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The Centre will conduct a survey of 75 major (population of over 10 lakh) cities in the country and rate them based on the cleanliness and sanitation levels.The survey, commissioned by the Urban Development Ministry, is the first such since Prime...
Article - 10/31/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Policy and leadership
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Friday signed an agreement with the West Bengal government to build four smart cities in the state.Dr. Saugat Mukherjee, Regional Director, CII Eastern Region, and Sutanu Prasad Kar, Mission Director,...
Article - 10/31/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development
(Image source: ADB India website)The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of India signed a $ 200 million loan agreement to support lending by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to eligible renewable energy sub-...
Article - 10/31/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Energy, Finance and procurement, Financing and procurement tools
The lack of infrastructure may be turned to an advantage, with the right combination of funding and enlightened planning.We venerate Ganga and other rivers, recognising water is essential to life, yet they remain heavily polluted. Domestic waste...
Article - 10/30/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Water and wastewater, Research, publications and web sites
Welcome to the Readiness Guide. This document was assembled with input from many of the world’s leading smart city practitioners – the members and advisors of the Smart Cities Council. It will help you create a vision for the future of your own city...
Article - 10/30/2015
Active Region(s): Readiness Guide
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation mulls dedicated lanes for its bus services, while L&T Metro Rail tests services in Hyderabad...The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) wants dedicated lanes on 12 roads for rapid...
Article - 10/29/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Transportation
The connection between solid waste and polluted groundwater is ominous. analyses some trends in solid waste management. What is the scope of your work in India? We are a company that manages 300,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day. Unlike...
Article - 10/29/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Waste management
(Image source: csia.in)The biggest challenge, says L&T, was to construct the terminal amidst a fully operational airport.Scope of work L&T was awarded the mandate as the main contractor to plan, design, engineer, procure, construct, test and...
Article - 10/29/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Transportation
The NDA government under the leadership of Narendra Modi had officially launched the 'DigiLocker' service under its flagship 'Digital India' campaign in late June, while the soft launch of the service was done earlier in February 2015.The service...
Article - 10/29/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Health and human services, Computing resources, Interoperability
In this chapter, you’ll learn how a simple roadmapping process can put you on the path to a smart city. We’ve hinted at this next point before, but now we’re just going to say it: Technology is the easy part. The hard part is turning ideas into...
Article - 10/29/2015
Active Region(s): Readiness Guide