New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) The Parliament Standing Committee on Finance has, on January 8, invited representatives of the Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND) and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), both under the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), for oral evidence on the subject “A Study on Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs)…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) The Congress party on Monday announced a public agitation campaign to oppose the government’s move to repeal the abolition of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), citing concerns over the government’s move to replace it with the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI) Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has imposed fines amounting to a total of Rs 54.98 lakhs against those induging in biomass burning, illegal dumping of Construction and Development waste and other violations during the month of December. A total of 7,023 challans adding up to a penalty or challan amount…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI): Delhi’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday witnessed a marginal improvement, however, did not bring much respite for the residents as the index values continued to reel under the ‘very poor’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s daily AQI bulletin, Delhi’s index value on Sunday was 377,…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Delhi Traffic Police of allowing massive violations of pollution norms, citing data showing a surge in applications for Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates. AAP Delhi State president Saurabh Bharadwaj said the receipt of over one lakh PUC applications in three days was…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today said that they have registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) Case against Sandeep Singh, Area Sales Manager, WCL, Nagpur Area, Maharashtra, and his wife Sweta Singh for alleged possession of assets amounting to Rs. 45,23,368, which are disproportionate to their known sources of income….
New Delhi, Dec 21, (UNI) Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker and local MLA Vijender Gupta on Sunday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for several development projects in Rohini’s Sector-13 and Sector-8 areas. Gupta, underscored the government’s focus on timely delivery of public infrastructure. In Sector-13, foundation stones were laid for senior citizens’ recreation centres at Navshakti…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI) Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) President Devender Yadav on Sunday said that BJP government should “stop juggling” with data and strictly follow the minimum standards in the night shelters so as to provide shelter to 20,000 homeless people. Yadav was commenting on the statement made by Delhi Cabinet Minister Ashish…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI): The Delhi Government on Sunday said it is intensifying efforts to curb air pollution by ramping up public transport infrastructure, with the expansion of the Delhi Metro emerging as a key priority. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said effective control of pollution in the national capital and the NCR hinges on…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Sunday said that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has conducted a comprehensive survey of factories across its 12 zones, during which a total of 5,236 industrial units were inspected. Out of these, 430 units were found to causing water and air pollution,…
