Parliament Passes Merchant Shipping Bill 2025
Parliament on Monday, 11 August 2025, approved The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha passing it by voice vote. The Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill earlier on 6 August.The legislation seeks to broaden the eligibility criteria for ownership of merchant shipping vessels and introduces provisions for investigations and enquiries into marine casualties.The Bill was passed in the Upper House amid a walkout by Opposition members, who were protesting and demanding a discussion on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Opposition MPs objected to the Bill being..
PM Modi Inaugurates Rs 7.16 Billion Bangalore Metro Yellow Line
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rs 7.16 billion Yellow Line of the Bangalore Metro and laid the foundation stone for the Rs 15.61 billion Phase Three project in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He also flagged off three Vande Bharat Express trains from KSR Railway Station, connecting Bengaluru–Belagavi, Nagpur–Pune, and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Amritsar.Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister praised Bengaluru’s role in India’s technological rise, calling it a city that embodies philosophical depth and cutting-edge innovation. He highlighted the Yellow Line’s connectivit..
T-Hub Launches Fourth ‘Charge’ Mobility Accelerator
Startup incubator T-Hub, in collaboration with the Atal Incubation Centre (AIC), has launched the fourth cohort of ‘Charge’, its mobility accelerator programme, featuring 21 startups. The initiative aims to support ventures developing solutions in electric mobility, shared transport, fleet management, and allied technologies.The 12-week programme, hosted at T-Hub, will provide participants with access to expert mentorship, corporate networks, and government partnerships to aid deployment and scaling of their solutions.Over the past three years, the AIC T-Hub Mobility programme has helped s..
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