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THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF LIGHTHOUSES
Plans afoot to boost lighthouse tourism in India: Union minister Sarbananda SonowalSarbananda Sonowal chaired a meeting to promote lighthouse tourism, focusing on Vizhinjam Lighthouse. PM Modi endorsed a Light and Sound sh...11 Jul, 2024, 08.29 PM IST- Parliament passes Marine Aids to Navigation BillThe Bill will provide for the development, maintenance and management of aids to navigation in India; for training and certification of the...27 Jul, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
- Marine Aids to Navigation Bill introduced in Lok Sabha to replace over-90-year-old lawWith technological changes taking place at a fast pace in marine navigation, a bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday to replace an ove...15 Mar, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
- Marine Aids to Navigation Bill introduced in Lok SabhaThe Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 provides for the use of the term “marine aids to navigation” instead of “lighthouse” to enable fur...15 Mar, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
- Shipping ministry issues draft Aids to Navigation Bill to replace 90-yr old lawThe draft bill aims at repealing the colonial Lighthouse Act, 1927, and provides for empowering the Directorate General of Lighthouses and ...10 Jul, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
- Coast Guard to deploy interceptor boats for SundarbansTo protect the maritime boundary in Sundarbans, the Coast Guard would be ready with two interceptor boats and a radar station for surveilla...14 Jul, 2018, 03.27 PM IST
- Government to develop 78 lighthouses on its own because of environmental issuesThe Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, a subordinate office under the shipping ministry, will install the elevators, said a...21 May, 2018, 07.53 AM IST
- Mumbai Port to build passenger jetty at Kanhoji Angre IslandIn 2007, operation and maintenance of the light house was transferred to the Director General of Lighthouses & Lightships (DGLL).29 Jan, 2016, 02.31 PM IST
- Government to develop 78 lighthouses pan-India as tourist spotsLighthouses have been beacons of navigation for mariners for centuries, but of late these are transforming into major tourist destinations.15 Oct, 2015, 10.23 AM IST
- Shipping ministry plans to lease land owned by lighthouses for tourismNitin Gadkari-led shipping ministry plans to lease out land held by about 50 lighthouses to private developers for 25-30 years through comp...24 Sep, 2015, 06.06 AM IST
- Government to use the romance of light houses to draw in touristsAccording to shipping ministry officials, areas adjoining lighthouses will be developed as major tourism zones.09 Jun, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
- India's fourth lighthouse museum set to woo visitorsAiming to promote lighthouse tourism, India's fourth lighthouse museum, depicting the story of its evolution and history, is all set to be ...16 Apr, 2015, 10.06 AM IST
- Two-day INA seminar on Indian Maritime History beginsThe two-day seminar is being attended by senior officers from the Navy and the Army, eminent academicians and luminaries from the field of ...17 Oct, 2014, 08.41 PM IST
- Shipping Ministry to develop 15 lighthouses as tourist spotsAfter opening Chennai lighthouse overlooking the Marina beach for public, the Shipping Ministry now plans to develop 14 heritage lighthouse...19 Nov, 2013, 05.07 PM IST
- By misinterpreting Light House Act of 1927, Customs department collecting huge sumsBy misinterpreting the Act of 1927, the Dept have incorrectly collected huge sums thereby putting financial & economic burden upon our own ...13 Aug, 2012, 12.03 PM IST
- Government exploring possibility of venturing into light house tourismIn the first phase, 13 lighthouses across India,including four in Tamil Nadu, would be covered under this scheme.03 Aug, 2012, 03.21 PM IST
- Government taking measures to bolster security at all major portsGovernment is taking a number of measures to bolster security at all the major ports by installing different types of surveillance equipmen...19 Jun, 2012, 03.00 PM IST
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