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  Govt approves Rs 16,000 crore boost for dairy, fertiliser, and digital payments | Key decisions

  India | March 19, 2025 17:35 IST

  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved over ₹16,000 crore in investments to strengthen India's dairy and fertiliser sectors and promote digital payments.

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  Modi Cabinet approves two ropeway projects of Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib worth over Rs 6,800 crore

  India | March 05, 2025 15:44 IST

  Union Minister Ashwini Viashnaw briefed the media about the decisions taken by the Modi government during the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi. The Cabinet approved two ropway projects — Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib — as part of the Parvatmala Pariyojana.

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  Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: Modi Cabinet increases allocation to Rs 69,515 crore for farmers

  Business | January 01, 2025 16:09 IST

  Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Prime Minister dedicated the first Cabinet meeting of 2025 to farmers. In this first meeting, extensive discussions covered various aspects of farmers, and the decisions taken today are entirely focussed on their welfare.

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  Manmohan Singh death: Union Cabinet condoles demise of former PM, hails him as distinguished leader

  India | December 27, 2024 17:39 IST

  Manmohan Singh death: The former prime minister will be accorded a State funeral and a half-day holiday will be declared in all central government offices and CPSUs on Saturday (December 28).

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  Cabinet approves Rs 1,000 cr venture capital fund for space startups | Check list of decisions

  India | October 24, 2024 23:59 IST

  Cabinet decisions: The key decisions were taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  Modi Cabinet approves new rail-road bridge over river Ganga in Varanasi | DETAILS

  India | October 16, 2024 18:52 IST

  The new rail-cum-road Bridge across the Ganga River will provide connectivity, facilitate ease of travelling, minimise logistics costs, reduce oil imports and lower CO2 emissions.

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  PM Garib Kalyan Yojana: Centre extends supply of free fortified rice, other schemes till December 20

  India | October 09, 2024 16:00 IST

  The rice fortification initiative will continue as a central sector initiative with 100% funding by the Centre as part of PMGKAY (Food Subsidy), thus providing a unified institutional mechanism for implementation.

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  'Extremely glad': PM Modi on 'Classical Language' status to 5 languages, including Marathi, Bengali

  India | October 03, 2024 22:08 IST

  By now, India had Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia as the notified classical languages.

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  Good news for Railway employees: Centre approves Rs 2,029 crore bonus ahead of festive season

  India | October 03, 2024 23:23 IST

  The payment of productivity linked bonus acts as an incentive to motivate railway employees for working towards improvement in the performance of the Railways.

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  Cabinet approves Chandrayaan-4 mission with Rs 2,104 crore allocation to bring lunar rocks, soil

  India | September 18, 2024 17:30 IST

  Ashwini Vaishnaw said all preparatory steps towards this have been approved and Venus Orbiter Mission, Gaganyaan follow-on and Bharatiya Antariksh Station and Next Generation Launch Vehicle development also given approval.

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  Union Cabinet approves Rs 35,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan

  India | September 18, 2024 16:20 IST

  The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of schemes of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) to provide remunerative prices to farmers and to control price volatility of essential commodities for consumers.

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  One Nation, One Election to be implemented in two phases within 100 days, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

  India | September 18, 2024 16:29 IST

  On 'One Nation, One Election', Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that a large number of political parties across the political spectrum has actually supported the One Nation One Election initiative.

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  Modi govt approves Rs 10,900 crore PM E-Drive Scheme to boost mobility of EVs: Know its key facets

  Business | September 12, 2024 7:41 IST

  The scheme addresses range anxiety of EV buyers by promoting in a big way the installation of electric vehicle public charging stations (EVPCS). The scheme also promotes mass mobility by supporting means of public transportation.

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  Centre expands Ayushman Bharat coverage, senior citizens above 70 years to get benefits

  India | September 11, 2024 21:08 IST

  After the Cabinet meeting, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Centre decided to cover senior citizens who are more than 70 years old under universal health coverage, Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana.

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  Law Ministry plans to table 'One Nation, One Election' report before Cabinet under '100-day agenda'

  India | June 14, 2024 17:08 IST

  The high-level committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’, headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind, had submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu on March 15, and recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, state Assemblies.

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  Union Cabinet recommends dissolution of 17th Lok Sabha

  India | June 05, 2024 14:31 IST

  The Union Cabinet has recommended the dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha. This decision marks a crucial step in the transition to the formation of a new government following the recently concluded elections.

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  PM Modi hints at Shivraj Chouhan's inclusion in Cabinet, says, 'If he wins Vidisha...' | VIDEO

  Madhya Pradesh | April 25, 2024 6:24 IST

  PM Modi highlighted his work with Chouhan when they were both CMs, and said he wanted to "take him along". Chouhan, who was replaced by Mohan Yadav as MP CM, will contest from his home turf Vidisha in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

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  Government approves IndiaAI Mission with outlay of Rs 10,372 crore: Details here

  Technology | March 07, 2024 20:45 IST

  The IndiaAI mission aims to drive AI innovation through strategic programs and partnerships across public and private sectors, creating an extensive ecosystem.

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  India gets 3 new semiconductor fab units, to start construction within next 100 days

  March 01, 2024 10:43 IST

  Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said this fab will be constructed with an investment of Rs 91,000 crore. The fab will cover high-performance compute chips with 28 nm technology, and power management chips for electric vehicles (EVs), telecom, defense, more, according to the government.

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  Telecom spectrum auctions for mobile phone services approved by cabinet

  Business | February 09, 2024 7:40 IST

  The Cabinet's nod comes just before the expiration of Bharti Airtel's spectrum in five circles, with another set to expire in March.