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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicShipping

Topic: shipping

Modi govt plans to boost Ganga economy with floating flower & fruit markets, ferry services

Shipping ministry is planning to launch Rs 1,367-crore Arth Ganga project in October to boost India's river economy.

This Modi govt proposal could ease Mumbai, Kolkata space crunch, bring much-needed revenue

Shipping Ministry has identified 9,000 acres of port land in Kolkata, Mumbai & Gujarat that it hopes to lease out to private developers.  

Modi govt’s waterways authority set to rope in private players to build, operate terminals

With private players queuing up, Inland Waterways Authority of India looks at moving out of building terminals and jetties on waterways.

Next problem for Indian economy: Fuel shortage for domestic shipping

Ships hauling everything from coal to iron ore & consumer goods on domestic routes may run out of fuel as India struggles to meet new environmental standards.

Shipping ministry ready with mega plan to turn Mumbai port land into a new mini city

Ministry wants to develop a satellite city that will include a residential district, commercial district, a central park and maritime tourism.

Modi govt targets shipping sector to solve some of its job creation problems

The idea is to bring all the recruiting companies and training institutes on one platform.

Biggest Indian cargo company wants to build an Uber for shipping

Mumbai based Allcargo, reported a drop in profit in four of the past five quarters and is betting on technology to revive volumes and take on overseas rivals such as DHL Worldwide Express. 

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.