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BJP's rise to power in Bengal revives hopes for Rs 25,000-crore Tajpur port projectThe BJP's victory in West Bengal has reignited interest in the Tajpur deep sea port project. Hopes are high for better Centre-state coordin...
Planned investment of around Rs 50,000 crore over next five years for inland waterways: Sarbananda SonowalIndia plans to invest around Rs 50,000 crores to enhance its inland waterways over five years, with Rs 23,000 crores allocated for new nati...
Transformational decade under PM Modi has sparked new energy in north east: Sarbananda SonowalUnion Minister Sarbananda Sonowal lauded Prime Minister Modi's governance and development-focused strategy, revitalising Northeast India. I...
Sarbananda Sonowal announces infrastructure upgrade at Dhubri portSonowal participated in the Stakeholders Meeting aimed at unlocking the Export Import (EXIM) trade potential of Dhubri port here. Organized...
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...
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...
Kolkata Port registers 14.75pc jump in cargo handling in Apr-Jan of FY23HDC handled 40.162 million tonne of cargo and KDS 14.092 million tonne during the April-January period of the current fiscal.
Mega steel plant to bring new wave of economic development, create jobs in Odisha: Dharmendra PradhanThis ArcelorMittal-Nippon mega steel plant in Kendrapada will benefit from massive infrastructure developments in the region over the past ...
India to open new trade routes with Bhutan to enable smoother sub-regional coopWith this latest development, Nagarkata will now be notified as a ‘permanent’ LCS without any commodity restrictions, thereby allowing Bhut...
Dredging Corp Q1 results: Net profit at Rs 11 croreIts total income during the quarter under review stood at Rs 168.22 crore as against Rs 199.65 crore in the year-ago period.
Need to open up India's dredging market to boost ports trade: Niti AayogAt present, the Dredging Corporation of India and a limited set of private vendors serve the Indian dredging market, limiting competition.
KoPT aims to reduce turnaround time to stay competitiveS Balaji Arunkumar, deputy chairman of KoPT said that reducing the timeframe to an average of 3.5 days in a year's time is a big challenge ...
Railway ministry sanctions preliminary survey for rail lineThe chief administrative officer (administration) will conduct a preliminary survey for a new line between Sagar and Dankuni here," Eastern...
Panel flags gaps in border fencing, suggests changesThe committee suggested that scientific methods like laser walls could not be installed in many infiltration-prone areas where due to treac...
Government nod to increasing cooperation with Spain in ports sectorThe government today approved a proposal for inking a pact with Spain to strengthen ties in the ports sector.
Government plans to build 12 dry ports, accelerate connectivity projects to boost exportsThe government is also working on improving the draft capacity of India’s 12 major ports, where docking areas are currently only 12 metres ...
Belgium to consider suggestion for developing new Indian portBelgium today assured Indian President Pranab Mukherjee it would look into his suggestion for help in developing a new port near Kolkata.
- KoPT invite bids for new Haldia terminal for transloading
The Kolkata Port Trust has begun the process of creating infrastructure to begin transloading operation aimed at saving the riverine port.
- India set to sign transport project agreement with Myanmar
Brushing aside pressures from the international community, India is set to sign an agreement for an ambitious multi-modal transport project...
- KoPT works on city infrastructure plan
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is working on a 20-year perspective plan for development of infrastructure, modernisation and increased capacity ...