Waterway Current Affairs, GK & News
India received first shipment from Bangladesh through water route
India has received the first commercial shipment from Bangladesh through water route on November 9, 2020. The shipment was received Assam’s Karimganj on the Protocol for Inland Water Trade and Transit (PIWTT) route. This is a step towards utilizing the inland waterway connectivity for trade and prosperity between both the countries. About Protocol on Inland ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Connectivity • India Bangladesh Protocol • India-Bangladesh • Inland Waterways • North East India • Waterway
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
River Information System
In January, 2016, 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 Farakka) on the Ganges River. Inland Waterway Authority of India (IWAI), a ..
Topics: Farakka • Inland • Inland Electronic Navigational Charts • Inland navigation • Inland Waterways Authority of India • National Waterway 3 • Navigability • Transport • Water • Water transport • Waterway
Kochi to host 5th edition of Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transportation Business Summit-2017
The 5th edition of the ‘Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transportation Business Summit 2017’ will be held at Hotel Crown Plaza in Kochi, Kerala on September 22. The summit will be an initiative to explore the immense potential of coastal shipping and waterways as well as an effort to build a shared commitment and decipher ..
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: Geography of India • Kerala • Kochi • Ministry of Shipping • Seatrade • Water • Water transport in India • Waterway