New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Delhi government has withdrawn the Work-From-Home (WFH) arrangement and staggered office timings for its employees, citing an improvement in the geopolitical situation in West Asia following reports of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday approved the rollback of the measures, which had been introduced earlier this year as part of the government’s fuel conservation and energy-saving initiative.Confirming the decision,…
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New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Friday that the launch of the EV Subsidy portal and unveiling of the Delhi EV Policy Booklet by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta marks a transformative milestone in the city’s journey towards clean, sustainable and future-ready mobility. “We are not only introducing a digital platform but also reinforcing our commitment to transparent governance, timely service delivery and citizen-centric reforms,” he said at the portal launch…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Friday that the government is set to launch a Rs 8,300 crore, seven-year ‘Clean Air, Healthy Delhi’ project to tackle air pollution with support from the World Bank and other multilateral institutions. She said the Environment Department’s ambitious Rs 8,300 crore project aims to accelerate the implementation of Delhi’s air pollution mitigation plan, advance the objectives of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) and …
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday called upon citizens to join environment conservation and observe International Plastic Bag Free Day by switching to green options.International Plastic Bag Free Day, observed globally on July 3, raises awareness about the severe environmental and marine impacts of single-use plastic bags. It promotes sustainable, reusable alternatives to reduce global plastic pollution.In a message on X, the Chief Minister said, “On Internati…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday chaired ‘Delhi Next – Code, Create and Change’ at the Delhi Secretariat, the country’s largest civic-tech innovation programme, hoping that the city will soon become the country’s civic-tech capital. The initiative aims to bring together young people, startups, researchers, educational institutions and innovators on a common platform to develop technology-based solutions for Delhi’s real civic and urban challenges.Sp…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday that the Delhi EV Policy 2026 is designed to save money and offer substantial financial benefits to those who opt to buy an electric vehicle over other fuel-based vehicles.She said the policy aims to reduce not only the upfront cost of buying an electric vehicle but also its lifetime ownership cost, encouraging more people to switch to EVs.“The policy brings together multiple financial benefits, including purchase incen…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda on Tuesday said that just as a mobile phone must be recharged every day, public life too requires constant intellectual renewal. Releasing a collection of speeches of scholar Ashutosh Mookerjee at the Delhi Assembly, Nadda said the speeches of the eminent educationist and jurist continue to recharge our minds with constitutional values, reasoned debate and a deep sense of nationalism.He unveiled “The Collected Spe…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday that the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy-2026, scheduled to come into effect from Wednesday, introduces a key element of mandatory transition to non-polluting e-vehicles and marks a major shift from the previous policy. She added that from charging infrastructure to battery management, the new EV Policy has a much stronger institutional framework than the previous policy.Chief Minister Gupta noted that the previous Aam…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) On the occasion of the completion of five years since the establishment of the Ministry of Cooperation by the Government of India, ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi – Cooperative Week 2026’ was inaugurated on Monday by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. At the Delhi Secretariat, Chief Minister Gupta flagged off the Cooperative Awareness Van and released colourful balloons to mark the launch of the week-long public awareness campaign.The programme was attended by Delhi Governmen…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Monday that her Cabinet has approved the Delhi EV Policy 2026, which is likely to come into force from July 1 and remain effective till March 31, 2030, to promote Zero Emission Vehicles. She said the Policy envisages direct government investment of over Rs 7,000 crore over the next four years for upgrading infrastructure, and tax waivers and incentives worth Rs 8,000 crore will be passed on to EV users.“Overall benefits of…