New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Delhi’s Innovation Challenge to clean the air is becoming a nationwide mission with the receipt of 48 proposals so far — 30 from Delhi-NCR and 18 from other states, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Sunday, extending the deadline for sending proposals from October 31 to November 15.

Sirsa said proposals have been sent from states in the South, East, and West, including places like Telangana, Kerala, Pune, Mumbai, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Punjab.

The Environment Minister said about 68 per cent of entries are related to clean air for the city, while 32 per cent aim to reduce polluting vehicles on Delhi’s roads.

Published updates on Manthan.GOV.IN, India’s top scientific idea portal, have made this a truly national project, he said.

Sirsa hailed he

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