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India to soon set up apex water authority for northeast region
NEWMA will be the apex authority for developing all projects related to hydropower, agriculture, bio-diversity conservation, flood control and inland water transport, among othersIt will help spearhead India’s efforts to establish prior user rights on waters from the rivers that originate in China
3 min read19 Sep 2019PepsiCo tests ancient India river route as Narendra Modi pushes waterways
The World Bank-assisted Ganga waterways project— costing ₹5,370 crore — will enable the commercial navigation of vessels and is set to be completed by 2023
2 min read12 Nov 2018Govt’s infra boost has shown results
Concertedfocus in revamping the governance structure,create an enabling framework
2 min read26 May 2018Freight villages will change the logistic narrative of India: IWAI’s Pravir Pandey
Inland Waterways Authority of India's vice-chairman Pravir Pandey on freight villages, National Waterways 1 project on Ganga river and the engineering marvels being created along waterways
3 min read16 May 2018Govt proposes new guidelines on groundwater usage by industries
The draft guidelines propose to levy a new water conservation fee based on quantum of groundwater extracted
3 min read14 Oct 2017IWAI raises Rs660 crore through bonds
The Inland Waterways Authority of India has raised Rs660 crore through a bond sale to finance the development of national waterways
1 min read14 Oct 2017Inland Waterways Authority plans Rs660 crore fundraising by March
The fundraising will help augment the resource base for Inland Waterways Authority to develop eco friendly river water transport networks
1 min read6 Aug 2017Nutan Guha-Biswas appointed chairperson of waterways authority
Nutan Guha-Biswas, an IAS officer, will be the second woman chairman of Inland Waterways Authority of India
1 min read3 Mar 2017L&T wins contract to build multi-modal terminal in Jharkhand
The Sahibganj terminal, with a cargo handling capacity of 2.28 mtpa, will have a stockyard, terminal buildings, parking area, berthing space for two vessels and shore protection works among others
1 min read20 Oct 2016Inland shipping to get boost from coastal baseline relaxation
Now inland vessels can venture into sea to offload cargo from large vessels directly which will bring huge operational cost saving
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared