Sonowal unveils roadmap for maritime reforms, digital governance under Viksit Bharat 2047Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is driving India's maritime sector forward. A comprehensive reform roadmap aims to boost ease of doing bu...
25 May, 2026, 09.44 PM IST
Centre betting big on Brahmaputra as economic lifeline: Minister Sarbananda SonowalThe Indian government is developing the Brahmaputra river into a major economic corridor. This initiative focuses on transport, trade, and ...
20 May, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
Govt working on plan to rollout water metro transport system in 18 citiesIndia is set to launch a water metro transport system in 18 cities. This initiative aims to transform waterways into efficient public trans...
18 May, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Centre plans Guwahati Water Metro in Phase I of nationwide rollout: Union minister Sarbananda SonowalIndia is set to launch Water Metro services in 18 cities, with Guwahati leading Phase I. This initiative aims to transform waterways into e...
18 May, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
Cargo via rivers: Tata Steel shipment to Guwahati signals shift to inland waterwaysA significant consignment of granulated blast furnace slag and TMT bars has successfully reached Pandu via the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Rou...
24 Mar, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
Inland Waterways Authority bolsters ops at Pandu and Dhubri Ports; aims to export 3 mn MT from Assam by 2025The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has strengthened its operations and management at the Pandu and Dhubri ports in order to boo...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.30 PM IST
Efforts being made to develop waterways with private sector's help: IWAISpeaking at the 'Maritime Public Private Partnership Conclave 2022, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) Chairman Sanjay Bandopadhyay...
17 Aug, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
Development work on 13 of 26 national waterways for cargo, passenger movement begun, says CentreCentral government through Inland Waterways Authority of India (lWAl), an autonomous organisation under the ministry of ports, shipping and...
19 Jul, 2022, 05.12 PM IST
Shipping Corporation to partner with IWAI to commence coastal shipping services"We will announce a collaboration with Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) very soon. We are commencing coastal shipping operations,...
09 Jan, 2021, 05.37 PM IST
Shipping Ministry waives off waterway usage charges to promote inland waterwaysThe shipping ministry on Friday said it has waived off waterway usage charges in a bid to promote inland waterways as a cheaper mode of tra...
24 Jul, 2020, 06.11 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
Inland Waterways Authority of India starts work on converting 106 rivers into national waterwaysFor another 46 waterways, which are in coastal & tidal regions, two stage DPR studies have been initiated. These reports are in the final s...
20 Jan, 2017, 09.51 PM IST
Goa to consult stakeholders on nationalisation of waterways"Department of Ports has called a meeting of all the stakeholders next week wherein the draft MoU on nationalisation of inland waterways wo...
18 Aug, 2016, 04.23 PM IST
IWAI pacts with Odisha government, Paradip and Dhamra Ports for National Waterway 5Radhakrishnan said for NW-4, a project for development of Sholinganallur-Kallapakkam stretch of South Buckingham Canal has been sanctioned.
22 Dec, 2014, 07.24 PM IST
- Government to identify ways to scale up investment in Inland Waterways sector
Expanding the horizons of investments, the government has decided to identify the potential and approaches to attract funds in the Inland W...
16 Jul, 2012, 05.26 PM IST
- Earnings through inland waterways doubles over the last 2 years
Earnings through inland waterways have registered an increase of over 100 percent since the last three years with a consistent rise in the ...
07 May, 2012, 06.24 PM IST
- PM fast-tracks development of inland waterways
In a bid to ease the burden on rail and road infrastructure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken steps to fast-track the development an...
28 Jan, 2012, 03.52 PM IST