New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved India's bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The country had last hosted the games in 2010, and it will now be pitted against Nigeria to play host for the 2030 edition.

Proposals for four new railway projects worth over Rs.12,000 crore and the extension of the lending period to street vendors under the PM Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (SVANidhi) scheme till 2030 were also cleared on Wednesday, statements from the Union cabinet and the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) said.

India's bid to host the 2030 CWG was formally accepted by the Indian Olympics Association on 13 August. Banking on the success of Ahmedabad's hosting of the IC...