Cabinet approves corporatisation of five international airports
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave an in-principle approval for the corporatisation of five international airports in the country. The airports which will be corporatised are Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai and Bangalore.

Kumaramangalam offers reduction in surcharge to SEBs
Union power minister P R Kumaramangalam, on Wednesday offered state electricity boards proportional reduction in surcharge on power purchased from the Centre if they pay their dues.

CCEA approval for Rs 25,000cr tech upgradation fund for text
In a major policy initiative, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a textiles ministry proposal to set up a Rs 25,000 crore technology upgradation fund scheme for the textile as well as the jute sector.

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