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Dearness allowance hiked to 28% for govt staff, 10 million to benefit

Move expected to cost the exchequer Rs 34,400 cr, spur consumer spending

Cabinet extends RoSCTL scheme for textile exporters till March 2024

Apparel/garments and made-ups covered under RoSCTL scheme, will not get benefits under RoDTEP scheme

Cabinet okays scheme to promote India-owned ships with subsidy support

As per the scheme, a subsidy of Rs 1,624 crore over five years to domestic shipping companies will be given in global tenders floated by Ministries and central PSEs

PM Modi chairs first in-person Union Cabinet meet in over a year

With the Monsoon session of Parliament round the corner, the first in-person meeting of the Union Cabinet was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence on Wednesday.

Best of BS Opinion: Real winners of reshuffle, message in a bottle & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

From Anupriya Patel to Bharati Pawar, meet newly inducted women ministers

In the 7 July Cabinet reshuffle, seven women ministers were inducted

Road ministry to seek Cabinet nod for townships alongside highways: Gadkari

The minister emphasised on import substitution, cost effective, pollution free and indigenous methods and development of alternative fuel.

In first meet, new Cabinet approves Rs 23,123-crore Covid-19 fund

The Union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs 23,123-crore package for improving health infrastructure to fight COVID-19 as part of which around 2.4 lakh medical beds and 20,000 ICU ones would be created with a special focus on paediatric care. Addressing a press conference here after the first meeting of the Union cabinet following its reshuffle on Wednesday, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the package will be implemented over the next nine months till March 2022. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mandaviya said this is the second phase of the Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package as the Central government had given Rs 15,000 crore earlier for setting up Covid-dedicated hospitals and health centres across the country. Under the new package, the Centre would provide Rs 15,000 crore and states Rs 8,123 crore, and the plan would be implemented jointly by them across all the 736 districts to improve medical infrastructure at primary and ...

Man for all reasons: Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister of Railways, Comms & IT

From trusted bureaucrat, to Wharton, MNC executive to businessman, and now politician, the man in charge of two weighty ministries is a unique all-rounder with specialist knowledge

Top headlines: TCS Q1 net rises 28.5%; Rs 23k-cr Covid package announced

Centre makes mandis eligible for loans, Growth worries, Chinese tech rout drag Wall Street lower, and other top headlines of the day

Cabinet expansion cannot cover up govt's wrong policies: Mayawati

In a major overhaul, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducted several new members in his cabinet and dropped 12 ministers

Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE: Anurag Thakur takes charge as new I&B minisiter

Modi Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is now the new head of the newly formed Ministry of Cooperation. Stay tuned for LIVE updates

Modi Cabinet 2.0, with 77 ministers, is all about politics and governance

Mandavia gets Health portfolio; Scindia gets aviation; Puri gets additional charge of petroleum

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank: Confusion over board exams may've led to his exit

It was during Nishank's tenure that the government adopted the New Education Policy

Cabinet reshuffle: Harsh Vardhan fails to clear test ahead of third wave

India's management of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic drew all-round criticism both within the country and outside.

Massive overhaul

Cabinet reshuffle signals govt's willingness to improve performance

Health, education, labour ministers quit ahead of Cabinet reshuffle

Labour minister Santosh Gangwar has resigned from the Union Cabinet ahead of the scheduled Cabinet reshuffle this evening. Gangwar, who held the position of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment resigned from his post early this morning. When asked whether he has resigned from the post of Labour Minister, Gangwar answered in the affirmative. "Yes I have resigned," he told PTI. He, however, said he is not aware what his new role in the government will be. This will be the first reshuffle in the Council of Ministers by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019. The Prime Minister is expected to bring in young faces and give representation to various social groups and regions in the reshuffle.

Cabinet expansion: Ministerial probables meet Prime Minister Modi

Those meeting Modi included BJP's Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Jyotiraditya Scindia

Ahead of cabinet expansion, govt brings DPE under finance ministry

Earlier, the DPE came under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

CCEA, Union Cabinet meetings scheduled for today stand cancelled

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and Union Cabinet meetings scheduled to be held on Wednesday have been cancelled.