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Ahead of Assembly polls, Union Cabinet approves Rs 6,230 cr for Delhi Metro Phase-4

Dec 07, 2024, at 04:47 am

New Delhi: Ahead of the Assembly elections in Delhi, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved the Rithala–Narela–Nathupur (Kundli) corridor under Phase-4  of the Delhi Metro project, aiming to enhance connectivity between Delhi and Haryana.

Union cabinet approves One Nation One Subscription

Nov 26, 2024, at 03:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved One Nation One Subscription, a new Central Sector Scheme for providing country-wide access to scholarly research articles and journal publication.

Cabinet approves PM Vidyalaxmi scheme for collateral-free student loans and interest subvention; check who is eligible

Nov 07, 2024, at 05:05 am

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday announced the approval of PM Vidyalaxmi, a new Central Sector program aimed at providing financial assistance to deserving students, ensuring that financial constraints don’t hinder access to higher education.

Union Cabinet grants 'classical language' status to Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese

Oct 04, 2024, at 07:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet on Thursday conferred the status of 'classical language" 'to five more languages including  Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit, and Assamese. 

PM Modi and Tamil Nadu CM Stalin hail Cabinet's Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II approval

Oct 04, 2024, at 05:55 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his congratulations to the people of Tamil Nadu following the Union Cabinet’s approval of the Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-II, which will add three new corridors to the city's transportation network. 

Cabinet approves Chandrayaan-4, Venus Orbiter Mission; big push for Gaganyaan missions

Sep 18, 2024, at 10:57 pm

New Delhi: The Indian government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Chandrayaan-4 mission, an ambitious lunar exploration project designed to demonstrate key technologies for landing on the Moon, collecting samples, and safely returning them to Earth.

Union Cabinet approves one nation, one election; Bill likely to be tabled in Parliament's winter session

Sep 18, 2024, at 10:45 pm

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to hold simultaneous elections in India, based on the recommendations of a high-level committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind.

All citizens aged 70 yrs and above to get health insurance under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana: Centre

Sep 12, 2024, at 05:39 am

New Delhi: The Union government has approved health coverage for all citizens aged 70 and above under the Ayushman Bharat national insurance scheme.

Union Cabinet approves Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement signed between India and UAE

Mar 14, 2024, at 06:20 am

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement (IGFA) between India and UAE.

Cabinet clears two new metro corridors in Delhi at estimated cost of Rs 8,400 crore

Mar 14, 2024, at 02:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved two corridors of Delhi Metro with a total investment of Rs 8,399 crore.

Union Cabinet eases FDI norms for space sector to encourage private investment

Feb 23, 2024, at 01:16 am

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved amendments in the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy on the space sector paving the way for greater FDI inflows and thereby contributing to the growth of investment, income and employment.

Union Cabinet approves extension of women safety scheme till 2026

Feb 22, 2024, at 04:21 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the extension of the women’s safety scheme till 2026 to strengthen security with timely intervention and prevention of crimes against women.

Cabinet approves Ministry of Earth Sciences PRITHVI scheme

Jan 06, 2024, at 03:51 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the overarching scheme “PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI)” of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, for implementation during the period from 2021-26 at an overall cost of Rs. 4,797 crores. 

Cabinet approves Rs 22,000-cr fertilizer subsidy for Rabi season

Oct 25, 2023, at 10:57 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved subsidy worth Rs 22,303 crore on Phosphatic & Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the Rabi season 2023-24 to ensure that farmers get fertilizers at affordable rates despite uptrend in international market.

PM Modi chaired Union Cabinet clears women's reservation bill, says report

Sep 19, 2023, at 05:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet Monday cleared the bill to ensure the reservation of 33 percent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, media reports said.

Union Cabinet approves Digital India project with an outlay of Rs 14,903 cr

Aug 17, 2023, at 10:09 pm

New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for the extension of the Digital India project, allocating a budget of Rs 14,903 crore, announced Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Centre approves Rs 6003 cr National Quantum Mission to scale up scientific & industrial R&D for quantum technologies

Apr 20, 2023, at 02:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Wednesday approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM) at a total cost of Rs 6003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-3.

Cabinet approves Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding between Securities and Exchange Board of India and Manitoba Securities Commission, Canada

Apr 13, 2022, at 11:27 pm

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister  Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding between Securities and Exchange Board of India and Manitoba Securities Commission, Canada.

Union Cabinet clears proposal to raise minimum age of women for marriage from 18 to 21

Dec 16, 2021, at 06:15 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal to raise the minimum age of women for marriage from 18 to 21, media reports said.

Union Cabinet approves bill to repeal three farm laws

Nov 24, 2021, at 09:41 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to withdraw the three contentious farm laws, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved bill to repeal the laws which had triggered massive protests by farmers.

PM Modi's cabinet reshuffle likely soon as various BJP leaders head to Delhi

Jul 06, 2021, at 06:37 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reshuffle his cabinet soon as various Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are heading to the national capital Delhi.

Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigns from Modi Cabinet over bills for farmers

Sep 18, 2020, at 03:43 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Akali Dal's Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet on Thursday over the Centre's take on farm sector bills.

Migrant workers to get housing in cities as Narendra Modi cabinet clears scheme

Jul 09, 2020, at 07:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared a scheme to provide low-rent housing facilities in the cities to the migrant workers who have greatly suffered due to the anti-Covid-19 lockdown earlier this year, media reports said.

Union Cabinet approves Atal Bhujal Yojana

Dec 24, 2019, at 05:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for the implementation of the Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL), a Central Sector Scheme with a total outlay of Rs.6000 crore to be implemented over a period of 5 years (2020-21 to 2024-25).

Assam: Opposition Congress, AIUDF stage massive protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

Dec 04, 2019, at 08:38 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: The opposition Congress and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) have staged protest in Guwahati after the Union Cabinet has passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

Union Cabinet approves Personal Data Protection Bill, to be tabled in winter session

Dec 04, 2019, at 04:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the  Personal Data Protection Bill that will lay the guidelines for use of personal data by government and private entities.

Union cabinet clears Citizenship Amendment Bill, to be tabled in Parl next week

Dec 04, 2019, at 12:09 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Citizenship Amendment Bill or CAB which will grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees who came from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, media reports said.

Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant quits Union Cabinet amid political tussle in Maharashtra 

Nov 11, 2019, at 06:07 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant on Monday resigned from Union cabinet, amid a tussle with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the formation of a government in Maharashtra.

Cabinet approves 5pc DA of govt employees

Oct 09, 2019, at 04:22 pm

Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners effective from July 1, 2019 representing an increase of 5 per cent over the existing rate of 12 per cent of the Basic pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.

Parliament Session to begin on June 17, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present her first budget on July 5

Jun 01, 2019, at 06:46 am

New Delhi, June 1 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in its first meeting, has approved the summoning of the 17th Lok Sabha on June 17 and subject to the exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on July 26.