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Small and mid-sized cities and towns of India are showing the way on how to manage solid waste by getting communities to segregate waste and keeping the waste streams separate. Experiences from the visits to some of these cities are shared, in...
Article - 02/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
To put an end to all speculations about hygiene and quality of food in the railway kitchens, Indian Railways is planning to install a transparent system that will allow passengers to access live feed online directly from the kitchens on how their...
Article - 02/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be among the few civic bodies in the country to complete the projects under Smart Cities Mission within the stipulated time. SMC, which has launched 70 projects worth Rs 26.90 billion in June 2015, is...
Article - 02/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology and Kumaraguru College of Technology are the two nodal centers in Coimbatore for the finals of the “Smart India Hackathon 2019” to be held on March 2 and 3. Sri Krishna College has been selected for...
Article - 02/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
A FICCI-KPMG Smart City Knowledge Report on ‘Cybersecurity in Smart Cities’ has suggested a five-point action plan to enable smart cities to keep pace with the cybersecurity needs and build a cyber-resilient and trusted environment across the entire...
Article - 02/28/2019
Active Region(s): India
Sensus, a Xylem brand, has been selected as Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) technology partner to ensure the successful implementation of Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) innovative 24×7 water distribution project. Aiming to supply continuous...
Article - 02/22/2019
Active Region(s): India
Water scarcity is an urgent risk in the country. The 2018 report by India’s policy think-tank NITI Aayog highlights that the country is facing the worst water crisis in history which can lead to an eventual 6% loss in the country’s GDP by 2030....
Article - 02/22/2019
Active Region(s): India
Experts from Korea and World Bank will work closely with the Department of Environment, Science and Technology to find out a workable solution for solid waste problem and challenges in Himachal Pradesh.The World Bank team led by Environment...
Article - 02/22/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, is all set to organise the "Blockchain Summit India" on 22nd and 23rd February 2019, to channel India's potential around blockchain and crypto economy. An initiative by Auxesis...
Article - 02/22/2019
Active Region(s): India
Smart Cities Council India (SCCI) in association with Nagpur Smart and Sustainable City Development Corporation (NSSCDC) organised a Think Table meet on January 31, 2019, in Nagpur. Smart Cities Think Tables (SCTT) are a series of forum sessions...
Article - 02/22/2019
Active Region(s): India
With the current funding structure or guidelines laid down by the Centre, each selected city, for the period of four to five years, will receive Rs 5 billion and an equally matching amount will be contributed by the State Governments. This means the...
Article - 02/15/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Coimbatore Smart City will undergo an energy saving transformation. The city SPV has called for a tender converting the existing incandescent street light to smart energy efficient LED lights. That said, the scope of work of this tender also...
Article - 02/15/2019
Active Region(s): India
An Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), as the name suggests, works as a brain for all smart solutions implemented across a city – be it a surveillance system, smart traffic management, waste management, utilities management, environmental...
Article - 02/14/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Hubballi-Dharwad Smart City in Karnataka will get funding of Rs 80 crore for its proposed ‘Green Mobility Corridor’ project that has won the CITIIS challenge, according to the Urban Affairs Ministry. In July 2018, the Centre had announced a new...
Article - 02/14/2019
Active Region(s): India
The UP Government has approved the two second-generation ethanol plants, which will incur an investment of Rs 4 billion each. The State Government will also offer the company with facilities including stamp duty waiver, capital subsidy as well as...
Article - 02/14/2019
Active Region(s): India
Under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), 100 Smart Cities have been selected in four rounds based on All India Competition. All 100 cities have incorporated Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).Since the launch of the mission 5,151 projects identified by...
Article - 02/08/2019
Active Region(s): India
With the current increase in Internet of Things (IoT) deployments taking place across the globe, IoT platforms have started to play a critical role in the successful roll-outs of IoT solutions. Real-time analytic provide customers the ability to get...
Article - 02/08/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Government of Andhra Pradesh is organizing the second edition of Happy Cities Summit 2019, Amaravati from February 13-15, 2019. The summit aims to build on the success and momentum of the inaugural Happy Cities Summit to establish Amaravati, the...
Article - 02/08/2019
Active Region(s): India
Varanasi is all set to become the first city with zero discharge of polluted water into river Ganga. By July this year, the sewage treatment capacity of Varanasi will exceed 400 million liters per day (MLD), checking the flow of sewer water in the...
Article - 02/08/2019
Active Region(s): India
Uber, the world’s largest ridesharing company, announced a pilot launch of Uber Boat service in Mumbai, in partnership with Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB). The on-demand service will provide transportation from three of the city’s popular coastal...
Article - 02/07/2019
Active Region(s): India