Focus on ground realities than making cities smart: Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday asked the BJP-led Centre and the Maharashtra government to pay attention to ground level issues plaguing the people before focusing on Smart City project.
Dec 20, 2015, 17:54 PM IST
Shiv Sena to oppose 'Smart City' if urban autonomy not safeguarded: Uddhav Thackeray
Dismissing suggestions of Shiv Sena softening its stand on the flagship 'Smart City' scheme, party president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that the ruling alliance partner would continue to oppose the scheme if its views on safeguarding the autonomy of the urban civic bodies are not incorporated in the proposal.
Dec 16, 2015, 18:02 PM IST
Key schemes launched by Narendra Modi in 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched MUDRA Bank (Micro Units Development Refinance Agency) in April to boost funding of small businesses which are the catalysts of employment in the country.
Dec 16, 2015, 00:17 AM IST
Check out: List of Smart City proposals for 15 cities
The Urban Development Ministry on Monday received a list of 15 cities for proposals of the Smart City plan with Rajasthan and Karnataka submitting as many as four cities for development.
Dec 14, 2015, 23:08 PM IST
India's First Smart City Project will get launched in Mumbai tomorrow
Tomorrow in Mumbai, India's First Smart City Project will get launched and the name of the first smart Mumbai will be Navi Mumbai South.
Dec 03, 2015, 18:37 PM IST
Doon Smart City to be built over tea estate land
A tea estate land on the outskirts of the city will be bought to develop a smart city in Dehrdaun spread over an area of 1,200-1,900 acres, Uttarakhand government said on Monday.
Nov 30, 2015, 14:37 PM IST
Navi Mumbai in run to qualify for final 'Smart City' list
Developed as a 'planned city' by CIDCO in the last two decades, Navi Mumbai city has undertaken several developmental works as part of its efforts to qualify for the final list of 'Smart City', Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) Commissioner Dinesh T Waghmare said.
Nov 25, 2015, 14:33 PM IST
UK joins hand with govt to develop 3 smart cities in India
The cities in Maharashtra include Pune and Amravati and Indore in Madhya Pradesh.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:45 PM IST
SASTRA University holds workshop
The need for integrating functions of various government agencies besides importance of real time data collection and analysis has been highlighted at a workshop here.
Oct 31, 2015, 14:41 PM IST
Sweden offers tie-up to Maharashtra for 'smart' development
Swedish Minister Mehmet Kaplan on Saturday said his country is ready to collaborate with Maharashtra government to offer its expertise in fields of waste, digital urban land management and urban transportation.
Oct 18, 2015, 03:39 AM IST
UK experts preparing roadmap for New Town's smart city project
A six-member technical team of urban planning experts from the UK are in the city to help develop New Town as a smart city.
Sep 30, 2015, 16:10 PM 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
Governance overhaul key to Smart City project: Experts
"Selection of smart cities is a first step. Major challenge is to provide quality urban services such as 24X7 water supply, sanitation, drainage, solid waste management and sewage treatment.
Aug 27, 2015, 16:51 PM IST
Maharashtra govt mulling 'Smart City' project at state level
The project is at a nascent stage for now and nothing has been finalised on paper as yet, state Urban Development Department (UDD) secretary Manisha Mhaiskar said.
Aug 18, 2015, 10:52 AM IST
Guidelines for implementation of Smart City project soon
The recommendations and guidelines for stage-1 development of 100 Smart Cities across the country will be announced either on Thursday or Friday, Union Urban Development Secretary Madhusudhan Prasad said here while inaugurating a conference here.
Aug 11, 2015, 19:55 PM IST
VMC to acquire 500 acre to develop Vododara as smart city
As part of the 'Smart City' programme, Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) will acquire 500 acres of land to develop the city.
Jul 31, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
'India should consider making 100 existing cities smart'
India should consider making 100 existing cities smart instead of building new ones, an India-based American architect has said here in Singapore.
Jul 25, 2015, 12:43 PM IST
India's Smart City project: Spain offers some smart ideas
Barcelona has the distinction of being one of the world`s top 10 smart cities.
Jun 21, 2015, 15:14 PM IST
Ericsson partners Sterlite for smart city initiatives in India
Under the agreement, Ericsson will collaborate with Sterlite to design a roadmap and deploy solutions and services required to create a fully functioning knowledge-based society, Ericsson said in statement.
Jun 02, 2015, 17:23 PM IST
Smart City project & key schemes set for launch next month
Union Urban Development Ministry's flagship programmes - Smart City project, Atal Mission for Urban Renewal and Transformation (AMRUT) and Housing For All - are planned for launch next month.
May 29, 2015, 16:33 PM IST
