smart cities

Govt to announce list of first 20 Smart Cities today

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will on Thursday announce the list of first 20 cities to be developed as Smart Cities.

Jan 28, 2016, 06:59 AM IST

Smart Cities: Govt to announce list of first 20 cities Thursday

There are 97 cities in the Smart City Challenge, and the names of the first 20 winners of the competition will be announced on Thursday, Naidu said.

Jan 27, 2016, 20:18 PM IST

Forget ''smart'' new cities; India needs old ones to be less dumb

Experts say it was worse hit than the rest of India`s southeastern seaboard because of a development boom that has gone unchecked in the last 15 years.

Dec 04, 2015, 19:18 PM IST

Huawei want to help India to build ICT for smart cities

China's Huawei Technologies wants to play an important role in helping India build Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure for the development of smart cities, a senior company executive said Thursday.

Nov 12, 2015, 17:44 PM IST

37 consulting firms to prepare Smart City plans for 88 cities

Urban Development Ministry has announced the names of 98 cities which would be developed into smart cities having core infrastructure needed to enhance urban living.

 

Oct 06, 2015, 15:50 PM IST

Busy times for India-US relations: Sushma Swaraj

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to United States of America, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj along with a delegation of cabinet ministers met US secretary of state John Kerry.

Sep 22, 2015, 21:37 PM IST

Bandh in Meerut for 'Smart City' status

Markets, schools and colleges Tuesday remained closed in the city in response to a bandh called for inclusion of Meerut in the list of Smart Cities.

Sep 15, 2015, 17:41 PM IST

Naidu turns down Bengal's request for more Smart Cities

 Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday turned down West Bengal Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim`s request for increasing the number of Smart Cities in the state.

Sep 12, 2015, 18:05 PM IST

Linking of user charges to inflation for Smart Cities proposed

For example, if a special water project is taken up for supplying 24-hour supply in the proposed Smart City then, as per the proposal, some charges would be levied to cover the operation and maintenance costs.

Sep 06, 2015, 10:56 AM IST

'Smart City plans should come up in consultation with people'

Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that a 'Smart City' is what the citizens want their places to be and the city-level plans should be evolved based on extensive consultations with them.

Sep 03, 2015, 18:11 PM IST

UAE keen to invest in India

The UAE on Thursday said it is keen to strengthen ties with India and is looking to invest in programmes like Make in India, Digital India and Smart Cities.

Sep 03, 2015, 15:14 PM IST

Smart City project expected to boost economy

The Centre on Thursday rolled out the ambitious Smart City project and hoped that it will attract investment to boost the economy.

Aug 27, 2015, 19:30 PM IST

12 crore people to become citizens of Smart Cities

As per the profile of the selected cities, 35 cities and towns have a population between one and five lakh. There are 21 cities with population ranging between five and 10 lakh.

Aug 27, 2015, 17:25 PM IST

Centre releases list of 98 cities for Smart City project

While UP has maximum of 13 cities, followed by 12 by Tamil Nadu and 10 by Maharashtra to be developed as Smart Cities, Madhya Pradesh has seven cities in the project.

Aug 27, 2015, 16:25 PM IST

Number of smart cities allocated to various States

Number of Smart Cities allocated to various States based on urban population and number of statutory towns.

Aug 27, 2015, 14:50 PM IST

Smart City Project: List of cities in Tamil Nadu

Here is a comprehensive list of cities that have been nominated in Tamil Nadu.

Aug 27, 2015, 14:39 PM IST

Smart City Project: List of cities in Maharashtra

Here is a comprehensive list of cities that have been nominated in Maharashtra.

Aug 27, 2015, 14:14 PM IST

Smart City Project: List of cities in Uttar Pradesh

Here is a comprehensive list of cities that have been nominated in Uttar Pradesh.

Aug 27, 2015, 13:54 PM IST

Complete list of cities nominated under Smart City project

The capital cities, which have not been nominated as smart cities, include Itanagar, Patna, Shimla, Bengaluru and Kolkata.

Aug 27, 2015, 13:40 PM IST