ROPAX Service

A new ROPAX service was inaugurated between Mumbai and Mandwa in Maharashtra by the Union Minister for Shipping, while highlighting the importance of waterways as a means of transport. About the Vessel The ROPAX Vessel M2M-1 was constructed in 2019 ..

Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya launches ‘Ropax’

A passenger ferry service called ‘Ropax’ was launched between Mumbai and Mandwa of Maharashtra by the Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya. The vessel which can carry as many as 200 cars and 1,000 passengers was built in ..

Union Shipping Minister launches sixth offshore patrol vessel ‘Yard 45006 VAJRA’

Union Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya recently launched the sixth offshore patrol vessel ‘Yard 45006 VAJRA’. The vessel was designed and indigenously built by Larsen and Toubro to enhance coastal security of the country. This is the sixth in the series of seven ..

Ministry of Shipping develops Industrial Cluster-cum-Logistics Park at Sahibganj

Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya recently announced that the Ministry is developing Industrial Cluster-cum-Logistics Park at Sahibganj, a town in Jharkhand. India’s second riverine Multi Modal terminal was also inaugurated at Sahibganj in September 2019. A Freight village ..

WHO organizes Global Research Forum on Corona Virus

The World Health Organization is to host Global Research Forum between February 11, 2020 and February 12, 2020. The event is to be co-hosted by Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness. Highlights The event will bring together leading public ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Integrated Financial Advisors Workshop

The Integrated Financial Advisors workshop was organized in New Delhi on Tuesday, December 24, 2019. An integrated financial advisor works as a representative of the Ministry of Finance with other ministries of the Central Government and all armed forces branches ..