Cabinet clears 2 bills. One for simultaneous elections to LS & states will require constitutional amendment. Another for aligning polls in Delhi, Puducherry, J&K is an ordinary bill.
Expansion of the international airport, which will be funded by Airports Authority of India’s internal resources, will more than double airport's capacity to 99 lakh passengers per yr.
Ex-BJP chief Gadkari was stripped of MSME portfolio in 2021 & dropped from parliamentary board in 2022. But with drubbing in Maharashtra this LS election, his stock may rise.
Under this mission, govt aims to develop infrastructure and ecosystem for AI, including building compute infra of 10,000 or more graphics processing units (GPUs) through PPP.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal said 49.18 lakh employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners will benefit from the decision. It would cost Rs 12,868.72 crore per annum to the exchequer.
The Union Cabinet had in September last year approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for release of 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
Based on the Bill, the Election Commission will amend the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, to make way for ST reservation in Goa Assembly.
Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.
Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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