India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for the continuation of the PMAY-G during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29 for construction of 2 crore additional houses in the new phase of the scheme. At the national level, out of the total target of 1.22 crore allocated to the States, 97.48 lakh houses have been sanctioned under the new phase of PMAY-G. Since FY 2024-25, a total central share of Rs. 49,407.96 crore has been released to the Stat...
India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the country including the State of Tamil Nadu, a total of 1,31,589 km road length (18,814 roads and 5,110 bridges) was completed at an expenditure of Rs. 1,07,942 crore (including State Share), during the last five years, under various verticals of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). The year wise details are given below:- Financial Year No. of Roads Length No. of Bridges Expenditure 2021-22 6557 42015 1398 27833...
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...