Nimisha Jaiswal

Encouraging the use of public transport is key to fighting pollution and reducing congestion. In fact, the Delhi Master Plan aims to have 80 per cent ridership using public transport by 2021. However, only 54 per cent of motorised users take public transport currently, and over 40 per cent still choose cars or two-wheelers. Experts say better integ...

It has been seven years since the last new buses were added to the Delhi fleet. Now, with a new study finding that the Delhi metro is the second most expensive system in the world, the lack of more buses on the roads is all the more stinging.

Parts of Delhi turned a sea of red today as thousands of farmers from across India hit the streets of the national capital to draw attention to what they say is an agrarian crisis in the country. The rally, organised by Left-leaning farmers' and workers' groups, is demanding reforms in key government policies on farmers' compensation, minimum wage ...

Around 1.2 crore jobs were added in the country's formal sector in the last 10 months, says a report released by the government in the backdrop of an ongoing tussle with the opposition over job creation.

An official report that suggests India recorded the highest growth under the Congress-led UPA has vanished from the website of the Union Ministry of Statistics. It was "a draft", the ministry now says of the report that has deeply embarrassed the government and triggered political sparring.

India has the fourth highest number of stunted people in the workforce in the world, according to a new study by the World Bank. 66 per cent Indians in the workforce are stunted because of childhood malnutrition, which leads to a 13 per cent loss in income per capita, the report finds.

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, a clean cooking gas initiative, has been a roaring success, the government has claimed. The centre says that it has managed to provide five crore LPG connections in 26 months, well before the deadline of May 2019. Looking at the speed at which connections have been disbursed, the programme's goal has been scaled u...

A BJP lawmaker T Raja Singh has waded into the political row over Assam's citizens' list with a shocking demand to keep the country safe. The lawmaker from Hyderabad said Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims are a "danger to India" and they should be shot down if they don't leave the country voluntarily.

RS Sharma, the country's telecom regulator, has received Re 1 in his bank account, "ordered" a smart phone, has fake accounts in his name on shopping portals and has had many of his details splashed on the public domain since he took the astonishing step of revealing his Aadhaar ID number on Twitter over a dare

Pilloried over the starvation deaths of three children in Mandawali, the Delhi government has had some good news from one of its own lawmakers. Amanatullah Khan, who represents Okhla in assembly, has decided to show his confidence in government schools by admitting his children at a school run by the government in Batla House.

Farmers from across the country converged in Delhi once again, in support of the opposition-backed no confidence motion in Parliament and to protest against the government's inaction on farmer distress.

The house-warming party on Saturday was attended by their extended family and friends. Most of the guests had left and the host, his mother, wife and an infant daughter were at home when the next-door structure came crashing down.

Before it decides on the plea seeking removal of certain "objectionable" scenes from Netflix's already popular series "Sacred Games", the Delhi High Court has a few questions for the petitioner -- is this in public interest or a personal matter? And since all the episodes of the first season have aired, 'what are you trying to do now?'

The report goes on to say that reforms under the government, like MUDRA scheme and the boost in road construction activity have pushed up employment.

While MSMEs may be drowning in hidden overheads, sectors like auto manufacturers and FMCG have reasons to be pleased with gifts GST has given them.

Encouraging the use of public transport is key to fighting pollution and reducing congestion. In fact, the Delhi Master Plan aims to have 80 per cent ridership using public transport by 2021. However, only 54 per cent of motorised users take public transport currently, and over 40 per cent still choose cars or two-wheelers. Experts say better integ...

It has been seven years since the last new buses were added to the Delhi fleet. Now, with a new study finding that the Delhi metro is the second most expensive system in the world, the lack of more buses on the roads is all the more stinging.

Parts of Delhi turned a sea of red today as thousands of farmers from across India hit the streets of the national capital to draw attention to what they say is an agrarian crisis in the country. The rally, organised by Left-leaning farmers' and workers' groups, is demanding reforms in key government policies on farmers' compensation, minimum wage ...

Around 1.2 crore jobs were added in the country's formal sector in the last 10 months, says a report released by the government in the backdrop of an ongoing tussle with the opposition over job creation.

An official report that suggests India recorded the highest growth under the Congress-led UPA has vanished from the website of the Union Ministry of Statistics. It was "a draft", the ministry now says of the report that has deeply embarrassed the government and triggered political sparring.

India has the fourth highest number of stunted people in the workforce in the world, according to a new study by the World Bank. 66 per cent Indians in the workforce are stunted because of childhood malnutrition, which leads to a 13 per cent loss in income per capita, the report finds.

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, a clean cooking gas initiative, has been a roaring success, the government has claimed. The centre says that it has managed to provide five crore LPG connections in 26 months, well before the deadline of May 2019. Looking at the speed at which connections have been disbursed, the programme's goal has been scaled u...

A BJP lawmaker T Raja Singh has waded into the political row over Assam's citizens' list with a shocking demand to keep the country safe. The lawmaker from Hyderabad said Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims are a "danger to India" and they should be shot down if they don't leave the country voluntarily.

RS Sharma, the country's telecom regulator, has received Re 1 in his bank account, "ordered" a smart phone, has fake accounts in his name on shopping portals and has had many of his details splashed on the public domain since he took the astonishing step of revealing his Aadhaar ID number on Twitter over a dare

Pilloried over the starvation deaths of three children in Mandawali, the Delhi government has had some good news from one of its own lawmakers. Amanatullah Khan, who represents Okhla in assembly, has decided to show his confidence in government schools by admitting his children at a school run by the government in Batla House.

Farmers from across the country converged in Delhi once again, in support of the opposition-backed no confidence motion in Parliament and to protest against the government's inaction on farmer distress.

The house-warming party on Saturday was attended by their extended family and friends. Most of the guests had left and the host, his mother, wife and an infant daughter were at home when the next-door structure came crashing down.

Before it decides on the plea seeking removal of certain "objectionable" scenes from Netflix's already popular series "Sacred Games", the Delhi High Court has a few questions for the petitioner -- is this in public interest or a personal matter? And since all the episodes of the first season have aired, 'what are you trying to do now?'

The report goes on to say that reforms under the government, like MUDRA scheme and the boost in road construction activity have pushed up employment.

While MSMEs may be drowning in hidden overheads, sectors like auto manufacturers and FMCG have reasons to be pleased with gifts GST has given them.