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Sonowal sets 12% target for coastal and waterways freight share by 2047; new Indian Maritime University VC named
बातमीत का?
Coastal shipping and waterways must hit 12% of freight by 2047: the GS3 logistics target to remember
Plan to double waterway freight share to 12% by 2047; IMU gets a new Vice-Chancellor.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal presented a plan to double the share of coastal shipping and inland waterways in India's freight movement to 12 per cent by 2047.
Separately, Venkata Ramana Akkaraju was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Indian Maritime University, a central university under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways with its headquarters in Chennai.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
महत्त्वाची तथ्ये
Remember these
- Target: double the share of coastal shipping and inland waterways in India's freight movement to 12% by 2047
- Plan presented by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways)
- Venkata Ramana Akkaraju appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Indian Maritime University (IMU)
- IMU is a central university under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, headquartered in Chennai
पूर्व · मुख्य
How the exam will ask it
पूर्व
- The Indian Maritime University is a central university functioning under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, with its headquarters in Chennai.
- Coastal shipping and inland waterways are targeted to carry 12% of India's freight by 2047, double their present share.
- Waterways and coastal shipping are generally cheaper and less polluting per tonne-km than road transport, which is why they are promoted for logistics cost reduction.
मुख्य
GS3 (Infrastructure, logistics): India's freight is heavily road-dependent, raising logistics costs and emissions. Policy push through coastal shipping and National Waterways, backed by port connectivity and skilled maritime manpower from institutions like IMU, aims to shift the modal mix to 12% by 2047. The way forward lies in last-mile port connectivity, adequate vessel capacity, dredging and multimodal integration.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Indian Maritime University, a central university under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, has its headquarters at:
- Kochi
- Visakhapatnam
- Chennai
- Mumbai
उत्तर पहा
उत्तर: C — Correct: Chennai — The University is headquartered in Chennai, with campuses in several port cities. • Kochi — wrong: Kochi hosts one of the University's campuses, not its headquarters. • Visakhapatnam — wrong: Visakhapatnam has a campus of the University, but it is not the headquarters. • Mumbai — wrong: Mumbai has a campus, while the headquarters is elsewhere.
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