Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday launched two online platforms to digitize allocation and booking processes managed by the General Administration Department. The Quarters Allotment Management System (QAMS) replaces manual handling of applications, vacant quarter updates, and changes caused by retirements or deaths, letting applicants apply and complete forms online. He also unveiled the Mizoram House Online Reservation System, enabling out-of-Aizawl residents to reserve accommodations without in-person visits. QAMS is already operational, and the reservation system saw 2,796 applications in its trial phase.
The Delhi government is inviting technology companies and research bodies to propose AI solutions for several public services, including governance, healthcare, education, air-quality monitoring, and mobility. Firms will showcase AI tools to support possible pilot projects, aiming to boost efficiency and improve service delivery across government departments.
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An Amazon UX/UI designer went viral after checking their April payslip and finding TDS deductions far larger than expected, even surpassing their father’s entire salary. Frustrated, they said being in the highest tax bracket feels like being punished for earning well, questioning what citizens get in return amid infrastructure failures, flooding, pollution, and costly private healthcare reliance.
Lieutenant Governor L.G. Saxena has approved five new districts in Ladakh—Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass—taking the Union Territory’s total to seven. The move clears a long-pending demand and is expected to decentralize administration, improve grassroots governance, and speed up public service delivery in remote regions, while also opening local growth and employment opportunities.
Karnataka is drafting a responsible AI framework to power “i-governance,” shifting from simple digitisation to data-driven, faster public service delivery. Minister Priyank Kharge says the state is testing AI in grievance chatbots, image manipulation checks for crop loss, and even livestock nose-print recognition. The plan also weighs privacy, sensitive sectors, sustainability of data centres, and building a full deeptech and supply-chain ecosystem.
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