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IWAI workshop on NW-1 cargo

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: IWAI workshop on NW-1 cargo (GS3 · Waterways, 14 June 2025)

What happened

  • IWAI held a consultative workshop in Patna on 16 June 2025 on NW-1 under the Jal Marg Vikas Project [PIB].

Background

  • It involved Bihar, UP, Jharkhand and West Bengal [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Waterways cut freight costs.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-14): IWAI held a consultative workshop in Patna on 16 June 2025 on NW-1 under the Jal Marg Vikas Project.
  2. Waterways cut freight costs.
Quotable data point

IWAI held a consultative workshop in Patna on 16 June 2025 on NW-1 under the Jal Marg Vikas Project.

PIB: IWAI NW-1 workshop, 14 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NW-1.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

National Waterway 1 is on the

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerInfrastructure in India: Importance, Financing, PPP Models, National Infrastructure Pipeline and PM Gati Shakti (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: IWAI NW-1 workshop, 14 Jun 2025

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