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Cabinet approves MSP for Rabi crops for marketing season 2026-27
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
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.
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Cabinet approves doubling of Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya single railway li
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the doubling of the Bakhtiyarpur - Rajgir - Tilaiya single railway line section (104 km) in Bihar with a total approximate cost of Rs. 2,192 crore.
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Cabinet approves four-lane Sahebganj-Areraj-Bettiah section of the NH-139W
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The proposed four-lane greenfield project aims to improve connectivity between Bihar's capital, Patna, and Bettiah, connecting the northern districts of the state, including Vaishali, Saran, Siwan, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, East Champaran, and West Champaran, up to the areas along the Indo-Nep
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Government of India, ADB sign $125 million loan agreement to improve urban
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an official statement, the loan agreement for the Assam Urban Sector Development Project was signed by Juhi Mukherjee, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Government of India, and Mio Oka, Country Director, India Resident Mis
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"China wants to control everything. You have no idea what the Chinese syst
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"You think you can have relations, you can deal with the Chinese, but you have no idea what the Chinese system, the Chinese world order is. They want to control everything... If China becomes number one, you know, the power in the world, they will not just interfere in your political affairs
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Cabinet approves Rs 3,169 crore doubling project of Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampur
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a major boost to infrastructure and connectivity, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved two key development projects in Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, the doubling of the Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat railway line and
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Cabinet approves two major infra projects in Bihar, Rs 7616 crore outlay e
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, approved the construction of a 4-lane greenfield access-controlled Mokama-Munger section of the Buxar-Bhagalpur High-Speed Corridor.
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Confident we will stick to fiscal deficit target: DEA Secretary
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Anuradha Thakur on Saturday expressed confidence that India will meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent for 2025-26, despite the first quarter showing a wider deficit than last year.
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Q1 GDP numbers reflect India's resilience, outlook remains positive: Econo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Robust Q1 GDP growth underlines the basic resilience and the strengthening of the momentum in the economy, which is anchored in strong macro-economic fundamentals, a senior government official said on Saturday.
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US tariffs immediate impact limited but pose secondary challenges for Indi
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The immediate impact of the recently imposed US tariffs on Indian exports may appear limited, but the secondary and tertiary effects on the economy pose significant challenges that must be addressed, highlighted a report by the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance.
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Cabinet approves multi-tracking of three projects across Karnataka, Telang
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved four projects of the Ministry of Railways with a total estimated cost of Rs. 12,328 Crore (approx.).
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Robust fundamentals, reform push drive India's economic resilience: Financ
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The government's recent policy initiatives, including the setting up of a Task Force for Next-Generation Reforms and the forthcoming GST reforms, deregulation initiatives of the States, coupled with the sovereign rating upgrade, are set to reduce borrowing costs, attract foreign capital, and
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