PSU Hindustan Fluorocarbons Limited (HFL) will be shut down soon after the Union Cabinet's approval today. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved HFL's closure. HFL is a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals.

The Cabinet has also approved the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) for establishment of permanent campuses of new National Institutes of Technology (NITs) at a total cost of ₹4371.90 crore for the period till 2021-22.