Smart Cities

A Parliamentary Committee has noted contrasting differences in the completion of targets in different cities under the flagship 'Smart City Mission' (SCM)

Public-private partnerships (PPP) in developing smart cities and villages are crucial to achieve India's vision of becoming a USD 5 trillion economy, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Addressing the '8th Smart Cities India Expo', Gadkari also stressed the need of developing smart cities and villages through the PPP model. "(Development of ) Smart Cities is a success story in India. We have got a huge potential here. "To achieve the Prime Minister's vision of making India a USD 5 trillion economy, it is imperative to develop smart cities and villages for which public-private partnership is key," he added. Also speaking at the event, Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic Karel Hirman said the future of urban development is in integrating technology and data analytics into city planning and management. In Slovakia, our cities are already implementing smart solutions in public transport, energy, wastewater management and public safety, he ad

Government data disclosed that nearly 88 per cent of the funds given by the Centre for smart city projects has been utilised

The Smart Cities Mission has been picked as the platinum icon in the Digital India Awards 2022 under the Data Sharing and Use for Socio Economic Development category for its 'DataSmart Cities: Empowering Cities through Data' initiative, according to an official statement on Tuesday. In the statement, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the DataSmart Cities initiative is a key step in creating a robust data ecosystem that enables evidence-based decision-making in cities. The award was announced on Monday, the ministry said. It said that the awards instituted in 2009 are one-of-a-kind in India for honouring the efforts of different government entities in the digital realm. These are conducted by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY). The seventh edition of Digital India Awards is being held in 2022. 'DataSmart Cities' initiative aims to harnesses the power of data for better governance in India's 100 ..

The logic of developing a city should be to foster ease of living for its people and not profits for its developers

These ITIs are generally located near the industry clusters so that after completing their training, tradesmen can for apprenticeship in different industry clusters

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that 80 out of the 100 Smart Cities in the country have Integrated Command and Control Centres

Among structural changes needed for proper urbanisation are directly elected mayors, a sensible property tax system, citizen- and bicycle-friendly designs, and clear FAR rules, writes T N Ninan

The official said all the 100 smart cities selected under the mission will now have to complete their projects by June 2023

The government has approved 11 such corridors consisting of 32 projects to be developed in four phases

An analysis reveals that just about a fourth of the funds allocated for smart cities have been spent, even though nearly half of the projects have been completed

Smart cities were envisioned to be a solution to waste management, air pollution, traffic congestion, scarce resources and more.

Under the freight smart cities initiative, city-level logistics committees would be formed and they will have related government departments and agencies at the local and state levels.

Indore and Surat were adjudged joint winners of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry's Smart Cities Award 2020, while Uttar Pradesh secured the first position in the state awards category

Pune second, Ahmedabad ranked third among cities with over 1 mn population; Indore and NDMC leading municipalities

GIS, which is designed to capture, analyse, and manage any type of geographical data, has become the cornerstone of building master plans for cities of the future

The regulator is of the view that lack of uniform solution can lead to proprietary issues and prevent integration for a seamless digital revolution in the urban infrastructure.

Big knock-on effect on national supply chains

Time may be ripe for structural changes that prioritise the poor

A first-of-its-kind day-long roadshow 'Brand Canada' by Indo-Canadian Business Chamber and Air Canada reached out to the business and trade community here, showcasing areas of partnership