An amount of Rs. 6434 cr. has been invested by the Government from 2014-15 to 2023-24 for development of National Waterways (NWs) in the country. The details of the projects funded are given at Annexure-1.
For development of Inland Water Transport…
Under Bharatmala Pariyojana of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, six Multi Modal Logistics Parks (MMLPs) are to be developed in the following “port cities” :-
Sr.No.
Port Cities
State
1
Chennai
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India’s food processing industry has undergone rapid transformation, driven by its vast agricultural base, rising domestic demand, and supportive government policies. India is poised to emerge as a global leader in the food processing sector,…
On the day when 16 Naxals were neutralised in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma-Dantewada close to the Gogunda hilly forest terrain in a
fierce gun-battle with the security forces, the security forces have achieved a significant breakthrough in their…
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is inviting applications for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar starting from April 1st, 2025, through the National Awards Portal (https://awards.gov.in).
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The Sagarmala Programme, launched in March 2015, is the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, aimed at revolutionizing India’s maritime sector. With a 7,500 km coastline, 14,500 km of potentially navigable waterways,…
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in collaboration with IIIT-Hyderabad has launched a large-scale competition to test age invariance in biometric algorithms.
The first phase of the Biometric SDK Benchmarking challenge focuses…
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in partnership with IISc Bengaluru, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Guwahati, successfully hosted India’s first Nano Electronics Roadshow on March 27,…
India’s bioeconomy has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past decade, growing sixteen-fold from $10 billion in 2014 to an impressive $165.7 billion in 2024. This exceptional expansion reflects the nation’s focused efforts…
A day after the BJP enforced Bandh in protest against murder of its leader on Thursday, scores of people took to the streets on Friday in Ranchi to protest against the brutal murder of a shopkeeper in the Pandra area of Ranchi on Thursday.
Jharkhand…