Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a crucial high-level review meeting involving Union Cabinet ministers, ministers of state with independent charge, and ministers of state, shortly after returning from his five-nation diplomatic tour spanning the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs 37,500 crore.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 37,500 crore incentive scheme for surface coal and lignite gasification projects, aiming to strengthen India’s energy security, reduce dependence on imported fuels and chemicals, and accelerate the country’s transition towards cleaner utilisation of domestic coal resources.
The scheme is projected to create nearly 50,000 jobs, both direct and indirect, across 25 projects in coal-bearing regions.
The announcement regarding the hike in MSP for kharif crops for Marketing Season 2026-27 is in line with the Union Budget 2018-19 announcement of fixing the MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times of the all-India weighted average cost of production.
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the declaration of Madurai Airport as an international airport, a step aimed at strengthening global connectivity and boosting tourism and economic activity in southern Tamil Nadu.
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension and restructuring of the Jal Jeevan Mission, expanding the programme’s timeline to December 2028 and raising its overall outlay to Rs 8.69 lakh crore as the government shifts focus from infrastructure creation to long-term service delivery and governance reforms in rural water supply.
This decision represents the culmination of a longstanding and democratic demand of the people of Kerala, rooted in the state’s linguistic heritage and collective self-respect
It has also approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for raw jute for the marketing season 2026–27.
The second phase of the Fund of Funds will channel long-term capital into deep tech and manufacturing startups while expanding funding access beyond established metro hubs.
