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Friday, August 8, 2025
TopicUnion Cabinet

Topic: Union Cabinet

Cabinet extends scheme for developing judicial infrastructure till 2026

An official statement said that the scheme would continue till 31 March 2026 during which Rs 9,000 crore would be spent including Rs 50 crore for the Gram Nyayalaya Scheme.

Cabinet approves continuation of National Ayush Mission as centrally-sponsored scheme

Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the scheme would continue till 31 March 2026 with a financial implication of Rs 4,607.30 crore to be spent during the period.

Cabinet approves Rs 23,123 crore package for improving health infrastructure to fight Covid

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said this is the second phase of Centre's Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness package, adding that Rs 15,000 cr was allotted to this end earlier.

PM Modi’s new team is a governance reboot tempered with politics

The massive reshuffle of Team Modi saw several heavyweight ministers being dropped. New faces emphasise a mix of caste, youth, women and representation from poll-bound states.

Govt gives financial powers to armed forces’ command heads to clear projects up to Rs 200 cr

Financial powers have been delegated to Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Air Officer Maintenance, Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, additional director general of Indian Coast Guard.

Indian missions to open in Estonia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic to promote trade, culture

An official statement said the opening of the missions will bolster India's political outreach in multilateral fora and help garner support for its foreign policy objectives.

Railway Board to now have a special cell to attract more investment, increase FDI inflow

Order issued by railway ministry says Project Development Cell will, among other things, identify issues that need to be resolved to attract investments.

Cabinet approves extension for distribution of free food grain till November 2020

PM Modi and I&B Minister Javadekar said 81 crore poorest will be provided 5 kg free foodgrains per person for five more months and one kg pulses per month.

For ease of business, Modi govt moves to decriminalise Companies Act, relaxes CSR norms

The steps are expected to improve ease of doing business for companies, and could be the last of the changes to the Companies Act for the moment.

Cabinet approves funds of over Rs 8,500 crore for updating National Population Register

The National Population Register (NPR) exercise is set to commence from April next year. The NPR is a list of 'usual residents' of the country.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.