The Union Cabinet today approved amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, that provide for classifying corruption as a heinous crime and longer prison terms for both the bribe giver and the bribe taker. The refurbished anti-corruption law will stipulate that all corruption trials will be completed within two ...

A meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved Smart Cities Mission for development of 100 smart cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) of 500 cities with outlays of Rs 48,000 crore and Rs 50,000 crore respectively. The Cabinet also approved central funding under AMRUT to ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Modi, gave its approval for extension of outstanding projects under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Extension for Projects running under Sub-Mission on Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP), which fall ...