Cabinet approves India’s approach to COP to the UNFCC
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to India’s approach to Climate Change Negotiations at the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), held in Marrakesh, Morocco during Nov 7-18, 2016.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the protocol amending the agreement between India and Tajikistan for avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Cabinet approves acquisition of 11 percent stake in JSC Vankorneft by ONGC Videsh Limited
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday given its approval to an acquisition by ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) for 11% stake in JSC Vankorneft from M/s Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft), the National Oil Company (NOC) of Russian Federation (Russia).
Cabinet approves MoU with AARDO in the field of rural development
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given its approval to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and the African Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) for capacity building programmes in the field of rural development.
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of Department of Heavy Industry for providing financial assistance amounting to Rs. 111.59 crore as Non-Plan loan to Bharat Pumps and Compressors Limited, Allahabad.
Cabinet approves closure of Hindustan Cables Limited in Kolkata
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given its approval for closure of Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL), Kolkata as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956/2013, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and other relevant Acts.
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) 2003 launched on July 14, 2003 and Varistha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) 2014 launched on Aug 14, 2014.
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Industrial Property Cooperation between Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Ministry of Law, Government of Singapore.
Cabinet approves USOF support to BSNL for Rural Wire-line connections
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the proposal to extend subsidy support of Rs. 1,250 crore to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), as compensation for deficit incurred by BSNL in operating the Rural Wire-line connections installed prior to Apr 1, 2002.
Cabinet approves Capital Grant to GAIL for development of Gas Infrastructure in eastern India
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved viability gap funding or partial capital grant at 40 percent (Rs. 5,176 crore) of the estimated capital cost of Rs. 12,940 crore to GAIL for development of 2539 km long Jagdishpur-Haidia and Bokaro-Dhamra Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) project.
Cabinet approves creation of GST Council and its Secretariat
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2016, for introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the country was accorded assent by the President on 8th September, 2016, and the same has been notified as the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016.
Cabinet approves Exchange of Tariff concessions under the Fourth Round of Negotiations APTA
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday approved the exchange of tariff concessions, on Margin of Preference basis, under the Fourth Round of Negotiations under the Asia Pacific Trade Agreement and related amendments.
Cabinet apprised of MoU between CERT-In India and CERT-UK
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on May 20, 2016 between Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and Ministry of Cabinet Office, UK (as represented by CERT-UK, a unit of the Cabinet Office on Cyber Security).
Cabinet approves simplification and liberalisation of FDI policy in diff sectors
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given its ex-post-facto approval for the FDI policy amendments announced by the Government on June 20.
Double Taxation: Cabinet approves agreement and Protocol between India, Cyprus
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IBNS): India on Wednesday took a major step in the fight against tax evasion, "round tripping" and "base erosion/profit shifting".