Sagar Mala project Current Affairs, GK & News
Goa decides to ply ‘water taxis’ in its inland waterways
In a first, the Goa government has decided to ply ‘water taxis’ in its inland waterways between Panaji and Old Goa. The announcement was made while tabling the performance budget of the River Navigation department (RND) for the financial year 2019-2020. The department also plans to upgrade existing ferry ramps and jetties and provide better ..
Topics: Countries • Ferry • Goa • Ministry of Shipping • Political geography • Sagar Mala project • Waterway
The first-ever Centre for Inland & Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) tocome up IIT Kharagpur
Under the flagship Sagarmala Programme, the Union Ministry of Shipping has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with IIT Kharagpur for setting up the Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) at IIT Kharagpur. The first-of-its-kind Centre will focus on ship design for coastal/inland waterways, shipbuilding technology and structural design, transport systems & ..
Topics: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur • Kharagpur • Ministry of Shipping • Port • Sagar Mala project • Subdivisions of India • Waterway • West Bengal
India partners with Portugal to set up a national maritime heritage museum at Lothal
India has partnered with Portugal to set up a national maritime heritage museum at the ancient Indian site of Lothal in Gujarat. It is likely to come up on the lines of a similar museum at Lisbon, which is administered by the Portuguese Navy. The Government of India (GoI) has allocated a grant for building ..
Topics: Archaeological Survey of India • Gujarat • India • Lothal • Ministry of Shipping • Narendra Modi • Navy Museum • Sagar Mala project • States and union territories of India
Sustainable Blue Economy Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya
The first Sustainable Blue Economy Conference was held in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. It was organized by Kenya and cohosted by Japan and Canada. The theme of this conference was ‘The Blue Economy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.’ Sustainable Blue Economy Conference This conference was held on momentum of UN’s 2030 Agenda for ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Topics: Blue economy • Environment • Indian Ocean • Indian-Ocean Rim Association • Kenya • Ministry of Shipping • Nairobi • Natural environment • Ocean pollution • Sagar Mala project • Structure • Sustainability • Sustainable Blue Economy Conference • Sustainable Development • Sustainable Development Goals • United Nations Ocean Conference • world wildlife fund
India’s largest Dry Dock to come Cochin Shipyard
On October 30, the Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lay the foundation of India’s largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard in Kerala. The new Dry Dock is being constructed at a cost of Rs 1799 Crore. It will be 310 m long, 75m wide, with a depth of ..
Topics: Cochin Shipyard • Dry dock • Kerala • Kerala Legislative Assembly • Ministry of Shipping • Pinarayi • Pinarayi Vijayan • Sagar Mala project • Shipyard • State governments of India