The Assam Cabinet approved the introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) as an option under the National Pension System for the employees of the Government of Assam who come under NPS on Monday.
Lecornu, who was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron last month and had earlier served as defence minister, unveiled his cabinet late on Sunday. But the line-up, which included only few changes from previous governments, drew sharp criticism from both the opposition and within parliament.
Following approval of the Rs 1,500 crore Incentive Scheme for promotion of Critical Mineral Recycling by the Union Cabinet on September 9, the Ministry of Mines issued the Scheme Guidelines on October 2 for implementation of the said incentive scheme.
Jagdish Panchal, a senior BJP leader from Ahmedabad, has previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the Gujarat government and is considered a strong organisational face of the party.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given "two major gifts" to the farmers of the country before Dussehra and Diwali, as the Cabinet on Wednesday approved MSP for Rabi crops for marketing season 2026-27
The project will be implemented in an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) mode, with a total length of 85.675 km and a capital cost of Rs 6,957 crore.
During the media briefing on Union Cabinet decisions, Vaishnaw's presentation used Zoho Show, a homegrown, cloud-based presentation software, demonstrating the country's growing capabilities in digital innovation.
The Nagpur-Chandrapur Highway is a 204-kilometre, four-lane, cement-concrete highway, with an additional 11 kilometres of connecting road to Chandrapur city. The total cost, including land acquisition, is Rs 2,353.39 crore.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved an increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops for the Marketing Season 2026-27.