India's maritime education ecosystem has undergone a transformative expansion over the past 12 years, with the Indian Maritime University (IMU) emerging among the world's leading maritime universities while significantly strengthening industry partnerships,...

In a major milestone for India's maritime and manufacturing sectors, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, today unveiled the first export-import (EXIM) shipping container manufactured in India for global shipping major A.P....

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said India aims to recycle nearly 16,000 ships over the next decade with an investment commitment of $8 billion in the shipbuilding and ship recycling sectors, as the country...

Mumbai Port Authority, under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India, celebrated its 154th Foundation Day today in the presence of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Shri Shantanu Thakur,...

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to conserve fuel, Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, arrived at the Cabinet meeting...

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said the transformation of the Northeast from a region marked by infrastructure deficits into a major economic growth hub under Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents one of India’s...

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said that Tripura has emerged as a key contributor to the Northeast’s development journey under PM Modi’s leadership, attributing the state's progress to significant improvements...

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal met Chief Minister of West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata to discuss possibility of transforming West Bengal as Eastern India’s Maritime hub with a proposed maritime investment pipeline...

India took another step towards modernising its maritime sector on Thursday with the launch of the Logistics Port Performance Index (LPPI) for FY 2024-25 and FOUR major digital initiatives aimed at improving governance, transparency and ease of doing business...

The Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) on West Asia, headed by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, reviewed the evolving situation in the conflict and assessed India’s preparedness & response measures during its sixth meeting at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New...

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday hailed the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, in the Assam Legislative Assembly, terming it a “historic milestone” that would usher in a new era of social justice,...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday co-chaired a meeting with Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterway, Sarbananda Sonowal, to directly engage with India's exporters, importers and port authorities to facilitate the smoother flow of trade amid...

The 14th Meeting of the High-Powered Review Board (HPRB) of the Brahmaputra Board was held on 19th May 2026 at Guwahati under the chairmanship of C. R. Patil, Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Government of India.Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Cabinet Minister; Raj...

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the 5th meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) on West Asia at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi on May 11, 2026. The meeting took stock of the latest developments in the conflict, and discussed ways to bolster...

Women’s participation in India’s maritime sector has increased by 340% since 2020, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal said here today, underscoring the government’s push to build a more inclusive, future-ready maritime...

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MOPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the progress of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) under construction at Lothal and set July 2026 as the target for completion of Phase 1 of the project.During the...

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal welcomed the spectacular performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Assam Assembly elections and described the historic mandate as a strong “endorsement of development-driven...

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday termed the BJP-led NDA’s performance in the Assam Assembly elections as a “historic victory”, attributing it to the development-oriented governance under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the “double-engine”...

In a decisive push towards self-reliance in the maritime sector, a high-level inter-ministerial review meeting on the Strait of Hormuz situation pivoted to accelerating India’s shipping capabilities, with a renewed focus on building a robust, future-ready...

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal today underscored the transformative potential of India’s maritime sector in driving economic growth, as two key Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were exchanged at the Delhi School of Economics.The...