Cabinet also approved leasing out six airports, namely Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru for operation, management, and development under Public Private Partnership. The Cabinet approved laying down procedures and mechanisms for sale of enemy shares. Sale proceeds are to be deposited as disivestment proceeds in the government account maintained by ministry of Finance. … Read more
The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for moving a Resolution in the first Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for amending the Framework Agreement of the ISA for opening up the ISA membership to all countries that are members of the United Nations. Such a move will put solar energy in global … Read more
The Cabinet has approved setting up of 4 million tonne(MT) storage at Chandikhole in Odisha and 2.5 MT storage at Padur in Karnataka, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters in New delhi. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The storages will be additional to the existing rock caverns to shore 5.33 MT … Read more
The carpet area of a house has been enhanced to 160 sq m from 120 sq m for Middle Income Group-I (MIG-I), while it has been increased to 200 sq m from 150 sq m in case of MIG-II. The new rules will be effective from January 1, 2017, the date on which the scheme … Read more
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved continuation of government’s Umbrella Scheme ‘Green Revolution- Krishonnati Yojana’ in Agriculture Sector. Addressing media persons, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that under this, eleven schemes have been brought under one umbrella scheme. CCEA also approved restructuring of Multi-Sectoral Development Programme for its continuation during remaining period … Read more
Telecom Commission also approved the proposal to create an ombudsman to deal with telecom grievances. The ombudsman will be set up under TRAI and will require amendment to the TRAI Act. Nearly 10 million grievances are received per quarter in telecom sector and the new mechanism of ombudsman will lead to a better and satisfactory … Read more
Telecom Commission – the highest decision making body of telecom department – also approved regulator TRAI’s recommendations on internet telephony in its meeting in New Delhi today. Another proposal that received approval entails creation of an ombudsman to deal with telecom grievances, telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan told reporters. The ombudsman will be set up under … Read more
