Union Cabinet
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SC/ST Act: Cabinet gives nod to bill to restore provisions of Dalit atrocity law
India | Aug 01, 2018, 06:32 PM ISTThe government will now bring the bill to restore the original provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act will in Parliament, the report said.
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LIC-IDBI deal get Cabinet's nod, buy out to infuse over Rs 10,000 crore in debt-laden bank
Business | Aug 01, 2018, 03:56 PM ISTLIC already has 7-7.5 per cent stake in the bank and will acquire the remaining for majority holding.
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Union Cabinet nod to raise Rs 1 lakh crore for education infrastructure by 2022
Education | Jul 05, 2018, 12:22 PM ISTThe HEFA has been tasked to mobilise Rs 1 lakh crore for Revitalizing Infrastructure and Systems in Education (RISE) by 2022.
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Kurukshetra: Will BJP win 2019 elections by showing dreams of 2022?
Kurukshetra | Jul 04, 2018, 08:02 PM ISTThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the support price of kharif crops. the cabinet raised the he minimum support price (MSP) for paddy sharply by Rs 200 to Rs 1,750/quintal to honour the budget announcement.
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Cabinet approves DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018
India | Jul 04, 2018, 03:48 PM ISTThe utility of DNA based technologies for solving crimes, and to identify missing persons, is well recognized across the world.
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Union Cabinet approves new MSP for kharif crops, hikes paddy procurement rate by Rs 200/quintal
Business | Jul 04, 2018, 02:08 PM ISTLast week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the Cabinet will approve the increase in MSP to at least 1.5 times of the production cost in the forthcoming meeting.
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Union Cabinet to fix MSP for Kharif crops at 1.5 times of production cost next week: PM Modi
India | Jun 29, 2018, 11:58 PM ISTThe prime minister further said that the support price for sugarcane, called Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP), would be announced in the next two weeks.
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Ethanol price hiked, MoU between India, Germany in civil aviation: List of major decisions in Cabinet meeting
Business | Jun 27, 2018, 03:39 PM ISTThe sugar industry and even NCP supremo Sharad Pawar had demanded a higher ethanol price to improve the liquidity of cash-starved mills and enable them clear cane arrears that have crossed Rs 22,000 crore.
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Union Cabinet approves Rs 8000 crore relief package for sugarcane farmers
News | Jun 06, 2018, 01:47 PM ISTUnion Cabinet approves Rs 8000 crore relief package for sugarcane farmers
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Cabinet gives nod to central university in Andhra Pradesh
Education | May 16, 2018, 06:12 PM ISTA provision of Rs 450 crore has been approved for meeting the first phase expenditure towards the establishment of the university.
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Cabinet approves ordinance to confiscate properties of fugitive economic offenders
India | Apr 22, 2018, 06:58 AM ISTSources said the ordinance aims at deterring economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law by remaining outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts.
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Modi Cabinet approves death penalty to child rapists: Here is all you should know about the ordinance
India | Apr 21, 2018, 11:49 PM ISTThe decision came a day after the Ministry of Women and Child Development told the Supreme Court that it was proposing the death penalty for those convicted of raping children.
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Union Cabinet approves ordinance on death penalty for rape of children below 12 years of age
News | Apr 21, 2018, 05:13 PM ISTThe Union Cabinet on Saturday approved ordinance to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age. The ordinance would be now sent to the President for his approval.
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Union Cabinet approves Ordinance to confiscate properties of fugitive economic offenders
India | Apr 21, 2018, 05:47 PM ISTThe Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 12 but could not be passed due to logjam in Parliament over various issues.
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Union Cabinet approves ordinance on death penalty for rape of children below 12 years of age
News | Apr 21, 2018, 02:52 PM ISTThe Union Cabinet on Saturday approved ordinance to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age.
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Cabinet okays ordinance on death penalty for rape of children below 12 years of age
India | Apr 21, 2018, 03:22 PM ISTThe ordinance would be now sent to the President for his approval.
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Lieutenant Governors get a hefty pay hike, new salary applicable from January 2016
India | Apr 11, 2018, 05:10 PM ISTAccording to reports, the new salary of LGs will be three times of what they used to get earlier. The new salary package of LGs will be at par with that of a Secretary to the Union Government.
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Cabinet approves removal of provisions for 'bridge course' for AYUSH practitioners in NMC Bill
India | Mar 28, 2018, 10:24 PM ISTThe provision was strongly opposed by health organisations, including the Indian Medical Association, which said allowing AYUSH doctors practise modern medicine would promote "quackery".
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Union Cabinet approves National Financial Reporting Authority to oversee auditors
Business | Mar 01, 2018, 09:40 PM ISTThe jurisdiction of the NFRA -- which would be an oversight body for auditors -- will extend to all listed companies as well as large unlisted public companies. The thresholds would be prescribed in the rules.
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Cabinet approves Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 to seize all assets of offenders
Business | Mar 01, 2018, 11:57 PM ISTThis Bill also has a provision to confiscate assets of the offender in foreign land as well, for which the government will have to make arrangements with different countries.