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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 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 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
The Smart Cities Challenge has now entered the most critical phase, i.e. preparation of the Smart Cities Proposal, following the appointment of the city-specific consultants.Recently, 37 consulting firms from the government empaneled list were...
Article - 10/10/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Policy frameworks and tools, Visioning and roadmapping tools
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
Its been little over a month, since the Urban Development Minister of India announced the Smart Cities Challenge after releasing the list of 98 shortlisted smart cities on 27 August, 2015.The Centre in its mission vision and guidelines, has given a...
Article - 10/06/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Responsibility areas, Policy frameworks and tools, Visioning and roadmapping tools
A six-member technical team of urban planning experts from the United Kingdom (UK) are helping West Bengal's New Town Kolkata to develop as a smart city.A team from London-based urban planning organisation Future Cities Catapult (FCC) has started...
Article - 10/01/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Responsibility areas, Built environment, Policy frameworks and tools, Visioning and roadmapping tools
(File photo)Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister of Urban Development have asked the representatives of USTDA (US Trade and Development Agency), the agency providing the funding and Smart Cities Council India, the evaluating body,...
Article - 10/01/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Policy frameworks and tools