The first ever BIMSTEC Conclave of Ports, being held at Vishakhapatnam on 7-8 November, 2019 was inaugurated by Minister of State for Shipping(I/C), Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today.The conclave aims at providing a platform to strengthen maritime interaction,...

Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilizers held a review meeting with the officials of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) here today. The Minister inaugurated Ease of Doing Business-Implementation of Radio Frequency...

Minister for Shipping and Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya has said that Neurological disorders pose a great challenge to the healthcare in  developing countries in view of limited resources and manpower that are in adequate...

The Ministry of Shipping is working on a plan to develop a National Grid for Ports based on synergy between the Major and Minor ports in the country. Mansukh Mandaviya, MoS (I/C) for Shipping and MoS Chemical and Fertilizers announced this while addressing...

Mansukh Mandavia, MoS(I/C)  Shipping has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's  foreign policy initiative  regarding use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports in Bangladesh for movement of goods to and from India will bring revolutionary cost-cutting...

India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID), capturing the facial bio-metric data of seafarers. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, MoS (I/C) Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers launched the project in New Delhi...

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched a mobile application “Janaushadhi Sugam” and had announced that “Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Oxo-Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin” will now be available at only One Rupee per pad. Minister of...

The foundation stone for an additional Liquid Cargo Jetty was laid at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai today, by the Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge), Mansukh Mandaviya. The project is being undertaken to cater to the increased...

The Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya and  Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism & Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel discussed  the immense potential for  maritime tourism in the country....

In a first ever movement of its kind, Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) and Chemical & Fertilizers, today digitally  flagged-off a ship of the Inland Waterways Authority of India, carrying stone from Bhutan...

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched the Phase-II of the Direct Benefit Transfer of Fertilizer Subsidy (DBT 2.0), here today. Minister of State for Shipping (IC) and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya...

Ministry of Shipping signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with IIT Kharagpur today for setting up the Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) at IIT Kharagpur. The MoA was signed in the presence of Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State...

The Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping Shri Mansukh Mandaviya inspected the Sonia Vihar site of the proposed Yamuna Water Taxi Project of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) in New Delhi today. IWAI proposes to develop River Yamuna in Delhi for...

Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) and Chemical & Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya convened a review meeting regarding supply and availability of fertilizers in Jammu and Kashmir.The Minister said that avenues would be explored to...

Mansukh Lakshmanbhai Mandaviya took charge of the office of the Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) in New Delhi today. He also holds the portfolio of the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers.Shri Mandaviya was Union Minister of State...

When the Gujarat government was bracing for the ninth edition of its high-profile biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit which sees a veritable Who's Who of the State and Centre attending it, there was one person missing.When the summit began on...

D V Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizer, Statistical and Programme Implementation, Government of India, said here today that the Government’s focus was on improving access to affordable medical care and contribute to the National Health...

Mansukh Mandaviya,  Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers completed the third day of his 150 km  Pad Yatra today.  The Yatra began at Mayadhar in  Bhavnagar district of Gujarat early...

As a part of 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth, Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers,  Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has undertaken a 150km long PadYatra. The seven day PadYatra started...

“Endevour of the Government is to provide affordable quality healthcare for all and boost indigenous pharma sector through ‘Make in India’. In this direction, Cabinet has given approval for 100 % FDI under automatic route for manufacturing of medical devices”,...

Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya has said that major initiatives have been taken in the transport sector for the benefit of citizens. Speaking in New Delhi today, he said,...

Union Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation,D. V. Sadananda Gowda, has assumed charge of the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, in addition to his existing portfolio, here today.Dignitaries present on the occasion included Minister of...

Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways,Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya has expressed confidence over the successful implementation of the BhoomiRashi Portal in Land Acquisition process for roads and highways sector...

Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the hi-tech Central Warehouse, setup by the Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI), today in Bilaspur, Gurugram. The hi-tech...

Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Chemical & Fertilizer today launched the Youth Road Safety Learners Licence programme in New Delhi today. The programme is a PPP initiative to be run in collaboration with Diageo...

Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Union MoS Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Chemicals and Fertilizers, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Mandaviya extended warm compliments to Sh. Malik on his appointment as Governor of J&K.Governor...

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari today launched three short films for generating public awareness towards road safety. Film actor Shri Akshay Kumar has...

“21st Century is the age of information, communication and knowledge, and this is the only way the people of the country can be empowered. The citizens need to be made aware about the initiatives and schemes the Government is implementing for their welfare....

Following a marathon, two day review of over 700 ongoing National Highways projects in the country, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has identified about 300 projects for completion by March 2019. Of these, about 100 projects are likely to be completed...

Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Mansukh L. Mandaviya, launched the ‘JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA’, the Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP),...