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Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (31) from Portugal has won the prestigious 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award. He has earned this title of world’s best football player for fourth time. Earlier he had won the Ballon d’Or in 2008, 2013 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
JNPT signs ECB Agreement worth $400 Million with SBI and Development Bank of Singapore
India’s premier container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai has signed 400 Million US Dollar agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) and Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) for External Commercial Borrowing (ECB). The agreement was signed ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016
Union Cabinet approves setting up a Major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu
The Union Cabinet has given its in-principle approval for setting up a Major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu. On completion the port will become country’s 13th major port. The Enayam Major Port project seeks to make India ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016
Inland Water Transport in India and National Waterways
India draws a substantial network in terms of inland waterways in the form of rivers, canals, backwaters and creeks. India’s total navigable length is 14,500 km out of which about 5200 km of river and 4000 km of canals can ..
Corporatization of Ports
At present, all major ports except Ennore are run by the Port Trusts under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Ennore, which opened in 2001, is run as a company under India’s Companies Act. The concrete proposal to corporatize ports ..
Sagarmala Project
The key objective of Sagarmala project develop port infrastructure in India that results in quick, efficient and cost-effective transport to and from ports. It also includes establishment of rail / road linkages with the port terminals, thus providing last mile ..
Major Ports of India
India has a total 13 major ports and 200 notified minor and intermediate ports. Ports play vital role in the overall economic development. About 95 per cent by volume and 70 per cent by value of the India’s international trade ..
APSEZ inks MoU with IPGA to handle pulses across its ports in country
Gujarat-based Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) to handle import and exports of pulses across its ports in the country. The MoU seeks to Develop ..