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No Cost Incurred on PM’s Social Media Presence: PMO

19Mar By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA

No Cost Incurred on PM’s Social Media Presence: PMO

There is no cost to the exchequer on maintaining the social media presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his office has said. The Prime Minister's official mobile App 'PMO India' was designed by students in a contest conducted by MyGov and hence there was no cost except the prize money in developing the application, it has said in response to an RTI filed by AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. "The App is maintained by PMO," it said. "Website of the Prime Minister's Office is www.pmindia.gov.in and is developed and maintained by PMO," it said. The office said the other social media presence of the Prime Minister's Office is managed by PMO and "as such there is no separate cost on the maintenance of the same". "No campaign was run by the PMO on any social ...

17May By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA

Delhi Govt Launches App For Traders

In order to ensure ease of doing business in the national capital, Delhi government today launched a mobile app for traders to register under the Trade and Taxes Department under which there will be no need for verification of their business premises. The Trade and Taxes Department of the government today issued a circular introducing a new facility for the city traders in the capital. Traders can register themselves with the department through the mobile app DVATMsewa -- giving basic information like name, Aadhaar number, date of birth, mobile number and residential address. The app can be downloaded from Google Play Store. "Traders, whose annual turnover is more than Rs 20 lakh, can register themselves with trade and taxes department through the mobile app without any verifi...

Delhi Govt Puts on Hold Bike-Taxi and Rent-a-Bike Schemes

22Apr By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Delhi Govt Puts on Hold Bike-Taxi and Rent-a-Bike Schemes

The city government has put on hold its bike-taxi and rent-a-bike schemes after authorities in Gurgaon and Bengaluru launched a crackdown over rampant violations in their operations. The AAP government had in February last year approved the rent-a-bike scheme but not notified it. It was aimed at providing last mile connectivity to tourists and individual in the city. The Bike-taxi scheme was, however, under consideration. "In Gurgaon and Benguluru, operators of rent-a-bike and bike-taxi schemes were running private vehicles which is in violation of rules. Only commercial vehicles are allowed under the scheme," said a senior official. The official said that in view of this, the transport department will study the scheme and then come out with a final notification. "We have put on...

Odd-Even: Delhi Govt. Warning to App-Based Taxis For Overcharging

8Apr By AnkitaNo Comments

INDIA

Odd-Even: Delhi Govt. Warning to App-Based Taxis For Overcharging

The Delhi government today said app-based taxi operators will be restrained from levying peak time charges when the second round of the odd-even scheme will be in force. The scheme aims at cutting down on the number of vehicles plying on the citys roads. Taxis have been exempted under the road-rationing plan and are in demand when it is in force. "Action will be taken if we receive complaints of app-based taxis charging exorbitant fares when the scheme is in force," Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai warned. "Commercial vehicles bearing yellow number plates, including CNG-run taxis, three-wheeler and four-wheeler tempos, autos and taxis will be allowed to ply under the scheme," said a senior government official. The official said that commercial vehicles of other states running...

AAP Govt Announces Rs 2Cr. Funding For Startups To Clear Delhi’s Air Pollution

1Dec By No Comments

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AAP Govt Announces Rs 2Cr. Funding For Startups To Clear Delhi’s Air Pollution

On November 27th, one of the US Embassy's pollution-monitoring stations in New Delhi recorded a chart-breaking reading of 999 on its custom-developed Air Quality Index. To put that in perspective, any reading above 150 is considered unhealthy, with the range 351-500 classified as 'hazardous'. Delhi city surprisingly overtook Tokyo in terms of population; data suggests that the number has gone up to 25 million in 2014–doubled since 1990, says a report compiled by the UN. The hazardous air underscores the challenge facing the government as it battles pollution caused by the coal-burning power industry and will raise questions about its ability to clean up its economy at the talks in Paris. The recent move came after Delhi’s pollution levels were declared ‘hazardous’, as the US embas...