Among the cities that have fully implemented their projects are Agra, Varanasi, Madurai, Coimbatore, Udaipur, Pune, Surat, and Vadodara
India's top metro cities need to improve their infrastructure and other civic amenities too.
Onestruction Inc and DataKaveri Systems have signed an MoU to establish a framework for strategic and technical collaboration in urban and built environment data exchange.
The Indian government has launched the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore, aiming to leverage private and market finance for urban infrastructure projects by providing state support in capacity building and credit guarantees.
The Centre has asked the state governments to nominate cities and towns for inclusion under Smart Cities Mission as the first stage of the competition has started.
Dr Dinesh Amalnerkar, president of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, has emphasised the need for Maharashtra to strengthen its semiconductor research and manufacturing ecosystem to compete with states like Gujarat and Telangana.
To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion
IFC will act as a transaction advisor for the projects to be developed in the public-private partnership mode.
Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir seek more time.
States to give choices, Centre to decide by year-end.
IBM has chosen Surat, Allahabad and Vizag among 16 global locations for its smart cities programme.
Each smart city would get a Central assistance of Rs 100 crore per year for five years.
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.
The ongoing West Asia conflict is expected to severely impact the supply of affordable housing in India, as rising input costs further erode already thin developer margins. Fluctuations in crude oil and gas prices, coupled with higher freight costs, are driving up prices of essential construction materials like cement and steel, making new projects increasingly unviable for developers.
Smart city projects to be launched in June, other housing schemes to follow.
Smart Cities can be a success depending on the basic amenities it manages to provide citizens.
Nearly $120 bn will come from private sector
According to pollster Pradeep Gupta, years of TMC "misrule" that created a "climate of fear", Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charisma and the organisational abilities of Amit Shah and the RSS brought the BJP to power in West Bengal.
100 smart cities to become a reality as Cabinet approves the project, earmarks Rs 100 trillion for the purpose.
India's cities are bursting at the seams because poor people are migrating to them in search of work.
Government had declared the mission of creating 100 Smart Cities.
Like Jamshedpur, many Indian cities that have been and will be properly planned can be smart cities of the future.
Surat had bagged the fourth rank under the Smart Cities Mission based on its proposal.
On Monday, the US delegation met Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu.
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The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is expected to be in the Vijayawada-Guntur region.
Airports and hotels are among the smartest buildings.
'Narendra Modi -- a man with deep and vital experience of Indian politics -- has seen the BJP lose many elections between 1975 and 2015, and with every defeat, he learned lessons that made sure he would never allow his party to be defeated so easily again.'
Modi govt is aiming to recast the urban landscape of the country by making cities more livable.
Of the five towns planned, work is progressing in two, Dasve and Mogao.
500 cities will be developed under AMRUT scheme.
What lessons opposition parties need to learn post defeat of Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal elections? The election saw spectacular victor of BJP which rose from 3 seats in 2016 to 206 seats in 2026 assembly elections.
The 'Smart city' programme is in danger of becoming cosmetic - creating showpieces instead of addressing endemic urban problems.
'If the Opposition associates itself too much with the minorities, then it becomes easy for the BJP to get Hindu consolidation votes.'
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Some experts believe that building new cities may not be the answer to India's swelling urban population.
US Ambassador Richard Verma's tips to the Indian states.
Of the 100 cities 20 were to get funding in 2015-16.
Mumbai cricketers stole the spotlight in a thrilling IPL 2026 match, as Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan and Shivam Dube shone for Chennai Super Kings, while Shreyas Iyer guided Punjab Kings to victory.
Pune, the city that made it to second spot in the Smart City Challenge competition earlier this year, is not new to the concept.
With Income Tax Act 2025 in force, your tax choice can quietly cost you big money if you're not paying attention. Ramalingam Kalirajan explains how
Barely 45.45 per cent of South Koreans achieve the recommended nightly rest, highlighting a growing wellness concern. Data from PlushCare places South Korea and several nations in the Middle East among seven nations where people consistently fall short of the expert-advised 8-9 hours of sleep each night, reflecting how modern routines are reshaping global rest patterns.
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