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India’s first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel enters commercial service in VaranasiIndia's first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel has commenced commercial operations in Varanasi, marking a significant step in...- Assam Inland Waterways Boost: IWAI signs MoUs for petrochem transport & water metroInland Waterways Authority of India inks key agreements to boost Assam's water transport. MoUs with Assam Petro-Chemicals and the state gov...
- India building global-standard inland ship repair network to boost water transport: Shantanu ThakurIndia is enhancing its inland ship repair and maintenance facilities. New centers in Patna and Varanasi are operational, with another plann...
- Hoist the sails: India’s cruise tourism faces a host of challenges despite tax incentives for foreign linersThe World, the largest privately-owned residential yacht, visited Visakhapatnam. India, with its extensive coastline and rivers, holds pote...
- Shipping Ministry approves Rs 645 crores for 10 new waterways projects on Brahmaputra in AssamFrom the construction of slipways at strategic locations such as Maya Ghat in Dhubri district and Majuli district to the establishment of p...
- Nearly one crore pilgrims take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti: OfficialBiswas on Sunday, had said, "Nearly 65 lakh pilgrims have visited Gangasagar Mela until Sunday noon since the fair's inauguration on Januar...
- Delhi's Yamuna bridge: Railways' old 'warhorse', first opened for traffic in 1866The historic 150-year-old Yamuna Bridge connecting Calcutta and Delhi on a continuous rail network has been temporarily closed due to flood...
- Govt working to upgrade ports, give e-visa facilities to promote cruise tourism in India: G Kishan ReddyToday, the Ministry of Tourism through central financial assistance scheme has been supporting tourism infrastructure development-related p...
- MoU signed for ‘Riverine Based Religious Tourism Circuit’ to connect seven Religious places on BrahmaputraA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for the development of ‘Riverine Based Religious Tourism Circuit’ among Inland Waterways Aut...
- India eyes ₹35kcr investments by 2047 to create waterways networkIt is the first river cruise to connect Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam. It begins from Varanasi (UP) and concludes ...
- Faizabad Jn now Ayodhya Cantt: Mixed reactions from historians, locals on station renamingFaizabad city is located about seven km from its twin town Ayodhya in Ayodhya district (earlier Faizabad district), and the Faizabad statio...
- Kumbh Mela: How UP will manage one of the world's biggest religious festivalA whole city would come up temporarily at Prayagraj to celebrate the Hindu festival of Ardh Kumbh Mela.
- Why India is dredging rivers in BangladeshNew Delhi has tied up with Dhaka to dredge two river stretches. It has committed 80 per cent of the total amount required for these two str...
- With eyes on 2019 polls, PM Narendra Modi launches development drive in his home constituencyDuring his visit, PM said: “We not only lay foundations but also inaugurate projects.” The message there is not just for electorate but for...
- 30 years on, trial on India's 1st national waterway startsThe first trial of cargo transport carries 200 newly assembled Maruti cars and another 1,000 tonnes building material from Varanasi to Kolk...
- Boat capsizes in West Bengal, five deadThe incident has led to mob-violence in Shantipur with locals setting six government trawlers on fire and ransacking the local ferry-contro...
- WB government proposes to introduce inland waterways servicesWest Bengal government has proposed to introduce inland waterways services along 12 rivers in West Bengal to reduce congestion on roads.
- Why climate change & pollution threats to Sundarbans cannot be taken lightly by governmentsSix years after cyclone Aila, the existential threat faced by the people and fauna in one of the world’s largest mangroves has reached alar...
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