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India’s expanding inland waterways network links river freight with roads, railways, terminals and logistics hubs.

Can India’s river freight boom cut logistics costs, road congestion and emissions?

Lower per-tonne freight costs, sharply lower fuel use, multimodal terminals, Jalvahak incentives and private investment are shaping a system in which heavy cargo can move by river for the longest, most efficient leg of journeys.

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Punjab’s NRI marriage crisis links abandoned spouses, migration dreams, disputed sponsorship promises and cross-border legal hurdles.

The abandoned spouses of Punjab’s NRI dream

Families continue staking lakhs on foreign settlement through marriage, while courts distinguish fraud from relationships that simply collapse and authorities struggle with inconsistent data, overseas spouses, passport action and changing Canadian immigration rules and expectations.

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River Linking Project Part I

Linking rivers of India: Why it matters

When you look closely at India’s Geography and weather patterns, one truth becomes immediately clear: the country does not suffer from an absolute, natural shortage of water. The true crisis lies in water management.

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