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The Union Cabinet has approved the Modified UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme to strengthen regional air connectivity. Launched in 2016 to make flying affordable for people in smaller cities, the scheme will now run f...
The Telangana government has constituted a Cabinet sub-committee, headed by Bhatti Vikramarka, to monitor and guide the Musi River Rejuvenation Project in 2026. The project seeks to clean and restore the Musi River and i...
The Meghalaya government has extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months.The decision came at a Cabinet meeting in Shillong amid protests and unrest in the Garo Hills.The dispu...
The Union Cabinet has cleared the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) for the period 2024-25 to 2028-29 with a total budget of ₹6,839 crore. The scheme will develop villages located along India's International Land Bo...
The Rajasthan Cabinet has removed the rule that barred people with more than two children from contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections. The two-child norm was brought in during 1995 for population contro...
The Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to rename Kerala as 'Keralam', following a unanimous resolution of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The President will send the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, to the State...
Tea tribes and Adivasi communities in Assam will now get 3% reservation in Class I and II State government posts, including the State civil services and professor positions, after a Cabinet decision. Until now, this quot...
**Overview** On February 24, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the historic first Union Cabinet meeting at the newly inaugurated Prime Minister's Office, christened 'Seva Teerth'. During the session, the Cabinet...
Kerala's Cabinet approved the draft Urban Policy prepared by the Local Self-Government Department, making it the first State with a comprehensive urban policy; it had been announced in the 2023–24 Budget. The Kerala Urba...
The Union Cabinet cleared the Urban Challenge Fund with ₹1 lakh crore of central assistance, aiming to leverage ₹4 lakh crore of total investment over five years. First announced in the 2025-26 Budget, it will run from F...
Approval has been granted by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for a twin-tube tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam that will carry both road and rail traffic. It will be the first underwater tunnel of thi...
The Karnataka Cabinet cleared the use of ballot papers and ballot boxes instead of Electronic Voting Machines for the panchayat polls due in February 2026. To give this legal backing, the government plans to bring the Ka...
