The long-anticipated reshuffle and expansion of the Union Cabinet is expected to take place on July 7. There are speculations of several senior leaders like former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, RCP Singh to be accommodated in the Cabinet. Recently, Uttarakhand former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat met the PM as well. In 2019, … Read more
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Covid-relief stimulus package announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman two days ago, information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar said. The approved schemes include a Rs 3.03 lakh revamped scheme for the power distribution sector, Rs 1.5 lakh crore additional credit for small and medium businesses, and export insurance … Read more
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 700 per bag hike in subsidy for DAP fertiliser and the increase will result in an additional cost of Rs 14,775 crore to the exchequer. The hike is part of the government’s effort to ensure that farmers gets the key soil nutrient at old rates despite rise … Read more
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in minimum support price (MSP) of several kharif crops, in line with the Centre’s efforts to allay fears over the contentious farm laws. MSP for crops such as paddy, cotton, jowar, bajra, maize, groundnut and soyabean have been increased by 4-5% from the rates last year. “As … Read more
The Supreme Court has constituted a 12-member National Task Force of top medical experts to formulate a methodology for allocation of oxygen to states and union territories for saving lives of COVID-19 patients and to facilitate a public health response to the pandemic. The top court named a sub-group for carrying out the audit exercise … Read more
New Delhi: The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has requested the foreign ministry to have dedicated nodal officers in Indian embassies for monitoring adoption process of Indian children to ensure their wellbeing. Minister Smriti Irani is believed to have reached out to her colleague S Jaishankar on the request. At present, the Central … Read more
NEW DELHI: Vaccine rollout and overall economic situation will top the agenda of the Niti Aayog‘s governing council meeting on February 20 to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Besides, states will also be nudged to pursue labour reforms. The meeting is likely to be attended by the other members of the council including … Read more
BJP shouldn’t rejoice. It is dangerously close to emulating Congress. Synopsis The Cabinet may be suffering from a misallocation of portfolios. Nirmala Sitharaman is an upright and diligent finance minister with a background in economics. But should not her talent be better utilised in another important portfolio, leaving finance to say, railways and commerce minister … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved extending the scheme for distribution of free food grains to the country’s poorest until the end of November to help them cope with the economic pain of the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Briefing reporters about the decisions taken by the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Information … Read more