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Dirty air has consequences — very serious consequences ranging from climate change to lung disease. In villages in India, clean-burning stoves are one key solution. The problem has been getting people to use them.Below, read about an innovative...
Article - 06/07/2018
Active Region(s): India, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water, Analytics, Citizen engagement
Commissioning India’s tallest MET tower is not an easy task. India recently erected its tallest lattice MET tower that stretches 150 metre (m) high and features an array of latest technologies, including 40C anemometers, 200P wind vanes, 110S...
Article - 07/20/2017
Active Region(s): India
Category: Analytics, Data management, Smart City Tools
Joining the league of cities with smart solutions, Coimbatore from now will monitor air quality for its citizens. The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has installed 30 solar-powered air quality monitoring devices to address city’s air pollution...
Article - 07/17/2017
Active Region(s): India
Category: Health and human services, Public safety and security, Analytics, Data management, Instrumentation and control, Smart City Tools
Known for its several innovations, the Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) has recently developed a chip-based system for Indian Railways (IR) that will avert accidents at unmanned level crossing.Across India, as many as 613 people have...
Article - 07/14/2017
Active Region(s): India
Category: Analytics, Data management, Smart City Tools
The adoption rate for the Internet of Things (IoT), the M2M technology made possible by the connectivity of secure networks and cloud infrastructure, is growing – and that growth will accelerate as more and more applications take advantage of its...
Article - 05/22/2015
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity
By the middle of 2016, IBM will have made Smarter Cities Challenge grants to more than 130 cities worldwide chosen from more than 600 applicants, with nearly 800 of IBM top experts delivering pro bono services valued at more than USD $66 million....
Article - 05/22/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Analytics, Computing resources
Don't assume that India will necessarily be a smart cities laggard. Consider these factoids from a recent article in CXO Today:The Indian government announced plans to set up two smart cities in every state30 Indians leave rural areas for the city...
Article - 04/26/2013
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Analytics, Data management, Policy and leadership