3 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Microsoft Word - Report Major Cargo August 2024, published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 7-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include cargo handling, major ports, india, august 2024, april-august 2024-25, april-august 2023-24, port data management portal (pdmp), paradip port authority. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. Question types in the export: 3 factual. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains three extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from a report on cargo handling at India's Major Ports during April-August 2024-25, published by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. It highlights the total cargo volume handled, the number of ports reporting data, and the percentage increase in cargo compared to the same period in 2023-24. The data is sourced from the Port Data Management Portal and includes verbatim quotes from the original report.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_document | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What was the total volume of cargo handled at Major Ports during April-August 2024-25? | 348.06 million tonnes (MMT) | CARGO HANDLING STATUS FOR MAJOR PORTS DURING AUGUST 2024 Cargo Traffic of Major Ports in India Maritime transport activity is driven by the growth in output and trade worldwide. The volume of seaborne cargo handled by ports is comprised of the global (i.e. overseas cargo) and domestic (i.e. coastal cargo) activities. There are 12 Major Ports under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways which provides information on Port Data Management Portal (PDMP) of the Ministry on cargo handled by them. This publication provides data for August 2024 (Advance Estimates) compared with provisional estimates of August 2023. During April- August 2024-25 cargo handled at Major Ports increased by 4.96% compared to April- August 2023-24. During April- August 2024-25 total cargo handled had increased to 348.06 million tonnes (MMT) from 331. MMT handled during April- August 2023-24. | 796 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20August%202024.pdf | During April- August 2024-25 total cargo handled had increased to 348.06 million tonnes (MMT) from 331. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| How many Major Ports provide information on the Port Data Management Portal of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways? | 12 | coastal cargo) activities. There are 12 Major Ports under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways which provides information on Port Data Management Portal (PDMP) of the Ministry on cargo handled by them. This publication provides data for August 2024 (Advance Estimates) compared with provisional estimates of August 2023. | 37 | factual | 0.370 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20August%202024.pdf | There are 12 Major Ports under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways which provides information on Port Data Management Portal (PDMP) of the Ministry on cargo handled by them. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.800 | valid |
| What was the percentage increase in cargo handled at Major Ports from April-August 2023-24 to April-August 2024-25? | 4.96% | CARGO HANDLING STATUS FOR MAJOR PORTS DURING AUGUST 2024 Cargo Traffic of Major Ports in India Maritime transport activity is driven by the growth in output and trade worldwide. The volume of seaborne cargo handled by ports is comprised of the global (i.e. overseas cargo) and domestic (i.e. coastal cargo) activities. There are 12 Major Ports under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways which provides information on Port Data Management Portal (PDMP) of the Ministry on cargo handled by them. This publication provides data for August 2024 (Advance Estimates) compared with provisional estimates of August 2023. During April- August 2024-25 cargo handled at Major Ports increased by 4.96% compared to April- August 2023-24. During April- August 2024-25 total cargo handled had increased to 348.06 million tonnes (MMT) from 331. MMT handled during April- August 2023-24. | 689 | factual | 0.370 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Major%20Ports%20August%202024.pdf | During April- August 2024-25 cargo handled at Major Ports increased by 4.96% compared to April- August 2023-24. | 1 |
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| page=1,block=1 |
| 0.700 |
| valid |