PM Modi to launch ‘Smart City Mission’ projects from Pune on June 25
8 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi to launch ‘Smart City Mission’ projects from Pune on June 25

India TV News  

New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious ‘smart cities’ project will be kicked-off on June 25 in 20 cities. Marking the first anniversary of the announcement of the government’s flagship programme, Modi will launch the ‘Smart City Mission’ projects from Pune’s 5,000-capacity Shiv Chatrapati Sports Complex. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Smart City projects on June 25, 2016, kick-starting execution of Smart City Plans of 20 cities selected in the first round of ‘Smart City Challenge Competition’,” Urban Development Ministry said in a release. It would also include housing projects for urban poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and area development and technology based pan-city solutions under Smart Cities Mission, the release said.

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What is the status of the Smart Cities Mission? | Explained
2 months ago

What is the status of the Smart Cities Mission? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Almost a decade has passed since the Indian government announced the concept of “smart cities” as the new lighthouses of urbanisation. The plan included two key components — pan-city proposals which includes IT-enabled services like mobility and waste management; and Area-Based Development which was restricted to specific zones within a city, focusing on retrofitting, redevelopment, and …

PM Modi to launch development projects in Andhra Pradesh
2 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi to launch development projects in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday as he embarks on a two-day tour of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Modi said in a post on X, “I look forward to being among the people of Visakhapatnam to inaugurate key works linked to green energy, renewable energy, infrastructure and more. …

Inquiry ordered into quality of work at six Smart City locations in Karnataka
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Inquiry ordered into quality of work at six Smart City locations in Karnataka

India Today  

Urban Development Minister BS ‘Bairati’ Suresh, on Thursday, instructed officials to conduct a complete investigation into the works carried out in six Smart City projects of Karnataka, not including Bengaluru, and submit a report. At a review meeting, Bairati Suresh looked over the progress of Smart City projects in six districts: Belagavi, Davangere, Hubballi-Dharwad, Mangaluru, Shivamogga and Tumkur. The work …

Why govt must heed IIT Kharagpur warning on Smart Cities funding crisis
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why govt must heed IIT Kharagpur warning on Smart Cities funding crisis

India Today  

At the heart of India’s ambitious Smart Cities Mission lie the Integrated Command and Control Centres, the nerve hubs meant to revolutionise urban governance across 100 cities. ICCCs are centralised hubs designed to manage city infrastructure, monitor civic services, regulate traffic, ensure public safety and even conduct disaster simulations. The COO is supported by a mission director, often a senior …

Will new cities be added under 'Smart Cities Mission'? Check Modi govt's response
3 months ago

Will new cities be added under 'Smart Cities Mission'? Check Modi govt's response

India TV News  

Will new cities be added under 'Smart Cities Mission'? Check Modi govt's response The Smart Cities Mission has played a pivotal role in redefining urban spaces by integrating technology, enhancing infrastructure, and addressing the challenges of urbanisation. Smart Cities Mission: The central government clarified on Monday in the Rajya Sabha that there is no current proposal to expand the ambit …

Pune Smart city retains control of ATMS
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pune Smart city retains control of ATMS

Hindustan Times  

In a surprising turn, Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited has decided to continue managing the ‘Adaptive Traffic Management System’ for the next five years, reversing earlier plans to hand over the project to Pune Municipal Corporation. The Central government has extended the Smart city project up to March 2025.” In 2018, PMC had approved ₹102 crore for installing an …

PM Modi Launches Slogan 'Perform, Reform, Transform, and Inform' in First Cabinet Meeting of Third Term
6 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi Launches Slogan 'Perform, Reform, Transform, and Inform' in First Cabinet Meeting of Third Term

ABP News  

The first meeting of the Council of Ministers during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term was held on Wednesday at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in Delhi. During the session, the Central Cabinet for Economic Affairs approved the establishment of 12 new industrial smart cities in 9 states. Spread across 10 states and aligned with six major corridors, these 12 industrial smart …

PM Modi in Mumbai Today, To Launch Multiple Infra Projects Worth Rs 29,400 Crore — Check Schedule, Details
8 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi in Mumbai Today, To Launch Multiple Infra Projects Worth Rs 29,400 Crore — Check Schedule, Details

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra is set to visit Mumbai in Maharashtra on Saturday, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple projects worth more than Rs 29,400 crore at a function at NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon. The key developmental projects to be launched by PM Modi include new platforms at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj …

Centre extends Smart Cities Mission deadline till March 2025
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre extends Smart Cities Mission deadline till March 2025

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday announced that the flagship Smart Cities Mission in 100 cities will be extended till March 2025. The Centre earmarked ₹48,000 crore for projects in 100 cities over the mission period of five years starting 2015 and required state government and urban local bodies to make a matching contribution. In January, HT reported how around …

Smart city scheme till March 2025, Karimnagar, Warangal to benefit
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Smart city scheme till March 2025, Karimnagar, Warangal to benefit

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : The Centre has responded positively to the recent request made by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and approved the extension of the Smart City Mission till March 2025. During his recent visit to New Delhi, Revanth met Union minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on June 24 and urged him to extend the deadline for …

PM Modi's visit to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra on February 27-28: Full schedule
1 year ago

PM Modi's visit to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra on February 27-28: Full schedule

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit on Tuesday to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several developmental projects. PM Modi in Tamil Nadu Modi will reach Tamil Nadu on Tuesday afternoon and participate in the programme ‘Creating the Future – Digital Mobility for Automotive MSME …

Three really smart cities and the impact on people’s lives
1 year, 1 month ago

Three really smart cities and the impact on people’s lives

Hindustan Times  

The National Democratic Alliance government's flagship Smart Cities Mission, launched in 2015, aimed to bring transformative changes in urban governance in 100 selected cities. Ruban Suresh Ponnaiah, chief engineer at the Madurai Smart City Limited, said among all the projects taken up, the renovation of the Periyar bus terminal, spread over 30,500 sq metre, and the construction of the new …

Smart Cities Mission: 400 projects in over 10 cities may miss revised deadline
1 year, 2 months ago

Smart Cities Mission: 400 projects in over 10 cities may miss revised deadline

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: As many as 400 projects being undertaken by about ten cities under the Centre’s flagship Smart Cities Mission are unlikely to meet the extended deadline of June 2024, an official aware of the matter said on Thursday. A total of 100 Smart Cities have been selected through four rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018 The …

PM Modi to interact with Smart India Hackathon 2023 finalists today
1 year, 3 months ago

PM Modi to interact with Smart India Hackathon 2023 finalists today

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to engage with participants during the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2023 on December 19, 2023, at 9:30 pm through video conferencing. Aligned with the Prime Minister’s vision of youth-driven development, the Smart India Hackathon stands as a nationwide initiative, offering students a platform to address pressing issues faced by various Government Ministries …

PM Modi’s 2-day Kashi visit: ₹19,150-cr projects to be launched
1 year, 3 months ago

PM Modi’s 2-day Kashi visit: ₹19,150-cr projects to be launched

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over ₹19,150 crore in Varanasi during his two-day visit to the city beginning Sunday, Kashi region BJP president Dilip Singh Patel said on Saturday. PM Modi will inaugurate the newly built Swarved Mahamandir in Umaraha, about 12 kilometres from the Varanasi city centre, on …

Questions remain over the govt’s ‘smart city mission’ project, says new report
1 year, 3 months ago

Questions remain over the govt’s ‘smart city mission’ project, says new report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Initiatives under the flagship Smart Cities Mission launched by the NDA government in 2015 are already noticeable. Smart cities work under a special purpose vehicle model by forming a company jointly owned by the urban local body and state government for the particular city. The report also said that worldwide, smart city initiatives such as New York, Amsterdam, …

Srinagar’s iconic Lal Chowk in for facelift as city readies for G20
1 year, 11 months ago

Srinagar’s iconic Lal Chowk in for facelift as city readies for G20

Hindustan Times  

The iconic Lal Chowk, the beating heart of the city’s business centre, wears a scruffy look with its historical charm taking a back seat to JCB machines, masons and hammer-wielding workers dotting the dusty and uneven roads leading up to the ganthaghar or clock tower. “The city looks dusty especially the city centre Lal Chowk because hundreds of people are …

First 22 smart cities in India to be ready by March
2 years, 1 month ago

First 22 smart cities in India to be ready by March

India Today  

Agra, Varanasi, Chennai, Pune and Ahmedabad are among the 22 cities that will complete all projects under the government's ambitious Smart Cities Mission by next month, giving their citizens better quality of life and a clean and sustainable environment, officials said on Sunday. In the remaining 78 cities selected under the mission, the ongoing projects will be completed in the …

Almost all 100 cities under smart cities initiative doing fairly well: Government
2 years, 1 month ago

Almost all 100 cities under smart cities initiative doing fairly well: Government

The Hindu  

The government on February 9 said that almost all 100 cities selected under the smart cities initiative are progressing "fairly well" with some facing a slowdown in work due to COVID-19 and local factors. The Centre's assertion came in response to a question in Lok Sabha by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who asked about "discrepancies" in the implementation of the …

'Collapse Of Old Buildings, Fire In Cities A Major Concern': PM Modi To BJP Mayors On Urban Planning
2 years, 6 months ago

'Collapse Of Old Buildings, Fire In Cities A Major Concern': PM Modi To BJP Mayors On Urban Planning

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched the two-day 'National Mayors' Conference' in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar on Tuesday. The two-day event, organised by the party's 'sushasan cell,' has brought together 121 mayors and deputy mayors from BJP-ruled urban local bodies throughout the nation. Addressing the Council of Mayors and Deputy Mayors of BJP in Gandhinagar, PM Modi stated: "This conference has …

Prime minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate metro rail project in Pune today
3 years ago

Prime minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate metro rail project in Pune today

Firstpost  

As per the schedule, Prime Minister will unveil the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the premises of the Pune Municipal Corporation at 11 AM Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pune Metro Rail project on March 6 and also lay the foundation stone of various development projects in the city, an official release said on Saturday. “The …

PM Modi to inaugurate slew of projects in Manipur, Tripura today
3 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi to inaugurate slew of projects in Manipur, Tripura today

India TV News  

Highlights In Manipur, Modi will inaugurate 'augmentation of Senapati district headquarter water supply scheme' PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of a cancer hospital in Imphal Modi will launch multiple projects under the "Imphal Smart City Mission" Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur and Tripura on Tuesday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of several development projects …

The status of the Smart Cities Mission
3 years, 3 months ago

The status of the Smart Cities Mission

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Centre used a competitive process to select 100 cities for upgradation with significant investments through the Smart Cities Mission launched on June 25, 2015. In September 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs expanded the emphasis on climate-friendly infrastructure in smart cities through the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0 and a “Streets for …

Indore, Surat win big at Smart Cities Awards 2020, UP top performer among states
3 years, 8 months ago

Indore, Surat win big at Smart Cities Awards 2020, UP top performer among states

India Today  

The Centre on Friday declared the Smart Cities Awards 2020 in which Indore and Surat won the award jointly for holistic development. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry evaluated smart cities across a gamut of themes like social aspects, governance, culture, urban environment, sanitation, economy, built environment, water and urban mobility before finalising the winners. The awards commemorated six …

PM Modi Pitches Post-Covid Restart Vision, Seeks Funding for Smart Cities at Bloomberg New Economy Forum
4 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi Pitches Post-Covid Restart Vision, Seeks Funding for Smart Cities at Bloomberg New Economy Forum

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched India as the most attractive investment destination for those looking to invest in urbanisation, mobility, innovation and sustainable solutions. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, he said India and some African nations will witness the biggest wave of urbanisation over the next two decades. The post pandemic world has to be rebuilt …

Centre to release report card of ’smart cities’ in June
5 years, 1 month ago

Centre to release report card of ’smart cities’ in June

Live Mint  

Visakhapatnam: The central government will release a report card of 100 selected smart cities in three categories -- ease of living, municipal performance index and climate -- in June as the Smart Cities Mission completes its five years. According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, it will help cities in better planning and moving towards data-driven governance that …

Smart City programme a big failure in Kochi
5 years, 7 months ago

Smart City programme a big failure in Kochi

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: While other cities selected for Smart City Miss’ion across the country have implemented a series of projects, Kochi city could spend only less than five per cent of the Rs 2075 crore programme. The Centre has already given `196 crore for implementing projects in Kochi and the deadline for Smart City Mission programmes, started in 2016, is March 2020. …

Why the Smart Cities Mission will miss its deadline
5 years, 7 months ago

Why the Smart Cities Mission will miss its deadline

India Today  

According to the 2017-18 Economic Survey, India will require $4.5 trillion worth of infrastructure investment by 2040. According to the Smart Cities Mission statement, such urban areas must feature all core infrastructure required for citizens to have a decent quality of life and a sustainable environmental footprint. A reply by Housing minister Puri in Parliament confirmed that area-based development projects …

Economic Survey 2019: Rs 2.05 lakh crore projects proposed in 100 cities under Smart City project
5 years, 8 months ago

Economic Survey 2019: Rs 2.05 lakh crore projects proposed in 100 cities under Smart City project

India TV News  

Projects worth over Rs 2.05 lakh crore are proposed in 100 cities under the Smart Cities Mission and significant progress has been made in terms of implementation of these projects, the Economic Survey 2018-19 said. The Smart Cities Mission, which was launched in June 2015 for a five-year period, seeks to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a …

Smart Cities Mission: Narendra Modi says govt committed Rs 2 lakh cr for development, but data shows only 0.09% spent
6 years, 9 months ago

Smart Cities Mission: Narendra Modi says govt committed Rs 2 lakh cr for development, but data shows only 0.09% spent

Firstpost  

Modi’s claim of having committed over Rs 2 lakh crore for 100 smart cities is four times more than the total outlay of Rs 48,000 crore the Centre promised states By Alison Saldanha Mumbai: “100 smart cities are being developed at an expenditure of over Rs 2 lakh crore,” prime minister Narendra Modi claimed in an infographic tweet_,_ on May …

Budget 2018: Promises of smart cities, employment and housing displaying little progress in India
7 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2018: Promises of smart cities, employment and housing displaying little progress in India

Firstpost  

Less than a quarter of central funds for four major national programmes for India’s urban renewal have been used. A further disaggregation of central funds data from the ministry of housing and urban affairs reveals: • Upto February 2017 – the last release of data – no more than 3 percent of smart-city projects were completed and 12 percent of …

Govt announces fourth smart cities list, did your city make the cut?
7 years, 2 months ago

Govt announces fourth smart cities list, did your city make the cut?

India TV News  

Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday made new additions to the smart cities mission. With this the cumulative number of cities selected under the smart city programme has gone up to 99 which is close to the mission of hundred smart cities that was announced by PM Narendra Modi in June 2015. "Nine cities selected have proposed an …

Hardeep Singh Puri announces nine more additions to Smart City Mission, list now includes 99 cities
7 years, 2 months ago

Hardeep Singh Puri announces nine more additions to Smart City Mission, list now includes 99 cities

Firstpost  

Three cities of Uttar Pradesh are among nine chosen in the latest round of the Centre’s flagship Smart City Mission, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said New Delhi: Three cities of Uttar Pradesh are among nine chosen in the latest round of the Centre’s flagship Smart Cities Mission, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep …

Smart City: Do you have what it takes, BBMP?
7 years, 3 months ago

Smart City: Do you have what it takes, BBMP?

Deccan Chronicle  

Determined to bring tech-savvy Bengaluru its Smart City tag, the BBMP, which is going all out, hopes to raise Rs 2,200 crore over the next five years for a slew of projects like smart bus shelters, smart parking, smart bins and e-rickshaws. While the Smart City move has been welcomed by welfare associations and urban experts alike, the BBMP’s hopes …

GPS for garbage trucks, traffic mobility, battery-operated buses: Why is Pune not logging on to its Smart City plan?
7 years, 3 months ago

GPS for garbage trucks, traffic mobility, battery-operated buses: Why is Pune not logging on to its Smart City plan?

Hindustan Times  

Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched 14 projects under the Smart City mission in the city on June 25, 2016, most of the projects are yet to take off. Projects that the Smart City mission had initially announced, including the Common Mobility Card project, GPS in garbage carrying vehicles, pedestrian and cycle lanes in Aundh, traffic mobility plan, battery-operated …

Smart City funds lying unutilised with states
7 years, 3 months ago

Smart City funds lying unutilised with states

Hindustan Times  

Most of the 90 cities selected for the smart city programme have not spent the money given to them by the Narendra Modi government since the signature urban overhaul project was launched in June 2015. On September 13, finance minister Arun Jaitley wrote to his housing ministry counterpart to review the “completion of the preparatory work under smart cities mission …

One year on, many projects of PM Modi’s Smart City initiative still in pipeline
7 years, 8 months ago

One year on, many projects of PM Modi’s Smart City initiative still in pipeline

Hindustan Times  

It will be a year since the ambitious plan of making Pune a smart city was implemented. In the first round of the smart city mission, 20 cities were selected with Pune being part of this programme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 14 projects under the smart city plan of Pune from the Shiv Chhatrapati sports complex. Under the smart …

Citizen engagement is our priority in Pune’s Smart City project, says Prerna Deshbhratar
7 years, 8 months ago

Citizen engagement is our priority in Pune’s Smart City project, says Prerna Deshbhratar

Hindustan Times  

As the Pune Smart City Development Corporation Ltd gears up for the deadline to showcase their finished projects under the smart city mission, Hindustan Times caught up with Prerana Deshbhratar, CEO PSCDCL and additional municipal commissioner, who shared details of the ongoing projects and what else is in store for the city. What came across on top of everyone’s list …

Kochi Smart City plan loses steam
7 years, 8 months ago

Kochi Smart City plan loses steam

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Even as Thiruvananthapuram has just been selected for the Union government’s Rs 1,000 crore Smart City Mission programme, Kochi which was announced as a Smart City two years ago in 2015 lags way behind in planning and implementation. Despite the formation of the special purpose vehicle, Cochin Smart Mission Limited with Kochi Metro Rail Limited managing director Elias George …

100 Smart Cities: Three from UP, two from Bihar make it to new list of 30 cities
7 years, 8 months ago

100 Smart Cities: Three from UP, two from Bihar make it to new list of 30 cities

India TV News  

Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, Naya Raipur in Chhattisgarh and Rajkot in Gujarat figure in the new list of 30 cities announced today for development as smart cities under the Centre's Smart City Mission. Announcing the new list of smart cities at an event here, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that 45 cities contested for the 40 available smart city …

Effort on to get 5 more UP cities on smart city list: Yogi Adityanath
7 years, 8 months ago

Effort on to get 5 more UP cities on smart city list: Yogi Adityanath

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked the Centre on Friday for including three more cities in the state under the Smart City Mission and promised to make every effort to provide world class facilities. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Jhansi, Allahabad and Aligarh have found place in the latest list of 30 new cities announced by Union Urban …

Modi’s Gandhinagar, Jammu and Patna among 30 names on latest smart cities list
7 years, 8 months ago

Modi’s Gandhinagar, Jammu and Patna among 30 names on latest smart cities list

Hindustan Times  

Gandhinagar, the capital of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, Karnal in Haryana, Allahabad, Aligarh and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar’s capital Patna are among the 30 urban centres that were chosen on Friday to be developed as smart cities. Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu announcing names on the Smart Cities …

PM Narendra Modi says we need SEO - Skills Engagement Optimisation: Smart India Hackathon 2017
7 years, 11 months ago

PM Narendra Modi says we need SEO - Skills Engagement Optimisation: Smart India Hackathon 2017

Firstpost  

On the maiden edition of the Smart India Hackathon 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the participating students and aspiring innovators at Ahmedabad and across the 26 locations all over the country via live video conferencing. Smart India Hackathon 2017, an initiative of Digital India, has a clear cut focus to get solutions to around 600 problems that have been …

PM Narendra Modi to address finalists of the Smart India Hackathon at 10 PM on 1 April
7 years, 11 months ago

PM Narendra Modi to address finalists of the Smart India Hackathon at 10 PM on 1 April

Firstpost  

The Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon will be held from 8 AM on 1 April to 8 PM on 2 April. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address participants The Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon will be held from 8 AM on 1 April to 8 PM on 2 April. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the …

Smart Cities need access to external funding; here's how Arun Jaitley can do it in budget
8 years, 1 month ago

Smart Cities need access to external funding; here's how Arun Jaitley can do it in budget

Firstpost  

The Government of India has proposed to create 100 smart cities under the Smart Cities Mission launched in June 2015. The Union Budget is around the corner and some of the financing issues of Smart Cities can be addressed by Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, through following options: Budget allocation for smart cities mission The 100 smart cities of India have …

Real Estate sector needs incentives in this budget for building Smart City mission
8 years, 2 months ago

Real Estate sector needs incentives in this budget for building Smart City mission

Firstpost  

Smart cities concept will keep evolving as over 300 million Indians are expected to move to urban areas over the next 20 years. Only then will the god of small projects work with the god of large projects together and create cities that work for all Indians.” “ Budget 2017 has to give incentives to the real estate sector, bearing …

Smart city mission: Delhi firm to help Allahabad fulfil its dream
8 years, 2 months ago

Smart city mission: Delhi firm to help Allahabad fulfil its dream

Hindustan Times  

Allahabad Nagar Nigam, which has been striving to secure a place for Allahabad in the list of smart cities ever since ‘Smart City Mission’ was launched in 2015, will now get assistance of Delhi-based consultants in this connection. This firm, which has in the past helped the New Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Varanasi Municipal Corporation prepare their smart city …

ISRO chief AS Kiran Kumar says IoT will be important to create efficient smart cities
8 years, 2 months ago

ISRO chief AS Kiran Kumar says IoT will be important to create efficient smart cities

Firstpost  

Kumar explored the importance of the Internet of Things in the current connected world, and how disruptive the technology will be in the future. Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation delivered a talk on “New Business Models and the Art of What’s Possible” at CII Karnataka ICT Summit 2017. On the sidelines of the Vibrant …

Large-scale smart city projects in Indian cities are at risk, says Gartner
8 years, 4 months ago

Large-scale smart city projects in Indian cities are at risk, says Gartner

Firstpost  

The lack of a holistic, framework-based approach and a viable revenue model are stalling large-scale smart city projects in India, media research firm Gartner said on Tuesday, predicting that through 2020, less than 10 percent of smart city projects implemented across the country will be of a large-scale. “While many Indian cities have announced smart city projects, a structured approach …

PM Modi’s constituency Varanasi among 27 new entrants in govt’s Smart Cities list
8 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi’s constituency Varanasi among 27 new entrants in govt’s Smart Cities list

India TV News  

Three Uttar Pradesh cities, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi have found place in the list of 27 cities for financing under the NDA government’s flagship Smart City Mission, announced today. Ajmer, Amritsar, Gwalior, Kohima, Kota, Nagpur, Thane, Thanjavur Vadodara and Vadodara have also found place in the list which was announced by Union minister for Urban …

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