February 5, 2026

India’s Maritime Moment: Decoding Budget 2026

Budget 2026 outlines a comprehensive maritime sector reform strategy focused on shipbuilding, inland waterways, multimodal logistics, and reducing India’s high logistics costs. India’s Union Budget 2026 presents a decisive push toward maritime-led economic growth by strengthening ports, inland waterways, and […]
November 14, 2018

PepsiCo tests ancient India river route as Narendra Modi pushes waterways

*The news story published on livemint, quoting CPPR Chairman, Dr. D. Dhanuraj’s comment on the context of inland water navigation in India. The World Bank-assisted Ganga waterways project— costing ₹5,370 crore — will enable the commercial navigation of vessels and […]
November 12, 2018

Inland water transportation is the next big thing in green cargo

The development of inland waterways will help in the protection and conservation of waterways and canals. It will complement the SAGARMALA project, which envisions to build 10 economic zones spanning 300-500 square kilometres. The flagging off of the PepsiCo’s 16 […]