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New Delhi, Nov 5: With the losses of electricity distribution companies in India touching a staggering Rs.3.8 trillion ($58 billion), the cabinet on Thursday approved a major restructuring and revival package for the sector, with both…

New Delhi, Oct 24: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday promulgated two ordinances - one for constitution of commercial courts and another to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. "One of the ordinances provides for the constitution…

New Delhi, Oct 15: The union cabinet cleared an agreement between Taipei's India-Taipei Association (ITA) and Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in India for cooperation in the field of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), an…

New Delhi, Oct 14: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between India and Mozambique in August this year to improve bilateral cooperation in the field of new and renewable energy. The MoU was…

New Delhi, Oct 8: In a move to augment the thermal coal handling capacity of Paradip port on the east coast, the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved mechanisation of three of its east quay berths to increase…

New Delhi, Oct 7: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in as many states. The new AIIMS would be set up at Nagpur in Maharashtra, Manglagiri in Andhra…

New Delhi, Oct 7: The cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Watershed Management Project (NWMP) to ensure access to irrigation for every farm, union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said. The NWMP will be a component of the Pradhan…

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Sep 22: In an endeavor to boost infrastructure and industrial activity development in Odisha, the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved expansion of Cuttack-Angul NH-42. As per the…

New Delhi, Sep 22: The union cabinet in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gave ex post facto approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cambodia for cooperation in the field of tourism. The MoU…

The Union Cabinet has allocated Rs 5,142 crore to develop 300 rural clusters by 2019-20 across the country under Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission with an outlay of Rs 5142.08 crore. The rural clusters will be known as 'Smart…