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Approval for sale of plot of land of Air India located at Pankaja Mills Road, Coimbatore

No: ---, Dated: Dec 16, 2015
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for sale of plot measuring 0.99 acres belonging to Air India located at Pankaja Mills Road, Coimbatore for a consideration of Rs.19.81 crore.  Background:  Air India has decided to sell its plot of land at Pankaja Mills... Full Document
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Memorandum of Understanding between India and Spain on cooperation in Port matters

No: ---, Dated: Dec 16, 2015
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Spain on cooperation in Port matters.  Recognizing the significant mutual benefit that can be derived from cooperation in the port matters between the two countries,... Full Document
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Policy framework for development of Underground Coal Gasification in coal and lignite bearing areas in India

No: ---, Dated: Dec 16, 2015
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a policy framework for development of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) in coal and lignite bearing areas in the country. UCG is a method of extraction of energy from coal/lignite resources which are otherwise regarded as uneconomical to... Full Document
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Memorandum of Understanding in energy saving and energy efficiency among BRICS countries

No: ---, Dated: Dec 16, 2015
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval to an MoU signed between India and its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) counterparts for strengthening and further developing of energy saving and energy efficiency cooperation based on the principles... Full Document
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Amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 so as to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in respect of Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal and in the Central List of Other Backward Classes of Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Kerala

No: ---, Dated: Dec 16, 2015
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of a Bill in the Parliament for certain amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 so as to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in respect of five States namely Chhattisgarh, Haryana,... Full Document
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Consortium Agreement for Core Partnership on Unified Model Earth System Modelling for Seamless Prediction of Weather and Climate

No: ---, Dated: Dec 16, 2015
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of the Consortium Agreement by the Earth System Science Organization-Ministry of Earth Sciences (ESSO-MoES) with the U. K. Met Office (UKMO), Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) and the Commonwealth of Australia through its Bureau of Meteorology... Full Document
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Amendments in the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015, as introduced in the Lok Sabha

No: ---, Dated: Dec 16, 2015
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval to official amendments in the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015, as introduced in the Lok Sabha.  The amendments will be as under:  i. In Clause 10 to... Full Document
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Methodology for fixing Upfront Payment and Reserve Price for allotment of coal mines/blocks for sale of coal to PSUs under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015

No: ---, Dated: Dec 16, 2015
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for allotting coal mines to Central and State PSUs for sale of coal specially to Medium, Small and cottage industries under the provisions of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015.  This... Full Document
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Cabinet approves Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015

No: ---, Dated: Dec 09, 2015
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015, as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha. The Bill will now be taken up for consideration and passing by the Parliament.  The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill... Full Document
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Cabinet approves Central Legislation to declare 106 additional inland waterways as national waterways

No: ---, Dated: Dec 09, 2015
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to carry out official amendments in "The National Waterways Bill, 2015". The amendments are based on the recommendations of the Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture and comments of State Governments.... Full Document
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Memorandum of Understanding between India and United Kingdom in the field of cooperation in the energy sector

No: ---, Dated: Dec 09, 2015
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on cooperation in the energy sector. The areas of cooperation include the following:  (i) Market... Full Document
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Memorandum of Understanding between India and Indonesia in the field new and renewable energy cooperation

No: ---, Dated: Dec 09, 2015
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Indonesia in the field of new and renewable energy. The MoU was signed in Jakarta last month during Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari’s visit to... Full Document
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Long term measures to increase production of pulses and for creation of buffer stock of pulses

No: ---, Dated: Dec 09, 2015
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for creation of buffer stock of pulses. The buffer stock will be created in current year itself. It has approved procurement of about 50,000 ton pulses from the kharif crop 2015-16... Full Document
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Mandatory use of jute in packaging for the Jute Year 2015-16 (1st July, 2015 to 30th June, 2016)

No: ---, Dated: Dec 09, 2015
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for mandatory use of jute in packaging for the Jute Year 2015-16 (1st July, 2015 to 30th June, 2016).  The decision will provide relief to 3.7 lakh workers employed in Jute Mills and ancillary... Full Document
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Protocol between Government of India and the Government of Japan on Amendment of Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income

No: ---, Dated: Dec 02, 2015
The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing and ratification of Protocol between India and Japan for amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) signed between the two countries in 1989 for avoidance of double taxation and for prevention of fiscal evasion, through... Full Document
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Cabinet approves rehabilitation package and upgradation of infrastructure of the Bangladeshi enclaves and Cooch Behar district after transfer of enclaves between India and Bangladesh

No: ---, Dated: Dec 02, 2015
The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the rehabilitation package and upgradation of infrastructure of the Bangladeshi enclaves and Cooch Behar district after transfer of enclaves between India and Bangladesh.  The total financial implication for implementation of various components is around Rs. 1005.99 crores.... Full Document
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Revised cost estimates for setting up of five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research

No: ---, Dated: Dec 02, 2015
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the revised cost estimates to the tune of Rs. 4,799 crore as against the originally approved cost of Rs,2,500 crore, for setting up of five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) at Kolkata, Pune, Mohali,... Full Document
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MoU between India and Iran on visa facilitation

No: ---, Dated: Dec 02, 2015
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of the agreement between India and Iran on visa facilitation for Diplomatic, Official/Service and Ordinary passport holders.  Salient features of the agreement are as given below:  (i) Consequent upon this, upon presentation of an official note by... Full Document
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Setting up and operationalisation of six new IITs and in-principle approval for establishment of these IITs as Registered Societies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860

No: ---, Dated: Dec 02, 2015
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved setting up of six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Jammu, Kerala and Karnataka. The Cabinet further gave its approval for operationalisation of these IITs initially by forming of Societies under the... Full Document
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MoU between India and Germany for Capital Goods Sector

No: ---, Dated: Dec 02, 2015
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which has been signed between Indian and Germany, for implementation of Make in India campaign for Capital Goods Sector and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer), Germany, a leading organisation of 65 institutes for applied... Full Document
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