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Vinai Kumar Saxena: New L-G of Delhi

May 24, 2022

On 23rd May 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Vinai Kumar Saxena as Delhi’s new Lieutenant Governor. Before being appointed as the LG of Delhi, he served as the chairperson of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission. What is the ..

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Delhi HC Ruling on Door-to-Door Ration Delivery scheme

May 23, 2022

The Delhi High Court (HC) recently scrapped a proposed scheme of the Delhi cabinet. The scheme was to supply rations at the doorstep of beneficiaries through government empanelled direct-to-home delivery agencies. Who opposed the scheme and why? In 2018, the ..

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Delhi HC Verdict on Marital Rape

May 13, 2022

A two-judge division bench of the Delhi High Court (HC) on May 11th delivered a split verdict on a batch of petitions seeking the criminalization of marital rape. What did Delhi High Court judges say? Justice C. Hari Shankar opposing ..

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Delhi Startup Policy

May 7, 2022

Recently, the Chief Minister of Delhi launched the ‘Delhi Startup Policy’. What is the aim of the ‘Delhi Startup Policy’? To promote entrepreneurship in Delhi by creating an enabling ecosystem for people to launch startups. The government wants to make ..

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Delhi- Punjab ‘Knowledge-sharing agreement’

April 29, 2022

On 26th April 2022, a knowledge-sharing agreement was signed between the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and the Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann. In Punjab, the state government will be developing 117 schools and mohalla clinics. Overview: ..

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Delhi: Incentives for e-Cycles

April 8, 2022

The government of Delhi has decided to incentivize e-cycles under the Electric Vehicle (EV) policy.  This will include cargo and passenger e-cycles having speeds less than 25 km/hour. Overview: To the first 10,000 buyers, 25 percent off of MRP up ..

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Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022

April 1, 2022

The Lok Sabha has passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill so that three municipal corporations of Delhi (MCD) can be merged into a single entity. Overview: This bill has been passed by a voice vote and various amendments that ..

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Economic Survey of Delhi 2021-22

March 28, 2022

According to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2021-22, the nation’s capital is one of the country’s most prosperous states. It has ranked third as per the per capita income behind the states of Goa and Sikkim. Overview: This survey was ..

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