Union Cabinet

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved two infrastructure projects—a ₹76,220 crore port in Maharashtra that will boost cross-border trade and a ₹2,869.65 crore expansion of the airport at Varanasi—Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency.  It also decided to increase the minimum support price for kharif crops and approved funds for a forensic university, Information and Broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters after the meeting. Read Also: In 100-day agenda, food processing ministry to incorporate reduction of food wastage in supply chain Vaishnaw said the proposed “all-weather greenfield deepdraft major port" at Vadhavan in Maharashtra will be one of the top 10…