India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025 has come into force with effect from 1st July, 2026 in rural areas of the entire country. All States and Union Territories have notified Viksit Bharat G RAM G Scheme in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and have started implementing the same. Certain expressions of views/concerns by some organisations in relation to the implemen...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: NEW DELHI, July 28, 2026: As geopolitical tensions continue to impact key global shipping routes, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, today undertook a comprehensive review of the safety and welfare of Indian seafarers serving aboard merchant vessels in conflict-sensitive regions, reaffirming the Government's commitment to ensuring that every Indian mariner remains safe, informed and supported...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India has emerged as the world's second-largest supplier of seafarers, contributing 311,936 maritime professionals to the global shipping industry, according to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026. The report estimates that India now accounts for 12.16% of the global seafaring workforce, ranking behind only the Philippines and ahead of China, the Russian Federation and Indonesia. The achievement marks one of the most rema...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No Project Project Cost (in cr.) Fund Uitlized (in cr.) 1 Container Terminal Phase-I Stage-II 558.00 342.00 2 IOCL Captive Jetty 921.00 868.48 3 Coal Berth-4 198.94 292.21 4 Fire Fighting Facilities 24.99 5.59 5 1 MLD Desalination Plant 21.92 19.5 6 Coal Berth-3 244.5 261.05 7 Capital Dredging Phase-VI (18 m Draft) 440.70 3.44 8 RFID & ANPR Based Gate Control System 5.54 3.66 9 Integrated Co...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS), is an extension of Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy (SBFAP), with an outlay of Rs. 24,736 crore to address cost disadvantages faced by Indian shipyards vis-a-vis global shipyards. Maritime Development Fund (MDF), with a corpus of Rs. 25,000 crore, has been established for providing long term financing support to shipbuilding and maritime sector comprising of Maritime Invest...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In 2025, India became the world's leading ship recycling nation, accounting for 35.4% of global ship recycling volume. Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling Yard, established in 1982-83 in Gujarat, handles 98% of India's ship recycling activity. The yard has 128 currently operational plots having recycling capacity of 4.5 million LDT per annum. Since the inception, more than 8,900 ships aggregating more than 71 million LDT have been recycled...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. National Waterways 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26* 1. (a) NW-1 (Ganga Bhagirathi-Hooghly Rivers) in UP, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal 87.83 66.25 163.38 97.72 98.36 1. (b) Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) 229.60 339.22 501.26 501.48 616.27 2. NW-3 (West Coastal canal, kerala including NW-8 (Alapuzzha-Changonasser) & NW-9 (Alappuzha-Kottayam-Athirampuzha Canal) in Kerala 10.83 3.82 4.78 15....
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: An order for shipping containers was placed by a global shipping line on an Indian container manufacturer. The domestically produced prototype container was unveiled at Dadri, Uttar Pradesh on 03.07.2026. The shipping containers are produced in accordance with internationally accepted quality and safety standards, including International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specifications and the International Convention for Safe...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Port No. of dedicated Coastal Berths 1 Chennai Port Authority (ChPA) 1 2 Cochin Port Authority (CoPA) 1 3 Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL) 2 4 Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) 1 5 Paradip Port Authority (PPA) 5 6 V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA) 1 7 Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) 1 8 Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA) 3 9 Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority (SMPA) 3 10 New Mangalore ...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India is implementing a comprehensive range of welfare programmes for senior citizens under the Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana (AVYAY) to promote healthy, dignified and active ageing across the country. The details were shared by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri B. L. Verma, in a written reply to Shri Ganesh Singh in Lok Sabha. Under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC), ...