Union Cabinet

PM-Kisan's extension offers an opportunity to widen support to tenant farmers and use its DBT infrastructure to make fertiliser subsidies more targeted, transparent and efficient

The Union Cabinet has approved the ₹23,731-crore GOBARdhan scheme to scale up compressed biogas production, strengthen the circular bioeconomy and boost clean energy adoption

The four-lane access-controlled NH-15 corridor will be developed under the BOT Toll model to improve connectivity, reduce congestion and support economic growth in Assam

The GOBARdhan scheme will be implemented from FY2026-27 to FY2035-36 and aims to establish compressed biogas as a major pillar of India's future energy mix

The government said the project would double the average travel speeds and cut travel time by half, while improving road safety, fuel efficiency, and reducing vehicle operating costs.

The National Offshore Exploration Scheme aims to boost domestic oil and gas production through seismic surveys, deepwater drilling and shared offshore infrastructure

The revised policy allows capacity expansion at existing captive facilities, extends operational certainty and permits eligible government entities to access berths on a nomination basis

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, launched in February 2019, eligible landholding farmer families get financial assistance of ₹6,000 per year

The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill-introduced by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai-was cleared by the Union Cabinet on July 20.

Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation follows mounting pressure over the NEET paper leak, marking only the second ministerial exit during Narendra Modi's 12 years in office

The proposed law, likely to be introduced next week, comes as the Centre and CJP continue talks, with the student body reiterating its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation

The second phase will support chip design through grants and equity investment, while semiconductor equipment, chemicals, gases and materials will receive a 30 per cent incentive

The Union Cabinet has approved two road corridor projects worth ₹25,445 crore in Varanasi to improve connectivity, reduce congestion and enhance access to key religious and urban destinations

India's semiconductor push enters its next phase as the Cabinet approves the ₹1.28 trillion Semicon 2.0 programme focused on the entire chip ecosystem

The permissible limit has been reduced from 25 per cent to 10 per cent for raw rice and from 16 per cent to 5 per cent for parboiled rice

Under ISM 1.0, the government approved 10 major projects with cumulative investments of roughly ₹1.60 trillion across six Indian states as of December 31, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to review ministries' performance, reforms and governance priorities amid speculation over a Cabinet reshuffle

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a resolution applauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest continuously serving elected PM. The Union Cabinet members also gave the prime minister a standing ovation. Modi on Wednesday became the longest continuously serving elected prime minister of India, breaking the record of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. On May 26, 2014, Modi took charge as India's prime minister with a landslide victory. He got re-elected with a bigger mandate in 2019 and his second term began on May 30 of the same year. His third consecutive term started on June 9, 2024.

Recent BJP organisational moves and Rajya Sabha nominations have sparked speculation that Prime Minister Modi may soon undertake a Cabinet reshuffle

OMCs will be compensated for losses arising from elevated international ATF prices whenever the prevailing import parity price exceeds a benchmark price determined by the government