Sarbananda Sonowal Public Record
Chapter 14 · The Archive Saturday, 19 September 2026 Verified sources only

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Sarbananda Sonowal, in a black waistcoat and gamosa, speaks at a press conference behind a row of broadcasters' microphones
Fig. 14.1Addressing a press conference; the backdrop names the BJP's state headquarters.

Latest · 3 September 2026

Reviews green shipping corridors and alternative-fuel readiness

At TERI's Gwal Pahari campus in Gurugram he reviewed plans for zero-emission shipping corridors, green bunkering hubs at Deendayal, Paradip and V.O. Chidambaranar ports, and shore power at Kamarajar Port.

PIBBusiness Standard

  1. Chairs the second governing council meeting of the National Maritime Heritage Complex Society; reviews progress at Lothal

    ANI

  2. “India must own its trade, add 100 ships to merchant fleet”

    The Hindu

  3. E-Samudra platform launched at a meeting on seafarer security and welfare in Mumbai

    PIB

  4. Mumbai Port's 154th Foundation Day: 63 projects worth ₹5,028 crore

    PIB

Press coverage

Headlines as published by each outlet.

  1. The HinduIndia must own its trade, add 100 ships to merchant fleet: Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
  2. The HinduFoundation laid for India's first riverine lighthouses
  3. BusinessLineSarbananda Sonowal takes charge as Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  4. Business StandardFrom student leader to 3 term minister, Sonowal sworn in as Union minister
  5. Hindustan TimesElection results 2024: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal wins Dibrugarh seat by 2,79,321 vote margin
  6. Times of IndiaFormer Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as Union minister in PM Modi's Cabinet
  7. Business StandardPM Modi rejigs Cabinet; Sonowal, Scindia brought in; 12 ministers exit
  8. The HinduSarbananda Sonowal sworn in as first BJP CM of Assam

Vote margins reported by news organisations for the 2024 Dibrugarh result differ; the Election Commission of India is the authoritative source for results.

Official updates

  • Inter-ministerial review after disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, including a plan to add 62 vessels in 2026–27.

    PIB

  • ‘Sagar Mein Samman’ launched in Mumbai, on women in the maritime sector.

    PIB

  • Electrolysers for Deendayal Port's 1 MW green hydrogen plant flagged off online from Hazira.

    PIB

  • Meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on 114 Sagarmala projects in the state.

    PIB

Events

  • India Maritime Week 2025, NESCO, Mumbai.

    PIB

  • Water Voyage Northeast 2025, Guwahati.

    PIB

  • Green Shipping Conclave 2025, Mumbai.

    PIB

  • Global Maritime India Summit 2023, MMRDA Grounds, Mumbai.

    PIB
Sarbananda Sonowal, wearing a saffron shawl with a red Assamese motif, speaks into a microphone behind a floral arrangement
Fig. 14.2Addressing a gathering.

Interviews

Public statements

A proud moment for India's maritime sector!

On India's re-election to the IMO Council. PIB, 28 November 2025

His official account on X is @sarbanandsonwal, as embedded in PIB's release of 11 June 2024. Ministry updates are published by @shipmin_india.

All speeches & statements