Budget approved for an Indian Manned Space Mission.
An amount of 10,000 crore was approved by the Union Cabinet for the first Indian manned space mission.
The project will be called Gaganyaan Project and aims to send an Indian to the space by 2022.
The mission aims to carry three humans to the space for a period of seven day.
POCSO Act amendment approved by the Cabinet
The amendments were proposed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to protect children against sexual offences during the time of natural calamities.
The amendments were necessitated after a report showing rapes of young women in the aftermath of Kedarnath floods.
The amendments include severe punishments including death penalty for sexual assault crime on anyone below 18 years old.
Indian Railways to build a new bridge connecting Rameswaram to the Mainland
The new vertical-lift bridge will replace the existing Pamban bridge.
The bridge will allow ships and steamers to pass without creating any obstacle.
The project is expected to take 4 years to finish.
The Rameswaram town on the Pamban Island will be connected to the mainland via this bridge.
