<h1>Indian Ports Bill, 2025 modernises port law with maritime single window, decriminalisation, tariff transparency and state boards</h1> The Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Ports Bill, 2025, consolidating and modernizing port law to promote integrated development, ease of doing business, and optimal coastline use. The Bill replaces the Indian Ports Act, 1908, introduces a maritime single window for electronic data exchange, decriminalises certain offences, enhances tariff transparency, and establishes State Maritime Boards and a Maritime State Development Council to manage non-major ports. It provides regulatory measures for pollution control, disaster response, security, navigation, data management, and dispute resolution, and is framed to align with international obligations; passage occurred amid opposition protests and a parliamentary walkout.