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Profits from major ports to touch Rs 7,000 crore: Union minister Nitin Gadkari
•Profits from 12 major ports in the country was expected to touch Rs 7,000 crore this year, up from Rs 3,000 crore in 2014, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said
Budget and Beyond: In next decade, road infrastructure in India will be completely transformed, says Nitin Gadkari
Seetha •Nitin Gadkari says he needs more money because a lot of land needs to be acquired for ambitious Rs 7.5-lakh crore Sagarmala project
Nitin Gadkari says India has potential to transform infrastructure with seaplanes, e-highways and electric buses
•Clear water bodies dotted with 10,000 seaplanes, 'floating cities' in the form of ocean cruises and electric vehicles zipping on dedicated highway lanes — that's the future as envisioned by Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari
Budget 2018: ICRA expects increase in budgetary allocation for highways
•For FY2019, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is expected to allocate in the range of Rs 80,000-85,000 crore as against Rs 64,900 crore for FY2018
Nitin Gadkari says 24 companies have offered to invest in SEZ adjoining JNPT, up to 1.5 lakh jobs to be created
•Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said 24 companies have offered to invest over Rs 60,000 crore in a (SEZ) adjoining country's largest container port JNPT
India forwarded candidature for re-election to global maritime body, announces Nitin Gadkari
Ians •India on Tuesday forwarded its candidature for re-election to the Council of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in Category-B, representing the developing countries and countries with largest interests in international sea-borne trade.
Narendra Modi inaugurates ferry service in Ghogha, slams UPA for creating hurdles for project
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) ferry service connecting Saurashtra with south Gujarat.
Sagarmala Project: Karnataka seeks Rs 8,741 crores for fresh skill development projects
Kangkan Acharyya •Sagarmala,the port-led industrialization project is expected to create more than 1 crore jobs throughout India and Karnataka expects to tap a chunk of it by investing in fresh ideas.
Find out how India's vastly unexplored 7,500 km coastline can generate millions of jobs
Rnb •If all goes well, expect India to see a more vibrant coastline, and the emergence of many more jobs
Sagarmala to create one crore jobs under 150 projects, mobilise Rs 4 lakh cr
Fp Archives •Government on Tuesday said it has identified over 150 projects under its ambitious 'Sagarmala' initiative that will mobilise more than Rs 4 lakh crore investment and create one crore new jobs.