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Parliament passes National Waterways Bill, 2015
The Parliament has passed National Waterways Bill, 2015 to clear decks for the conversion of 106 rivers and creeks across India into transport waterways. It was first passed in Lok Sabha in December 2015 i.e. in the winter session and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Chhattisgarh inks MoU with Indian Railways to form Joint Venture Company
Chhattisgarh Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Railway to form a joint venture (JV) company for the expansion of railway tracks in the state. With this Chhattisgarh became 5th state to join hands with the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Union Government launches River Information System
India’s first River Information System (RIS) was launched by Union Government facilitate safe and accurate inland waterway navigation. It has been launched in phases and the first phase will cover 145-km stretch of National Waterways 1 (Phase I- Haldia to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Delhi Government releases blueprint for Odd-Even formula
Delhi government has released a detailed blueprint for its ambitious Odd-Even formula for road-rationing plan to check pollution in the national capital. The Odd-Even formula plan seeks to curb the number of vehicles plying in the national capital by limiting ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
India joins select club nations to build LNG ships
India has joined select club nations to build Liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships after state owned Cochin Shipyard has received certification in this regard. Cochin Shipyard also became first shipyard in India to get the nod to build LNG-transporting ships ..
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 ..