Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had successfully used technology to give citizen-centric governance. The overall impact of this in the last nearly ten years is the emergence of a new work culture which makes optimum use of latest technology, including Artificial Intelligence, to curb corruption, increase transparency, promptly...
As Chinese President Xi Jinping remained absent from the virtual G20 Summit on Wednesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that it is for the country to decide who represents them. Jaishankar said that Prime Minister Li Qiang represented China at the G20 Summit in September in the national capital as well. “It’s for a...
The Delhi government has notified that the entry of buses, barring CNG, BSVI diesel and electric ones, will be automatically banned in the city whenever restrictions under the final stage of the Centre’s air pollution control plan are invoked. Stage IV is the final stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). Delhi Transport Minister...
The overall air quality in Delhi remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Thursday and the residents woke up to the usual scenes of the city being engulfed by thick smog. The average air quality index (AQI) stands at 373 as per data by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). As...
DrJitendraSinghScience and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that India’s space economy is on the rise under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the launch event of the Capacity Building Programme on Geospatial Technology and Applications in New Delhi, the Minister said that due to the opening up of the space...
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Monday cleared enrolment of over 10,000 new home guards. The personnel will be recruited by March next year . “Beginning soon, the process of enrolment of more than 10,000 personnel in Delhi Home Guards will be set rolling and by March, 2024, these freshly recruited personnel will be on...
The Lok Sabha’s Privileges Committee has summoned BSP MP Danish Ali and BJP lawmakerRamesh Bidhuri to record their statements on complaints that the latter made communalremarks against the former as well as accusations that Ali made disparaging remarks againstPrime Minister Narendra Modi. Ali and Bidhuri have been asked to appear before the panel on December...
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has stressed that the India-Australia strategic partnership is making great strides. He held the 14th Foreign Ministerial Framework Dialogue with Australian counterpart Penny Wong in New Delhi today. Both Ministers discussed close collaboration in trilateral, quadrilateral and multilateral formats. They also exchanged perspectives on the Indo-Pacific and West Asia...
The government on Tuesday issued an advisory to private television channels, asking them to refrain from sensationalising the coverage of the rescue operations at Silkyara in Uttarakhand, where 41 workers are trapped inside a tunnel for 10 days. The advisory, issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, also told private television channels to be...
The air quality across the national capital continues to be in the ‘very poor’ category, the latest date from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed on Tuesday. The latest AQI level in Anand Vihar stands at 374, in Jahangirpuri at 399, in Lodhi Road at 315 and in New Moti Bagh at 370. In...