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• Union Cabinet approves closure of Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
• Union Cabinet approves agreement between India and Bangladesh on Audio Visual Co-Production
• Union Cabinet approves setting up Rail Development Authority

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved extension of the implementation phase of the Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project for another year beyond 31 March 2017.

The Union Cabinet has cleared approved setting up an independent rail regulator, named Rail Development Authority (RDA).

The Union Cabinet has approved the agreement on Audio Visual Co-Production India and Bangladesh.

The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU between India and Australia on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine.

Scientists from the University of Kerala have discovered a new species of long-legged, tree-dwelling crabs named Kani maranjandu in Western Ghats of Kerala.

The Union Cabinet approved closure of the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY). The scheme was set up in 2012 to address the social security-related issues of the Emigration Check Required (ECR) category workers going abroad for employment to ECR countries.

Indias ace batsman Virat Kohli was named the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016.

The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU on Cooperation in the field of Mass Media between India and Bangladesh.