lanka, flagged offSpeaking at the event, Sonowal said, "We expect that the volume of cruise ships will increase from 208 in 2023 to 500 in 2030 and upto 1100...
05 Jun, 2023, 08.30 PM IST
MV Ganga Vilas has put India and Bangladesh on world's river cruise map: Sarbananda SonowalWelcoming ‘MV Ganga Vilas’, the world’s longest river cruise at its culminating destination in Dibrugarh, Sonowal hailed it as a historic a...
28 Feb, 2023, 09.19 PM IST
MV Ganga Vilas cruise to culminate journey on Tuesday in Dibrugarh"MV Ganga Vilas will culminate its journey on February 28 in Dibrugarh. A welcome ceremony will be organised by the Inland Waterways Author...
25 Feb, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
PM Modi to flag off luxury cruise 'MV Ganga Vilas' on January 13MV Ganga Vilas will put India on the river cruise map of the world, the statement said quoting Union Port, Shipping and Waterways Minister ...
08 Jan, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
World's longest river cruise 'Ganga Vilas' to unlock potential of river cruise tourism in India: Sarbananda SonowalThe luxury cruise will cover a distance of more than 3,200 km across 27 river systems in five states in India and Bangladesh. The huge unta...
08 Jan, 2023, 03.51 PM IST