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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: 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 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
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 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 government...
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
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
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spanish Consortium for taking up the initiatives under the Smart City Mission at the CII International Conference on Smart Mobility for Smart Cities in...
Article - 10/16/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Transportation, Policy frameworks and tools
Malaysia's Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has proposed to invest $ 30 billion in two urban development and housing projects in India, as per a statement from the Ministry of Urban Development.Malaysia's Minister of Works, Haji...
Article - 10/16/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management, Computing resources, Financing and procurement tools
Stressing on the need for sustainable urban development in the context of growing urbanization, Sweden and India have agreed to cooperate in the implementation of new urban sector initiatives in India. According to a release issued by the Urban...
Article - 10/15/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Economic development, Policy and leadership
The Rajasthan goverment has set a example by taking a lead in promoting affordable housing by signing four Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) with private players. According to a release isssued by the Urban Development ministry, the four players...
Article - 10/14/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Policy and leadership, Financing and procurement tools
Madhya Pradesh seems to be all set to receive a deluge of funding from Japanese firms in core infrastructure projects following a 10-day trip by the chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, to Japan and South Korea.During his visit, the minister met...
Article - 10/12/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Economic development, Payments, Computing resources, Finance and procurement, Financing and procurement tools
(Image source: Microsoft)The future growth of the IT industry lies in the new service lines which include – the Internet of Things, cybersecurity, social media, mobile systems, big data analytics and Cloud based applications, states the latest...
Article - 10/09/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Economic development, Computing resources, Connectivity, Data management, Interoperability
Umesh Pratap Singh, Municipal Commissioner, Kanpur Municipal Corporation.There are many reasons why Kanpur is the city of promise. It's not just the largest city of Uttar Pradesh, but the fifth largest in India by land area, the 10th most populous...
Article - 10/09/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management
Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun, also called the 'Adobe of Drona', is already famous for its scenic grandeur and beautiful surroundings. It is also renowned for its natural resources, public schools and educational institutions. After the city became...
Article - 10/08/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Economic development, Policy frameworks and tools
Enel Green Power has launched an innovation competition, a public prize challenge, organized to solve five technical issues, with new and innovative ideas.The company is looking for early-stage innovative technological solutions and proposals for...
Article - 10/01/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Energy
The purpose of this Compendium is to provide policy makers, academicians, industry and all other stakeholders interested in 'Smart Cities' a collection of different types of resources pertaining to smart cities. It is a supplementary resource...
Resources - 10/15/2015
Active Region(s): India, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Responsibility areas, Built environment, Economic development, Examples and case studies, Research, publications and web sites