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Centre approves ethanol price hike by up to Rs 1.47 per litre for mixing in petrol
Fp Staff •Higher mixing of ethanol in petrol will help cut India's oil import bill and also benefit sugar cane farmers as well as sugar mills
Union Cabinet gives nod to restoring MPLADS after COVID-induced suspension, announces Anurag Thakur
Fp Staff •The objective of the scheme is to enable MPs to recommend works of developmental nature with emphasis on the creation of durable community assets in the areas of drinking water, primary education, public health, sanitation, roads
Cabinet adopts 15 November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas honouring Birsa Munda: Tribal hero valiantly fought against British
Fp Staff •Union Minister Anurag Thakur said the government has planned week-long celebrations from 15 November to 22 November to commemorate the glorious history of tribal people
Cabinet approves four-year moratorium on payment of all govt dues by telecom companies
•Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that 100 percent FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in telecom via the automatic route was also approved by the Cabinet
Narendra Modi chairs first meeting of Union Cabinet after expansion
•As many as 43 leaders took oath on Wednesday in the first Union Cabinet reshuffle and expansion after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to power for a second term in May 2019
Arvind Kejriwal urges Centre to begin regularisation of 40 lakh homes in Delhi unauthorised colonies without delay after Union Cabinet okays move
•Welcoming the Union Cabinet's decision to regularise unauthorised colonies in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the road map for it was based on a proposal sent by the Delhi government and that the Centre should start the process immediately
New Union Cabinet to meet for first time at Rashtrapati Bhavan today at 5.30 pm, Narendra Modi to chair discussion
•The first meeting of the new Union Cabinet will take place on Friday at 5.30 pm, a government official said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers were sworn in on Thursday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Union Cabinet meet today to approve increase in MSP for Kharif crops ahead of 2019 polls: All you need to know
Fp Staff •The Centre is set to radically increase the minimum support price (MSP) for Kharif crops as a move to fulfill its budget promise and address farmers' concerns about the cost of crops.