The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a $245 million loan to support India's efforts to modernize rail freight and logistics infrastructure.
The Union Cabinet expanded the scope of the public procurement portal Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to allow cooperative societies to register as buyers.
The Union Cabinet approved the signing of the MoU between the Department of Biotechnology, the Government of India and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative IAVI, USA.