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Topic: Cabinet

Cabinet approves third launch pad at Sriharikota for space missions

The announcement was made during a briefing, highlighting the government’s commitment to the country’s space capabilities. Minister Vaishnaw said that Rs 3,985 crore have been approved.

Cabinet approves continuation of Fasal Bima Yojana, restructured weather-based crop insurance scheme

Decision will save crops from the risk of non-preventable natural calamities till 2025-26.

‘One Nation One Subscription’: All about Modi govt’s new scheme that promises to be India’s JSTOR

Publishers like Oxford University Press, Elsevier, Taylor and Francis have already been included in national journal-subscription programme. 'Game-changer for Indian academia,' says PM.

From billionaire Elon Musk to Fox News’ Pete Hegseth as defence secretary — a look at Trump 2.0

Trump has announced several nominees for his incoming administration, prominent among those are Musk and Ramaswamy who will head the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency.

What is Cabinet-approved PM-Vidyalaxmi & how it will benefit 22 lakh meritorious students each yr

Any student who gets admission to recognised quality higher education institution will be eligible to get ‘collateral free, guarantor free’ loan from banks or financial institutions.

Cabinet approves 3% hike in dearness allowance for central govt employees

Dearness Relief for pensioners has also been revised by 3%; both will cost exchequer Rs 9448.35 crore per year.

SC-OBC outreach to pay hike for madrasa teachers, Shinde cabinet has taken 146 decisions in 1 month

The decisions include populist moves, declaring the cow as ‘Rajya Mata’, infra projects, land parcels for Adani group & corporations for non-dominant groups. Oppn has questioned the timing.

Modi doesn’t have numbers on his side to amend Constitution, so what’s behind ‘1 nation, 1 poll’ push

Centre has tasked Rajnath Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kiren Rijiju to talk to Oppn on ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal, it is learnt; bill on simultaneous polls likely in Winter Session.

Jaishankar, Sitharaman retain key ministries, TDP gets civil aviation, JD(U) panchayati raj & fisheries

Rajnath Singh remains defence minister, JP Nadda is health minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets agriculture & rural development, HD Kumaraswamy gets heavy industries and steel.

Cabinet approves 3 semiconductor projects worth Rs 1.26 lakh cr, among them India’s 1st fab unit

IT Minister Vaishnaw says India's 1st commercial semiconductor fab plant ‘big turning point for the nation’. The other 2 are assembly, testing, packaging and marking (ATMP) units.

On Camera

Thailand-Cambodia clash is more than a border fight—it’s a new front in Cold War 2.0

The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.