Inland Waterways In India

Mains > Industry and infrastructure > Infrastructure & Investment models > Waterways

IN NEWS: Government intends to increase the share of IWT to 5% as per Maritime India Vision (MIV)-2030....

For Prelims, questions on the waterways and its associated river, features of key legislations and projects like Jal Marg Vikas can be asked.
For Mains, questions on inland water transport can be expected in GS 3. The content can also be used in questions related to ease of doing business, water disputes and sustainable development.

2023 MAR 27

Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route

Preliminary > Geography > Economic geography > Waterways

Why in news? Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways received a cargo vessel of food-grains from Patna to ...

2022 MAR 14

Preliminary > Industry and Infrastructure > Miscellaneous > Waterways

About IWAI Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is the statutory authority that came into existence on 27th ...

2021 JAN 30

Preliminary > Industry and Infrastructure > Miscellaneous > Waterways

Why in news? Prime minister flagged off a Ro-Pax service between Hazira and Ghogha in Gujarat through video confer...

2020 NOV 8

Preliminary > Geography > Places in news > Waterways

About Persian Gulf It is a shallow marginal sea of the Indian Ocean that lies between the Arabian Peninsula and so...

2020 SEP 4

Preliminary > Industry and Infrastructure > Infrastructure & Investment models > Waterways

WHY IN NEWS? As many as 59,607 families along city waterways such as Buckingham Canal (part of NW4), Adyar and Cooum ...

2020 JUL 6