Current Affairs on Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways

India’s Maritime Sector Set for Transformation: Sarbananda Sonowal Launches ‘One Nation-One Port Process’

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, unveiled a range of transformative initiatives designed to modernize India’s maritime infrastructure and strengthen its position in global trade. These announcements were made at a stakeholder meeting in Mumbai, in line with the Union Budget’s focus on revitalizing the maritime sector. The initiatives aim to streamline […]

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Union Minister Sonowal Unveils National River Traffic & Navigation System

On January 11, 2025, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, launched the National River Traffic and Navigation System (NRT&NS) during the second meeting of the Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC) in Kaziranga, Assam. This initiative aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of inland waterway transportation across India. Key Developments at the

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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates ‘Nikarshan Sadan’ Dredging Museum in Visakhapatnam

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday inaugurated Nikarshan Sadan” – The DCI (Dredging Corporation of India) Dredging Museum at DCI campus in Visakhapatnam. The museum displayed models of different types of dredgers, vintage photos and historical milestones of this dredging behemoth from the Eastern Port City of Vizag.

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Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Competency Examination for Seafarers

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Government is striving to improve the quality of Indian Seafarers and make their life comfortable. Speaking at the release of Navik Jeevan and launch of Online Competency-based Examination through VC mode in New Delhi It is a fully digital Artificial Intelligence Machine

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Shipping Minister Sarbanand Sonowal launches ‘MyPortApp’ for digital monitoring of port operations

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal launched a port mobile application called ‘MyPortApp’ in Kolkata. The App is aimed at promoting transparency and easy access to port-related information. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and waterways in a Statement said, targeted towards Port users for availing various Port services, the app includes all port

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Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways issued guidelines for floating structures

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has issued the guidelines for floating structures with a vision to set up world-class floating infrastructure all along the coastline in the upcoming projects as per the provisions contained in the guidelines. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The guidelines sets out technical aspects for implementation of Floating Jetties or

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