India, Aug. 6 -- The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 amid protests by the Opposition demanding a discussion on the issue of Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of electoral rolls.

The house was adjourned until Thursday morning within just half an hour of the Rajya Sabha's afternoon session after the bill was passed by voice vote.

The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025 was presented by minister of state(MOS), Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shantanu Thakur.

The bill was first introduced in Lok Sabha on August 9, 2024. It seeks to replace the colonial-era Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925. The bill establishes the responsibilities, liabilities, rights, and immunities in case of goods carried fr...