States repurpose Smart City SPVs post-missionWith the Smart Cities Mission concluded, state governments are striving to maintain the relevance of established SPVs. These SPVs are trans...
28 May, 2025, 12.35 AM IST
Our smart cities are dumbing downDespite significant investment in India's Smart Cities Mission, recent monsoon-related flooding in Bengaluru and Pune highlights a critical...
22 May, 2025, 10.49 PM IST
35 crore pilgrims expected to attend Maha Kumbh Mela: UP chief secretaryUttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh expects 35 crore pilgrims for the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, a significant increase from 2019 fi...
13 Jan, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
Meghalaya CM Conrad K. Sangma inaugurates Shillong Integrated Command & Control Centre at UmsawliMeghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma inaugurated the Shillong Integrated Command and Control Centre. The centre is located in Umsawli. ...
20 Nov, 2024, 09.33 PM IST
Coimbatore's seven historic lakes revived under Smart City projectThe gigantic Periyakulam Lake spread of 300 acres in the heart of Coimbatore was polluted, encroached upon and reeked of filth till a few y...
05 Aug, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
Srinagar to get eight WiFi zonesSrinagar will soon have 50 smart poles that will include cameras, LED screens and electric vehicle chargers under the smart city project, a...
04 Jun, 2023, 08.21 AM IST
New govt platform to process complaints against social media companiesPlatform to automatically segregate complaints and escalate those that require intervention.
28 Feb, 2023, 10.36 AM IST
Once 'Manchester of North India', Kanpur became 'victim of anarchy' in 70s, 80s: CM YogiUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday took a jibe at the previous governments without taking any name, saying Kanpur, once...
09 Dec, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
Chandigarh will become country's most disciplined & modern city: Amit ShahThe Union minister was accompanied by Punjab Governor Banwarlilal Purohit on this occasion. The other projects which the Union Minister ina...
27 Mar, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Integrated Command and Control Centre coming up in Jammu under Smart Cities MissionThe Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) recently signed a contract agreement with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for setting up the ICCC for ...
28 Sep, 2021, 01.35 PM IST
View: How India plans to meet its furious urbanisation demandsGoI’s missions focus on building capacity among urban local bodies (ULBs), while leveraging new technologies and creating market finance ac...
16 Dec, 2020, 11.59 PM IST
Agartala' performance ranked first among smart cities in North-east India: Tripura govtTripura government claimed that the success of Agartala Smart City in speeding up the project sanctioning, tendering and implementation has...
28 Jul, 2020, 12.35 AM IST
About 35 lakh houses handed over to beneficiaries under PMAY-U: Housing MinisterPuri said an estimated 3.65 crore jobs would be generated in the construction of all sanctioned houses under the mission and of these, abou...
26 Jun, 2020, 10.33 AM IST
US-based Array Networks to supply networking hardware for Agra smart cityIn September 2016, Agra that houses historic Taj Mahal has been selected for the smart city with Rs 2,133 crore makeover spend.
21 May, 2019, 02.47 PM IST
Gujarat seeks closer economic ties with CanadaA high-level business delegation from the state of Gujarat pitched for closer economic ties with Canada.
05 Sep, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
- Gujarat offers to invest in LNG export terminal in Canada
Canadian businesses have been invited to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Summit in Gandhi Nagar next year.
14 Jul, 2012, 01.17 PM IST
- SC says land acquisition for "public purpose" is justified
Amidst the debate over acquisition of agricultural lands for industrial units or special economic zones (SEZs), the Supreme Court has held ...
07 Sep, 2008, 01.33 PM IST