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CCEA approves Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

March 10, 2016

The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for providing free of cost LPG (cooking gas) connections to women from BPL Households. This scheme will be implemented by Union Ministry of Petroleum and ..

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Union Government approves winding up of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council

March 4, 2016

The Union Government has decided to wind up of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) with immediate effect as it has fulfilled the mandate. Decision in this regard was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the ..

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Union Cabinet approves $150 million Credit for Chabahar Port Development

February 25, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved 150 million dollars credit for Development of the strategically important Chabahar Port in Iran. In this regard, the Union Ministry of Shipping had forwarded the proposal for provision and operationalization of credit from EXIM Bank. ..

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Union Cabinet approves establishment of Atal Innovation Mission and SETU in NITI Aayog

February 25, 2016

The Union Cabinet as given its approval for establishment of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Self Employment and Talent Utilisation (SETU) in NITI Aayog. This move seeks to give substantial boost to the innovation ecosystem and to catalyse the entrepreneurial ..

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Union Cabinet gives nod to incentivise cashless transactions

February 25, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for introduction of steps for promotion of cashless payments (transactions) through cards and digital means. In this regard, various short and medium term measures have been approved for implementation by the Government Departments, ..

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Union Cabinet gives nod to India-Maldives double taxation Agreement on airlines

February 25, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of an Agreement between India and Maldives for the avoidance of double taxation of income from international air transport. This agreement provides relief from double taxation for airline enterprises operating between ..

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Cabinet gives nod to BRICS MoU for cooperation in Science, Technology and innovation

February 19, 2016

The Union Cabinet has apprised signing of BRICS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and innovation (STI). The MoU seeks to promote of cooperation in the field of STI among BRICS countries by means ..

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Union Cabinet gives nod to Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016

February 19, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to amend section 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and section 11 of the Delimitation Act, 2002. In this regard, Government is going to introduce Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 ..

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Cabinet gives approves MoUs for cooperation in the field of agriculture & allied sectors

February 19, 2016

Union Cabinet has given its approval for Memorandum of understandings (MoUs) signed between India and various countries for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. This MoU will help in (i) capacity building measures (ii) knowledge exchange through ..

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Union Cabinet gives nod to LIGO-India mega science proposal

February 18, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved the LIGO-India project (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in India) proposal for research on gravitational waves. The approval coincides with the historic first time detection of gravitational waves that had opened up of a new window ..

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