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INDIAN PORTS INVESTMENTS

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  INDIAN PORTS INVESTMENTS INDIAN PORTS INVESTMENTS :-                                                             According to the Ministry of Shipping, around 95% of India's trading by volume and 70% by value is done through maritime transport. In November 2020, the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi renamed the Ministry of Shipping as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.   In FY20, major ports in India handled 704.82 million tonnes of cargo traffic, implying a CAGR of 2.74% during FY16-20. Thirteen major ports  in the country handle a lot of volume of container and cargo traffic. On the west coast, there are the  ports  of Mumbai, Kandla, Mangalore, JNPT, Mormugao, and Cochin. The ones on the east