39 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from July 10 (1), published by shipmin.gov.in. The source is a 5-page publication. Source-evidenced topics include cargo traffic, non-major ports, january 2024, overseas cargo traffic, coastal cargo traffic, gujarat maritime board, andhra pradesh maritime board, pulses. 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: 34 factual, 3 comparison, 1 list, 1 relationship. 5 of the 39 pairs (12.8%) ask explanatory questions; the remaining 34 are factual or table-based questions. 100.00% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
This dataset contains 39 extractive question-and-answer pairs derived from a publication by shipmin.gov.in, focusing on cargo traffic at India's Non-Major Ports during January 2024 and the April-January period of 2023-24. It includes data on growth rates, commodity shares, and port-specific traffic statistics. The dataset highlights significant trends, such as the 10.9% increase in total cargo traffic during April-January 2023-24 compared to the previous year, and the dominance of Gujarat Maritime Board in both coastal and overseas cargo handling.
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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 influences the amount of seaborne cargo traffic managed by ports? | levels and changes in both the global and domestic activity. | CARGO HANDLED AT STATE MARITIME/ STATE DIRECTORATE (Non-Major Ports) DURING AND UP TO JANUARY, 2024 Total Cargo traffic at India’s State Maritime/ State Directorate Maritime transport activity is driven by developments in world economy, viz, growth in world output and trade. volume of seaborne cargo traffic handled by ports is mainly shaped by the levels and changes in both the global and domestic activity. Cargo traffic at Non-Major Ports during April- January, 2023-24, increased by 10.9% to 593.92 million tonnes from 535.44 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2022-23. The overseas cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2023-24 increased by 9.7% to 481.41 million tonnes from 438.85 million tonnes during April-January, 2022-23. | 350 | relationship | 0.970 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | volume of seaborne cargo traffic handled by ports is mainly shaped by the levels and changes in both the global and domestic activity. Cargo traffic at Non-Major Ports during April- January, 2023-24, increased by 10.9% to 593.92 million tonnes from 535.44 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2022-23. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which port had the second highest growth in traffic during April-January 2023-24? | Captain of Ports, Goa (29.3%) | Million tonnes with share of 19.4% in January 2024 followed by Other Coal (16.5%), POL Crude (12.9%), Iron ore Pellets/ Fine (12.3%), POL Products (9.3%), Other Commodities (9.3%), Thermal Coal (5.9%), Coking Coal (5.5%), LPG or LNG (3.3%), Cement (1.4%), Iron & Steel (0.8%), Fertilizer (0.8%), Edible Oil (0.7%), Other Ores (0.6%), Sugar, Building Material and Foodgrains excluding Pulses (0.4%) each, Pulses and FRM Liquid (0.2%) each. Cargo traffic handled during April-January, 2023-24 • During the April-January, 2023-24, Directorate of Ports, Odisha recorded highest growth in traffic at 36.7% followed by Captain of Ports, Goa (29.3%), Directorate of Ports, Pudducherry (25.9%), Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (15.7%), Maharashtra Maritime Board (12.2%), Gujarat Maritme Board (7.1%) and Ports Management Board, A&N Islands (2.5%). | 613 | comparison | 0.920 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | Cargo traffic handled during April-January, 2023-24 • During the April-January, 2023-24, Directorate of Ports, Odisha recorded highest growth in traffic at 36.7% followed by Captain of Ports, Goa (29.3%), Directorate of Ports, Pudducherry (25.9%), Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (15.7%), Maharashtra Maritime Board (12.2%), Gujarat Maritme Board (7.1%) and Ports Management Board, A&N Islands (2.5%). | ||||
| Which commodity experienced the second highest growth in January 2024 compared to the previous year? | Other Ores (78.7%) | • At a broad commodity level, Pulses record highest growth of 250.5% in January, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year followed by Other Ores (78.7%), Other Coal (72.3%), Thermal Coal (67.1%), FRM Liquid (46.5%), Iron Ore (38.9%), LPG or LNG (36.3%), Containers (18.7%), Iron & Steel (17.1%), Coking Coal (4.7%) and Building Material (3.5%). FRM Dry recorded highest negative growth of 100.0% in January, 2024 followed by Fertilizers (73.4%), Project Cargo (48.3%), Foodgrains excluding Pulses (23.6%), Other Commodities (20.0%), POL Products (13.1%), Sugar (10.8%), POL Crude (9.4%), Cement (2.6%) and Edible Oil (1.7%). • At a broad commodity level, Container shows the maximum cargo traffic of 11. | 159 | comparison | 0.840 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | • At a broad commodity level, Pulses record highest growth of 250.5% in January, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year followed by Other Ores (78.7%), Other Coal (72.3%), Thermal Coal (67.1%), FRM Liquid (46.5%), Iron Ore (38.9%), LPG or LNG (36.3%), Containers (18.7%), Iron & Steel (17.1%), Coking Coal (4.7%) and Building Material (3.5%). | ||||
| Which commodity had the second highest growth in April-January 2023-24? | Other Ores (65.4%) | • During the April-January, 2023-24, FRM Dry record highest growth of 2036.2% although having a negligible share in the total cargo handled followed by Other Ores (65.4%), Iron Ore (56.2%), Thermal Coal (46.4%), Building Material (30.1%), LPG or LNG (16.5%), Containers (16.2), Pulses (14.1%), Other Coal (11.2%), FRM Liquid (2.4%), Edible Oil (1.9%) and POL Products (1.7%). | 152 | comparison | 0.840 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | • During the April-January, 2023-24, FRM Dry record highest growth of 2036.2% although having a negligible share in the total cargo handled followed by Other Ores (65.4%), Iron Ore (56.2%), Thermal Coal (46.4%), Building Material (30.1%), LPG or LNG (16.5%), Containers (16.2), Pulses (14.1%), Other Coal (11.2%), FRM Liquid (2.4%), Edible Oil (1.9%) and POL Products (1.7%). | 4 | page=4,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| Which commodities each contributed 0.4% to the total traffic at ports during April-January, 2023-24? | Other Ores and Foodgrains excluding Pulses | Foodgrains excluding Pulses recorded highest negative growth of 55.1% in traffic during April-January, 2023-24 followed by Project Cargo (32.1%), Sugar (31.2%), Fertilizer (16.0%), Cement (11.9%), Iron and Steel (5.8%), Coking Coal (1.9%), POL Crude (1.4%) and Other Commodities (0.4%) over April-January, 2022-23 (Table 2). • Amongst all commodities, Containers is the highest commodity handled at ports of 110.49 million tonnes with a share of 18.6% followed by Other Coal (16.7%), POL Crude (12.5%), Iron Ore (10.7%), POL Products (10.1%), Other Commodities (9.6%), Thermal Coal (6.9%), Coking Coal (5.5%), LPG & LNG (3.2%), Fertilizer (1.9%), Cement (1.4%), Iron & Steel (0.6%), Edible Oil (0.5%), Other Ores and Foodgrains excluding Pulses (0.4%) each, Sugar (0.3%), Building Material, FRM Dry and FRM Liquid (0.2%) each and Pulses (0.1%) during April-January, 2023- 24. | 702 | list | 0.820 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | • Amongst all commodities, Containers is the highest commodity handled at ports of 110.49 million tonnes with a share of 18.6% followed by Other Coal (16.7%), POL Crude (12.5%), Iron Ore (10.7%), POL Products (10.1%), Other Commodities (9.6%), Thermal Coal (6.9%), Coking Coal (5.5%), LPG & LNG (3.2%), Fertilizer (1.9%), Cement (1.4%), Iron & Steel (0.6%), Edible Oil (0.5%), Other Ores and Foodgrains excluding Pulses (0.4%) each, Sugar (0.3%), Building Material, FRM Dry and FRM Liquid (0.2%) each and Pulses (0.1%) during April-January, 2023- 24. | ||||
| Which Non-Major Ports recorded the highest growth in traffic during January, 2024? | Non-Major Ports of Directorate of Ports, Odisha | The overseas cargo handled at Non-Major Ports during January, 2024 increased by 11.1% to 49.66 million tonnes from 44.70 million tonnes during January, 2023. • During January, 2024, the Non-Major Ports of Directorate of Ports, Odisha recorded highest growth in traffic of 47.6% as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, followed by the Non-Major Ports of Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (22.0%), Ports Management Board, A&N (18.8%), Directorate of Ports, Puducherry (14.6%) and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) (7.6%). | 186 | factual | 0.570 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | • During January, 2024, the Non-Major Ports of Directorate of Ports, Odisha recorded highest growth in traffic of 47.6% as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, followed by the Non-Major Ports of Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (22.0%), Ports Management Board, A&N (18.8%), Directorate of Ports, Puducherry (14.6%) and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) (7.6%). | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | |
| Which commodity recorded the highest negative growth in January 2024? | FRM Dry recorded highest negative growth of 100.0% | • At a broad commodity level, Pulses record highest growth of 250.5% in January, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year followed by Other Ores (78.7%), Other Coal (72.3%), Thermal Coal (67.1%), FRM Liquid (46.5%), Iron Ore (38.9%), LPG or LNG (36.3%), Containers (18.7%), Iron & Steel (17.1%), Coking Coal (4.7%) and Building Material (3.5%). FRM Dry recorded highest negative growth of 100.0% in January, 2024 followed by Fertilizers (73.4%), Project Cargo (48.3%), Foodgrains excluding Pulses (23.6%), Other Commodities (20.0%), POL Products (13.1%), Sugar (10.8%), POL Crude (9.4%), Cement (2.6%) and Edible Oil (1.7%). • At a broad commodity level, Container shows the maximum cargo traffic of 11. | 370 | factual | 0.570 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | • At a broad commodity level, Pulses record highest growth of 250.5% in January, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year followed by Other Ores (78.7%), Other Coal (72.3%), Thermal Coal (67.1%), FRM Liquid (46.5%), Iron Ore (38.9%), LPG or LNG (36.3%), Containers (18.7%), Iron & Steel (17.1%), Coking Coal (4.7%) and Building Material (3.5%). FRM Dry recorded highest negative growth of 100.0% in January, 2024 followed by Fertilizers (73.4%), Project Cargo (48.3%), Foodgrains excluding Pulses (23.6%), Other Commodities (20.0%), POL Products (13.1%), Sugar (10.8%), POL | ||||
| How many million tonnes of cargo traffic were handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2023-24? | 593.92 million tonnes | CARGO HANDLED AT STATE MARITIME/ STATE DIRECTORATE (Non-Major Ports) DURING AND UP TO JANUARY, 2024 Total Cargo traffic at India’s State Maritime/ State Directorate Maritime transport activity is driven by developments in world economy, viz, growth in world output and trade. volume of seaborne cargo traffic handled by ports is mainly shaped by the levels and changes in both the global and domestic activity. Cargo traffic at Non-Major Ports during April- January, 2023-24, increased by 10.9% to 593.92 million tonnes from 535.44 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2022-23. The overseas cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2023-24 increased by 9.7% to 481.41 million tonnes from 438.85 million tonnes during April-January, 2022-23. | 498 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | Cargo traffic at Non-Major Ports during April- January, 2023-24, increased by 10.9% to 593.92 million tonnes from 535.44 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2022-23. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | ||
| How many million tonnes of coastal cargo traffic were handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2023-24? | 112.52 million tonnes | The coastal cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2023-24 increased by 16.5% to 112.52 million tonnes from 96.59 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2022-23. Port-wise Cargo traffic handled during January, 2024 • Cargo handled at Non-Major Ports during January, 2024 is 61.55 million tonnes showing an increase in growth of 11.1% as compared to 55.40 million tonnes of cargo handled in the corresponding period of the previous year. The coastal cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during January, 2024 increased by 11.2% to 11.90 million tonnes from 10.70 million tonnes during January, 2023. | 105 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | The coastal cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2023-24 increased by 16.5% to 112.52 million tonnes from 96.59 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2022-23. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| How much coastal cargo traffic was handled at Non-Major Ports in January 2024? | 11.90 million tonnes | The coastal cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during April-January, 2023-24 increased by 16.5% to 112.52 million tonnes from 96.59 million tonnes handled during April-January, 2022-23. Port-wise Cargo traffic handled during January, 2024 • Cargo handled at Non-Major Ports during January, 2024 is 61.55 million tonnes showing an increase in growth of 11.1% as compared to 55.40 million tonnes of cargo handled in the corresponding period of the previous year. The coastal cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during January, 2024 increased by 11.2% to 11.90 million tonnes from 10.70 million tonnes during January, 2023. | 563 | factual | 0.490 | https://shipmin.gov.in/sites/default/files/Cargo%20handled%20at%20Non-Major%20Ports%20January%202024.pdf | The coastal cargo traffic handled at Non-Major Ports during January, 2024 increased by 11.2% to 11.90 million tonnes from 10.70 million tonnes during January, 2023. | 1 | page=1,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
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