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National Clean Air Programme: Tharoor suggests framework to fight pollution

Tharoor asserted that there is a need to work together in a collaborative spirit to deal with this perennial issue.

Odisha govt signs 3 MoUs to improve urban service delivery system

The E-gov foundation of Nandan Nilekani and Srikanth Nadhamuni will provide a full stack of municipal services applications

In a first, India and Japan ink pact for expeditious grant of patents

The programme will initially commence between JPO and Indian Patent Office on pilot basis for a period of three years

Provide incentives to farmers for not burning stubble: LS members tell govt

Shashi Tharoor said the government should follow a legislative approach to implement the national clean air programme

Space leasing by co-working players dip 40% to 2 mn sq ft in Jul-Sep: CBRE

The US-based CBRE Group, a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2017 revenue).

Trai seeks disconnected numbers list from telcos to clean up databases

The latest move by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is aimed at ensuring that banks, insurance companies and others would have a ready list of mobile numbers that are disconnected

Plastic exports likely to remain flat in FY20 due to economic slowdown

The main reason for the slowdown in exports is the economic downturn in the export markets and a decline in raw materials prices

Govt sets up over 56 MW power capacity from waste in last 3 yrs: R K Singh

So far 199 waste-to-energy projects for generation of biogas/bio CNG/ power based on urban, industrial, agriculture waste and municipal solid waste have been successfully established

Govt asks states to get housing proposals under PMAY sanctioned by March

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the validated demand reported by states and UTs so far is around 1.12 crore

Autonomy, independence of J&K Bank key objectives of admin: Satya Pal Malik

Last month, the State Administrative Council headed by the governor approved a proposal for treating the J&K Bank Limited as a PSU

J&K Bank shareholders reject a proposal to reappoint four directors

Give approval to raise Rs 550 crore through tier-I bonds and Rs 1,050 crore through Basel III-compliant bonds

Govt scraps Article 370, proposes to split J&K into two Union Territories

Decision could throw up constitutional questions, including sanctity of terms of Jammu & Kashmir's accession to Union of India, and is likely to be challenged in SC

How PM Modi plans to use delimitation to change J&K's political map

Kashmir division is likely to gain five seats while Jammu division will gain two seats following the delimitation exercise

WhatsApp to trace the origin of fake messages, set up servers in India

The instant messaging platform had earlier expressed inability in tracing the origin of messages citing privacy of consumers

Some progress, but still a long road ahead for WhatsApp with govt

From government officials' perspective, the messaging service has not fulfilled most of the earlier demands, while making a half-hearted attempt

23 per cent petitions seeking H1-B visas were denied in 2019: MEA

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise

Govt collected Rs 577 cr through challans under Motor Vehicle Act: Gadkari

In a written reply, Gadkari said the number of fatalities in Kerala during September-October this year was 314

Gadkari gets Rs 500-cr promise for Ganga cleaning from UK tycoons

Gadkari listed the Hinduja family and Sri Prakash Lohia of the Indorama Corporation among the donors

Govt's hybrid-annuity model to be tested in Ganga's cleaning, rejuvenation

This model has been adopted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Adityanath warns Kanpur tanneries over effluent discharge in Ganga

Closure of several units takes toll on industry; several tanneries planning to shift to other states such as West Bengal