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Cabinet clears two chip plants worth Rs 3,936 crore under ISM; one could be India’s first commercial display facility

May 06, 2026 12:31 am

Crystal Matrix will set up a Rs 3,068 crore GaN-based semiconductor facility in Dholera, while Suchi Semicon will establish a Rs 868 crore OSAT unit in Surat, taking total India Semiconductor Mission approvals to 12 with investments of about Rs 1.64 lakh crore

Exclusive: Union Cabinet clears Rs 1.51 lakh crore for Jal Jeevan with digital mapping

March 11, 2026 5:23 am

Union I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters that the scheme will have an overall outlay of Rs 8.70 lakh crore till 2028. Of this amount, the Centre’s outlay will now be Rs 3.59 lakh crore, including Rs 2.08 lakh crore allocated in 2019.

Delhi Confidential: On Hot Seat

December 24, 2025 3:51 am

Back from his six-day visit to Germany, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has a host of issues lined up before him, the most prominent being the Karnataka power tussle over the CM post.

UGC, AICTE, NCTE to be replaced with single higher-education commission, Union Cabinet clears bill

December 15, 2025 3:37 pm

Earlier known as the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill and has now been renamed the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.

Govt to add over 10,000 MBBS and PG seats, Cabinet approves phase 3 of medical college upgrades

September 25, 2025 6:22 pm

This is in line with the Centre’s plan of adding 75,000 new medical seats over the next five years.

BJP could see more changes after new MPs, governors, party chief

July 14, 2025 3:57 pm

A Cabinet reshuffle may be on the cards as govt takes into consideration new priorities such as External Affairs, trade and commerce

Cabinet nod to Vibrant Villages Programme Ph-2

April 05, 2025 3:37 am

"The programme would help in the comprehensive development of the villages located in the blocks abutting international land borders (ILBs), other than the northern border already covered under VVP-I,” an official statement said.

Cabinet clears Rs 23k-cr scheme for electronic components, targets 92k jobs

March 29, 2025 7:27 am

The government is hoping that at least 91,600 direct jobs will be created as part of the scheme, and has tied participating entities’ yearly subsidies to the number of jobs they create.

Union Cabinet approves Rs 3,700 cr Patna-Arrah-Sasaram corridor in Bihar

March 29, 2025 2:16 am

The corridor will be developed in two packages

'At an elevation of 15000 ft. above sea level'- Cabinet approves two major ropeway projects in Uttarakhand under Parvatmala Pariyojana

March 07, 2025 10:00 am

The total cost of both projects is over Rs. 6,811 crore and these will be developed on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) mode, one of the variants of the Public-Private Partnership, or PPP, model.

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Modi govt 3.0: Ministers who took charge today

June 11, 2024 9:56 pm

The Central Council of Ministers is led by the Prime Minister and plays a vital role in government policy-making.

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Instant triple talaq a crime now: here are five things to know about ordinance approved by cabinet

June 22, 2020 6:15 pm

The Union Cabinet approved an ordinance making instant triple talaq a punishable offence with a three-year jail term on Wednesday. Here are five things to know about the government's ordinance.

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