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New Delhi, About 33 prototypes shortlisted under Delhi government's 'innovation challenge' to find solutions for the air pollution issue are set to enter the second phase for trials, according to officials familiar with the matter. These include solar-powered pole-mounted dust traps, filterless smoke and dust carbon-capturing device, electrostatic mist sprayers, models for smart dust-suppression and monitoring systems, and retrofitting vehicle-mounted air purifiers to improve emission quality o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday directed civic and transport agencies to expedite field trials of 22 innovations shortlisted under the Delhi government's Innovation Challenge to tackle the capital's persistent air pollution problem. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Sirsa with officials from multiple agencies, including Delhi Transport Corporation, New Delhi Municipal Council, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi Fire Service, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is leading an intensified push against air pollution, with the state Government accelerating its flagship Innovation Challenge to deliver scalable, real-world solutions for cleaner air. The focus was on accelerating trial runs for 22 groundbreaking innovations selected from 284 nationwide entries. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa chaired a high-level review meeting with senior officials from Delhi Transport Corporatio ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi government is accelerating trial runs of innovative technologies aimed at tackling air pollution, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Monday. Chairing a high-level review meeting with officials from multiple agencies, including DTC, NDMC, MCD, Delhi Fire Service, DTIDC and the Health Department, the minister directed authorities to expedite permissions, logistics, and infrastructure su ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi government is accelerating trial runs of innovative technologies aimed at tackling air pollution, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Monday. Chairing a high-level review meeting with officials from multiple agencies, including DTC, NDMC, MCD, Delhi Fire Service, DTIDC and the Health Department, the minister directed authorities to expedite permissions, logistics, and infrastructure su ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (UNI) Delhi government is set to begin field trials of 22 anti-pollution technologies as part of its "Innovation Challenge", an initiative aimed at identifying low-cost solutions to curb rising air pollution levels in the capital. At a high-level review meeting on Monday, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa directed multiple civic and transport agencies to fast-track permissions and logistical support for real-world deployment of the shortlisted innovations. Officials fr ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day after Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that the government's Jan Vishwas reforms have decriminalised over 1,000 provisions across 79 central laws to ease compliance and reduce the burden on courts. "The reforms would particularly benefit small businesses and traditional sectors such as handloom and coir, where compliance burdens had often led to litigation and corruption," he said. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant has completed his household's self-enumeration for Phase-I of Census 2027, marking a significant step in the country's first-ever digital census. By recording his details through the official portal, the CJI has set an example for citizens to participate in this national data collection process. Also Read | Abu Dhabi Attack: 12 Injured, Including 5 Indian Nationals, After Debris From Intercepted Iranian Missiles ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant has completed his household's self-enumeration for Phase-I of Census 2027, marking a significant step in the country's first-ever digital census. By recording his details through the official portal, the CJI has set an example for citizens to participate in this national data collection process. On X, Census India 2027 wrote, "The Hon'ble Chief Justice of India has successfully completed self-enumeration for Phas ...Read More >
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026, which amends 80 Central Acts to decriminalise offences and replace them with graded civil penalties, by a voice vote. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 27. During the debate, Opposition members questioned the move to convert criminal liability into a penalty, which makes it "easy" for corporations to get away with a fine. They added if the Bill is passed, it would take away the work of the cou ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla participated in Census 2027 on Friday by completing his self-enumeration registration at his residence, and stated that the process is highly secure, accurate, and user-friendly. After completing the process in the presence of Registrar General of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, Birla expressed that this national Census signifies the beginning of a new era. For the first time, the entire process is being conducted digitally, allowing every citize ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The commerce and industry ministry wants all the departments to consider withdrawing pending court cases involving minor offences in light of Jan Vishwas amendment bill, as it would significantly reduce load on the judiciary and promote ease of living, a top official said on Friday. Parliament on Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws for decriminalising and rationalising about 1,000 minor offences ...Read More >
New Delhi : The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, after it was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal emphasised that the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, is designed to foster trust based governance. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, he said, "There will be fear in those who break the law knowingly." The Minister highlighted that with this reform, they have a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, after it was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal emphasised that the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, is designed to foster trust-based governance. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, he said, "There will be fear in those who break the law knowingly." Also Read | Delhi Police Files FIR Ov ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, after it was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal emphasised that the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, is designed to foster trust-based governance. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, he said, "There will be fear in those who break the law knowingly." The Minister highlighted that with th ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has collected property tax worth ₹3,116 crore in 2025-26, running short of the ₹3,500 crore target set by the civic body. Overall 13,52,552 properties paid their taxes, however, a large section of Delhi still remains out of tax net as only a fraction of the number of properties pay property taxes in the city. MCD revenue of ₹3,116 crore was collected from 1,352,562 property tax payers in comparison to ₹2,132.89 crore received from 1,133,161 taxpaye ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, in Parliament, calling it a major step towards enhancing 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of Doing Business' in the country. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, "A big boost to 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of Doing Business'... It's a matter of immense delight that Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026." Highli ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill by voice vote. The Bill proposes to amend 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 ministries, decriminalise 717 provisions and amend 67 provisions to facilitate ease of living. The Lok Sabha had passed it on Wednesday. Replying to the discussion on the Bill, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said that it will help in the ease of doing business and ease of living by decriminalising mi ...Read More >
New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws for decriminalising and rationalising minor offences to further improve the business environment and check harassment of people. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed in the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal replied to a discussion on the legislation. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said the legislatio ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws for decriminalising and rationalising minor offences to further improve business environment and check harassment of people. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed in the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal replied to a discussion on the legislation. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said the ...Read More >
"The national enumeration exercise was initiated with the enumeration of the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, through the option of self-enumeration, upholding the proud tradition of commencing the national count with the First Citizen of India," a government statement said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also completed his self-enumeration on Wednesday and appealed to citizens to participate in the Census process. "Today marks the beginning of the first phase of Census 2027, relating to ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi power minister Ashish Sood on Monday indicated that the government was examining ways to avoid residents having to pay higher electricity bills even as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) continued deliberations to finalise a plan for liquidating regulatory asset dues totalling over ₹38,000 crore, following directions from the Supreme Court. "The Delhi government will not allow the burden of increased power tariffs to fall on customers," Sood said. Officials, on ...Read More >
"Our government is deploying a strategy not just to control pollution but to increase Delhi's green cover," said Sirsa. He added that the government carried out a similar massive plantation drive with the help of students, citizens, bureaucrats, politicians, judges, dignitaries, ambassadors, among others. "This aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa ke Naam' campaign for a greener India," he said. According to the target, Sirsa said, the forest department will be the nodal age ...Read More >
In a gazette notification issued on March 30, the Department of Women and Child Development detailed the 'Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya Scheme Rules', which came into force from Wednesday. The new scheme replaces the Ladli Scheme. Under the scheme, financial assistance of up to ₹61,000 will be provided to eligible beneficiaries in instalments linked to key educational and age-related milestones, and it will mature to ₹1.20 lakh with interest. The financial assistance will be deposited at various s ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Census 2027, world's largest census exercise has begun. The Government of India has commenced Phase I of Census 2027 -Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) from today, marking the beginning of the country's largest administrative and statistical exercise. This is India's first ever digital data capture and Self-Enumeration. The national enumeration exercise was initiated with the enumeration of the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, through the option of Self-Enumeration, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 which is aimed at promoting Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living, while advancing a governance framework based on trust and proportionate regulation. The Bill seeks to amendment 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries, decriminalise 717 provisions to promote Ease of Doing Business and amend of 67 provisions to facilitate Ease of Living. Also Read | C ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 which is aimed at promoting Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living, while advancing a governance framework based on trust and proportionate regulation. The Bill seeks to amendment 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries, decriminalise 717 provisions to promote Ease of Doing Business and amend of 67 provisions to facilitate Ease of Living. Commerce and ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Wednesday launched its first-ever fully digital census exercise, with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah among the first to complete online self-enumeration through a newly launched portal. The 15-day self-enumeration window, introduced for the first time in the country's census history, opened in Delhi and seven other states and Union Territories, allowing citizens to submit their household details online before the comm ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Census 2027, the world's largest enumeration exercise, began on Wednesday with the government launching Phase I - Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO). This marks the start of the country's biggest administrative and statistical exercise, and for the first time, features digital data capture and a self-enumeration facility, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said. The exercise was formally initiated with President Droupadi Murmu completing self-enumeration, followed by Vice-Pres ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The first day of self-enumeration under Census 2027 in the national capital on Wednesday saw hundreds of persons including President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking part in the exercise. The exercise, to be concluded on April 15, was kicked off in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Cantonment Board areas. According to officials, 1,000 people logged in to the Census portal and the app for self-enum ...Read More >
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