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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
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....
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
The government has approved the action plans under the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) for eight cities for an estimated consideration of Rs 450 crore.According to a release issued by the Urban Development Ministry, the...
Article - 10/28/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Policy and leadership
Smart cities are an engine for job creation and economic growth—countries like China and the UAE are betting big on them and have already dedicated billions of dollars to smart city projects. China, in fact, announced an $ 8 billion investment fund...
Article - 10/28/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Economic development
Dr. Nitin Kareer (extreme left) and Smart Cities industry representatives including the founder & director of Smart Cities Council India Pratap Padode (middle row - third from left) at the Mantralaya office. The Smart Cities Council India...
Article - 10/28/2015
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Policy and leadership, Policy frameworks and tools
The Panvel Municipal Council (PMC) is planning to light up about 100 street lights by using bi-gas, using a grant of Rs 25 lakh to revive its defunct bio-gas plant. The plant which was earlier handled by the PMC works department, has now been...
Article - 10/26/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Waste management, Interoperability
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) or the rate at which infants (below the age of one) die has been a grave concern since long; it has been standing on the top priority for the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in India. UP Government comes up with an...
Article - 10/23/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Health and human services, Interoperability
The Ministry of Urban Development has approved the first batch of state level Action Plans under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aimed at enabling water supply as per the norm and providing water supply and sewerage...
Article - 10/23/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Financing and procurement tools
The Indian government has rolled-out its 'Accessible India' campaign, with a motive to make it convenient for 'Persons with Disabilities' (PwDs) to ease the access of administrative buildings and transport among other things. The 'Accessible India'...
Article - 10/23/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Transportation
The construction work has started for Navyug Housing and Commercial Project in Allahabad, which is billed as the state's first smart city project in the greenfield category. The Rs 600 crore project situated on the Allahabad-Kanpur highway would be...
Article - 10/21/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development
The Centre has selected Visakhapantam, Kakinada and Tirupati under its '100 Smart Cities' mission, for which these cities are now in the process of preparing a detailed smart city plan and submitting to the government.The Andhra Pradesh...
Article - 10/21/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Policy frameworks and tools
The German development bank KfW has reviewed the Rs 8,680-crore Nagpur Metro Rail project and could soon take a call of providing Rs 3,700 crore debt for the project. According to a release issued by the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation the loan would...
Article - 10/21/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Transportation
Drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are seen by many as a new, transformative tool used in precision agriculture. It still may be early days, as far as India is concerned, but the potential and benefits of the technology is enormous....
Article - 10/21/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Interoperability
Passionate about cities, innovation and technology, Stephen Yarwood, Urban Futurist, Australia Public Policy, founder of City2050 shares his experience with Smart Cities Council India on developing Adelaide as an innovative world destination and the...
Article - 10/20/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership