
Assam Revives River Trade With Kopili Cargo Trial
In a landmark step towards reviving Assam’s river-based trade and promoting sustainable logistics, National Waterway-57 (River Kopili) was officially operationalised with the launch of its first cargo trial movement. The inaugural run saw a vessel depart from Govardhan Bridge in Chandrapur, Kamrup, bound for Hatsingimari in South Samara — marking the first intra-state freight movement via waterways in over a decade.Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal hailed the event as a “watershed moment” for inland water transport in Assam and the Northeast. T..

DPIIT Reviews Innovation and Industry Hubs in Karnataka
A high-level delegation led by Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), along with Shri Rajat Kumar Saini, CEO & MD of NICDC, visited the K-tech MeitY Nasscom Centre of Excellence for IoT & AI in Bengaluru. The visit aimed to engage with deep tech startups and incubation leaders, assess the innovation ecosystem, and explore potential policy interventions to drive faster growth.The Centre of Excellence, India’s largest deep tech innovation hub, connects startups, enterprises, academia, and government agencies to address re..

Bhavnagar Set To Become Container Manufacturing Hub
Union Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, accompanied by Labour, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr Mansukhbhai Mandaviya and Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Smt Nimuben Bambhaniya, visited Aawadkrupa Plastomech Pvt Ltd, a container manufacturing firm based in Bhavnagar district.Located on the Bhavnagar–Rajkot Road, the facility currently produces around 15 containers per day and has the infrastructure to scale up to 100 units daily. The ministers reviewed the manufacturing processes and technologies employed at the plant, with the Railway Minister assuring full government suppo..