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India on Sunday signed three agreements with the US for developing smart cities in Ajmer, Allahabad and Visakhapatnam, with the government saying that the agreements would make significant contribution to building such cities in the country.
India's cities are bursting at the seams because poor people are migrating to them in search of work.
Sustaining 8 per cent-plus growth rates is necessary if we are to reach high-income status by 2047, points out Amitabh Kant.
The Centre had decided to spend Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion).
The board of directors of SmartCity Kochi (SCK), a joint venture between SmartCity Dubai and the Kerala government, has approved the concept master plan of the project.
These include Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam.
Surat had bagged the fourth rank under the Smart Cities Mission based on its proposal.
Each smart city would get a Central assistance of Rs 100 crore per year for five years.
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The announcement declaring New Delhi Municipal Council a winner of the smart city challenge came when the rest of Delhi was drowning in urban waste.
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Government had declared the mission of creating 100 Smart Cities.
On Monday, the US delegation met Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu.
UP will be followed by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
The state government had adequate land for these projects, the CM said.
Like Jamshedpur, many Indian cities that have been and will be properly planned can be smart cities of the future.
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The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is expected to be in the Vijayawada-Guntur region.
Over the years, India-EU ties have grown, and covered trade, investment, climate change, science and technology, space, digital, mobility, and connectivity.
100 smart cities to become a reality as Cabinet approves the project, earmarks Rs 100 trillion for the purpose.
Airports and hotels are among the smartest buildings.
Non-metro cities drove this year's online Diwali shopping boom, accounting for nearly three-quarters of total e-commerce volume, with tier 3 cities contributing over 50 per cent, according to industry data. As per the industry data analysis of over 4.25 crore shipments by logistics intelligence platform ClickPost, these regions now represent the fastest and largest drivers of festive e-commerce, solidifying non-metro India's role as the epicentre of order volumes and growth.
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'I am glad to announce that these cities are now going to become green smart cities.'
Smart cities can provide more safety, better management of traffic congestion, a low-carbon environment and better services.
All this is clearly needed. But before we can bring in smart technology, we need to know what to do with it.
Shares of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) tumbled on Tuesday, posting its biggest single-day decline in 19 months, amid controversy over its purchase of Russian oil and profit-booking after recent gains.
IBM has chosen Surat, Allahabad and Vizag among 16 global locations for its smart cities programme.
Modi govt is aiming to recast the urban landscape of the country by making cities more livable.
Spain on Monday proposed to cooperate with India in developing smart and sustainable cities in the country.
Urban Development Ministry had in June last year released the guidelines.
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Of the five towns planned, work is progressing in two, Dasve and Mogao.
The 100 acres of land that the government would provide for the project would also be taken back unconditionally. A high-level team from DIC is expected to visit the state next week to sign the agreement.
SMC will work with Microsoft and its partners to bring solutions for water management and urban planning
Under the defence partnership, India and the UAE are eyeing defence industrial collaboration and cooperation in advanced technologies, cyberspace training, special operations, interoperability of their militaries and counter terrorism.
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The 'Smart city' programme is in danger of becoming cosmetic - creating showpieces instead of addressing endemic urban problems.
The government is planning to develop two 'smart' cities with a host of modern features like intelligent transport and carbon neutral status in each of the states in the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal mission.
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