Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya e-launched the development of Indigenous Software solution for Vessel traffic services (VTS) and Vessels Traffic Monitoring Systems (VTMS) in New Delhi today . In the inaugural address, Shri Mandaviya put...

Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers and MoS ( I/c) for Shipping Shri Mansukh Mandaviya  launched indigenous variety of Calcium Nitrate’ & 'Boronated Calcium Nitrate' manufactured by Gujrat State Fertilizers and Chemicals -GSFC...

Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda  today launched  POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers (RBK)for farmers in  Andhra Pradesh.On this occasion Shri Gowda said  that DBT...

In a landmark development, a direct cargo ferry service between India and Maldives commenced on Monday. This is the first time that a direct cargo shipping line is connecting the two neighbouring countries.The ferry service, which was first announced by...

Union Minister of state for Chemicals and Fertilizers and Mos (I/c) for shipping Mansukh Mandaviya  today visited the upcoming Urea unit of Ramagundam Fertilizes and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) and reviewed the progress  of the project with the senior...

Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya today launched ‘SAROD-Ports’ (Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes - Ports) through virtual ceremony today in New Delhi.Speaking at the launching, Mansukh Mandaviya termed SAROD-Ports as...

Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda launched here today 8 immunity boosting products under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Priyojana (PMBJP) for sale through Janaushadhi Kendras across country.Speaking on the occasion, Shri...

Union  Minister for Chemicals and  Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda  and  Shri Mansukh Mandaviya  MoS, Chemicals & Fertilizers held  a review meeting on the functioning of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research...

To reap the benefit for vast employment opportunities in maritime sector and with a view to certify their skill sets, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed digitally between Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship...

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviaya held a virtual meeting with State Agriculture Ministers and senior officers of Department of Fertilizers and Ministry of Agriculture today.Speaking during the meeting, Shri Mandaviya...

Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C)  Mansukh Mandaviya launched Online Exit Examination for the seafarers via virtual ceremony here today. Seafarers, who are getting training in different Maritime Training Institutes under Directorate General of...

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare chaired the 19th meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 by a video-conference, here today. Dr S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Sh. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister...

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda launched here today four schemes of  Department of Pharmaceuticals for promotion of domestic manufacturing of bulk drugs and medical devices parks in the country .On this occasion MoS(i/c)...

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal today met Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Mr. D. V. Sadananda Gowda and sought the establishment of a national Pharmaceutical Park in Bathinda.The Finance Minister informed the Union Minister that Bathinda...

Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping (I/C), chaired a video conference with the representatives of Ship-owners Association, CMD, Shipping Corporation of India; Director General, Shipping, and senior officials of the Ministry of Shipping, for a vision...

Minister of State for Shipping (I/C)  Mansukh Mandaviya today chaired a video conference, for recycling of dredging material with officials of Ministry of Shipping, Dredging Corporation of India, Indian Port Association, Inland Waterways Authority of India,...

The Minister of State  for Shipping (Independent charge) and Chemicals & Fertilisers  Mansukh Mandaviya  today inaugurated India's one the largest 1st Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene EXPO 2020 . The Expo has been organised by FICCI. The...

Union Minister of State for  Chemicals and Fertilizers  Mansukh Mandaviya held a review meeting with officers of Department of Fertilizers on the progress of revival of 5  Fertilizers plants through video conference .These include Hindustan...

A meeting of the  Directors  of  National  Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education  and Research (NIPERs) –Mohali, Raebareill, Hajipur and Guwahati  through video conferencing was held under the chairmanship of Shri Mansukh...

The 16th meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was chaired by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare via a video-conference, here today. He was joined by Dr S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Sh....

The 15th meeting of the high level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was held at Nirman Bhawan, here today, under the chairmanship of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare. Sh. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation, Dr....

Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping interacted via video conference with the Ship Liners, Shipping Companies, Maritime Associations, Seafarers Unions regarding the change of crew at Indian Ports and reconnoitred the situation of Indian...

The 13th meeting of the high level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was held at Nirman Bhawan, here today, under the chairpersonship of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare. Sh. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation,...

Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya interacted with the representative of  Maritime industry of India through video conferencing today.The objective of the interaction was to discuss and prepare for meeting the post –COVID019...

The Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers  Mansukh Mandaviya has said that even in the current difficult circumstances the Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendra (PMJK) people are working as CoronaWarriors and serving the nation.In a tweet Minister...

A high level meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was held at Nirman Bhawan, here today, under the chairpersonship of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare. Sh. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation, Dr....

Minister of Shipping (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya today held a meeting through Video Conference with the stakeholders of Ports including Port users, Courier and Cargo Services, Representatives of the Custom Brokers Associations from the various parts of the country,...

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare held a meeting with senior officials of ICMR, Department of Science & Technology, Bio-technology and CSIR to review the sampling and testing strategy for COVID-19, here yesterday. There...

The Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal has told the industry and trade associations to take care of their employees and workers in this hour of crisis and distress. Talking to representatives from various manufacturing, industry...

A high level meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was held at Nirman Bhawan, here today under the chairpersonship of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare. Sh. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation, Dr. S....

In connection with the COVID-19 outbreak, Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya today reviewed situation at all major ports regarding cargo handling, SOP, payment to casual labourers,  etc., through video conferencing, with all the...

The 8th high-level meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was held at Nirman Bhawan today and chaired by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare. Sh. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation, Dr. S. Jaishankar, Minister...

Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) inaugurated ROPAX service from Bhaucha Dhakka, Mumbai to Mandwa, Alibag today in Maharashtra. Shri Mandaviya visited ROPAX terminal and inspected the facilities created for the passengers. Shri Mandaviya...

Union Minister of State for Shipping (IC), Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya today said that the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY)  has provided a great relief to the patients belonging to the  economically...

The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, V Sadananda Gowda has said that there is no shortage of medicines in the country to deal with the outbreak of Corona virus.Inaugurating India Pharma & Medical Device 2020 conference in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat...

On the directions of the Hon. Prime Minister, a high level Group of Ministers (GOM)was constituted to review, monitor and evaluate the preparedness andmeasures taken regarding management of Novel Coronavirus (renamed by World Health Organization as COVID-19),...

Minister of State for Shipping (I/C), Mansukh Mandaviya chaired three day Ports Review Meeting - ‘Chintan Baithak’ in Mamallapuram, Tamilnadu which concluded today. Chairpersons of all Major Ports of India, senior officials of the Ministry of Shipping, and other...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon all the Chairpersons and administrators of Ports across the country to make ports more energy-efficient and environment-friendly. He stressed that such efforts were needed to counter climate...

Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping(I/C) and  Chemicals & Fertilizers was the Chief Guest for the launching ceremony of 6th Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV-6) ’VAJRA’  today at Chennai . The impressive ceremony  was witnessed...

Keeping in view the country’s over dependence on import of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Government of India has constituted a Task Force on APIs under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemicals & Fertilizers...

On the directions of Prime Minister, a high level Group of Ministers (GOM) was constituted to review, monitor and evaluate the preparedness andmeasures taken regarding  management of Novel Coronavirus (renamed by World Health Organization as COVID-19)...

Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) and Chemicals &Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today met  the  Secretary General of IMO Mr. Kitack Lim at the 50th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. Shri...

The Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemical & Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya today participated in the High-level roundtable of UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) on the theme Access for all: Leveraging Innovations,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the grand Sesquicentenary Celebrations of the Kolkata Port Trust today.The Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust in Kolkata, West Bengal. The Governor of West...

The Union Minister of State for Shipping (IC) and Chemical & Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya today handed over the Citizenship certificates issued by Government of India to 07 Pakistani refugees in Kutch, Gujarat. He met the Pakistani refugees, who have...

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...