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Lok Sabha passes Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Lok Sabha has unanimously passed Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to amend the Central Road Fund (CRF) Act, 2000. The CRF Act regulates Central Road Fund (CRF) into which cess levied and collected on high ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
IWAI raises Rs. 660 crore through Bonds
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has raised Rs. 660 crore as Fully Serviced Bonds. The oversubscribed bonds were issued through e-bidding on BSE Portal and the entire amount of Rs.660 crore was raised in single tranche at a ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
National waterways project threatens Gangetic dolphins
According to the scientists and wildlife conservationists, the National Waterways (NW) project possesses serious environmental threat to Gangetic river dolphins. The development NW1 in the River Ganga is considered as single-largest threat to the survival of the species, whose numbers ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
Lok Sabha passes The National Waterways Bill, 2015
Lok Sabha has unanimously passed the National Waterways Bill, 2015 by voice vote after it was introduced by Union Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. The bill aims at declaring 106 additional inland waterways as National Waterways in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Cabinet approves amendments to The National Waterways Bill, 2015
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to carry out official amendments in The National Waterways Bill, 2015. The amendments seek to add 106 additional inland waterways as the national waterways based on ..