Among the cities that have fully implemented their projects are Agra, Varanasi, Madurai, Coimbatore, Udaipur, Pune, Surat, and Vadodara
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 company aims to be part of all smart city programmes in the country directly or indirectly and has come up with a host of India-specific products. Karan Choudhury reports.
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.
A smart city strives to minimise waste of resources.
Nayagam PP, career counsellor and founder of EduJobs360, explains how traditional engineering choices are being replaced with flexible, future-ready career paths that align with industry requirements.
Lukewarm response from private investors and turf battles between government agencies have resulted in delaying Modi's ambitions. Sahil Makkar reports.
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.
Given the high priority accorded to the manufacturing sector, several policy initiatives around the theme of Atmanirbhar Bharat have been set in motion to address its competitiveness and growth. Some notable examples include the PLI scheme and the employment-linked incentive scheme announced in the recent Union Budget. The Budget also announced the setting up of 12 industrial parks under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme (NICDP).
Airports and hotels are among the smartest buildings.
The Centre had decided to spend Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion).
On Monday, the US delegation met Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu.
Government had declared the mission of creating 100 Smart Cities.
Mixed-use real estate projects, integrating residential, commercial, retail, and hospitality segments, are gaining significant traction in India as developers seek to maximise returns, optimise land use, and diversify cash flows, with experts predicting 35-40% of urban real estate supply will be mixed-use by 2030.
100 smart cities to become a reality as Cabinet approves the project, earmarks Rs 100 trillion for the purpose.
Smart Cities can be a success depending on the basic amenities it manages to provide citizens.
Enters joint venture with Pune-based Unique Delta Force Security
Like Jamshedpur, many Indian cities that have been and will be properly planned can be smart cities of the future.
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.
Nearly $120 bn will come from private sector
States to give choices, Centre to decide by year-end.
The foundation for a Digital India will be intelligent networks.
India's cities are bursting at the seams because poor people are migrating to them in search of work.
IFC will act as a transaction advisor for the projects to be developed in the public-private partnership mode.
The 'Smart city' programme is in danger of becoming cosmetic - creating showpieces instead of addressing endemic urban problems.
Surat had bagged the fourth rank under the Smart Cities Mission based on its proposal.
'I am glad to announce that these cities are now going to become green smart cities.'
Spain on Monday proposed to cooperate with India in developing smart and sustainable cities in the country.
Are Indian citizens mindful of their responsibility?
Smart cities can provide more safety, better management of traffic congestion, a low-carbon environment and better services.
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.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant defeated NorthEast United FC 1-0 in an Indian Super League match, with Robson scoring the decisive goal in the early minutes. The win puts Mohun Bagan at the top of the league table.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant defeated Punjab FC 3-2 in a thrilling Indian Super League match, with a late free-kick from Jason Cummings securing the win.
US Ambassador Richard Verma's tips to the Indian states.
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.
'If the Opposition associates itself too much with the minorities, then it becomes easy for the BJP to get Hindu consolidation votes.'
Of the five towns planned, work is progressing in two, Dasve and Mogao.
SmartCity project is in advanced stage.
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