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Pact with Russia to combat illicit narcotics trafficking
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New Delhi, Feb. 21
The Cabinet on Thursday gave its ex-post-facto approval for the bilateral agreement signed on November 12, 2007, at Moscow between India and Russian Federation on co-operation to combat illicit trafficking in narcotics, psychotropic substances and their precursors.
According to an official statement, the agreement will help in mutual co-operation in the regulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific use and in combating drug trafficking.
Number of SC judges
The Cabinet also approved a proposal for introduction of the Bill in Parliament by making an amendment of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956, for increase in the number of judges in the apex court to augment the strength of the Supreme Court judges (excluding the Chief Justice of India) from 25 to 30.
Folk Medicine Institute
The Cabinet gave its nod for establishment of the North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine at Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, at a cost of Rs 32.88 crore as an autonomous institute under the Department of Ayush. This decision will facilitate systematic and comprehensive documentation, presentation and validation of the folk medicine traditions of the North-Eastern region, an official statement said.
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