French Senate delegation visits India to boost strategic and parliamentary ties across ports, blue economy, and innovation hubsA French Senate delegation visited India from April 10 to 15. They explored key projects in Mumbai, Puducherry, and Chennai. Discussions fo...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
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
States that used funds under Smart Cities Mission witnessed sharp drop in crime rates: SBI ReportAn SBI report indicates that Indian states effectively utilizing Smart Cities Mission funds have experienced a notable decrease in crime ra...
24 Apr, 2025, 02.51 PM IST
IIT study finds out smart cities' biggest challengeICCCs in 100 smart cities struggle with financial sustainability due to inadequate funding. A study by IIT-Kharagpur suggests revenue shari...
30 Dec, 2024, 01.39 PM IST
Mission mode: Govt ups watch on Smart CitiesThe central government is conducting monthly reviews of 35-50 smart cities to debottleneck projects by utilizing a robust management inform...
29 Nov, 2023, 12.46 AM IST
ET Graphics: Smart Cities Mission by June 2023. Here's the real dataAn ET analysis showed that 29 of the 101 cities have completed less than 50% of projects. Cities also seem to be targeting low-value projec...
17 Feb, 2023, 12.05 AM IST
Smart city mission: Area wise to city wideDuring Modi 1.0, the ministry of housing and urban affairs came up with a new concept of Smart City Mission. Every aspiring smart city prep...
16 Jan, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
Infrastructure projects to turn Leh, Kargil into smart citiesThe main emphasis has been on preserving the natural balance of the eco-sensitive areas while developing both Leh and Kargil into modern ci...
28 Nov, 2020, 08.07 AM IST
Smart Cities Mission: Vadodara 2nd in PPP projects' progressVadodara, which was selected to be part of the Smart Cities Mission in September 2016, had zeroed in on 62 projects worth Rs 2,817 crore in...
21 Jun, 2018, 06.11 PM IST
Shillong 100th city to be selected under Smart Cities Mission"Till now, 99 smart cities had been selected in four rounds of competition and with today's announcement, selection of 100 cities has been ...
20 Jun, 2018, 09.58 PM IST
Government releases Rs 9,940 crore to states for Smart Cities MissionThe Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has announced 99 cities for central assistance under the BJP government's flagship programme.
11 Feb, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
Narendra Modi steps in to boost smart cities, urges states for early rolloutMinistry of housing and urban affairs, the nodal ministry for Smart Cities Mission has identified 261 impactful ventures worth Rs 31,000 cr...
29 Sep, 2017, 01.04 PM IST
Government to hold contest to assess impact of smart city projectsUnder the Smart City Mission, ninety cities have so far been identified through three rounds of competition for implementing various projec...
10 Sep, 2017, 12.00 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram tops list of 30 new smart citiesThe latest announcement takes to 90 the number of cities selected for part financing of projects by the Centre under the scheme.
23 Jun, 2017, 04.08 PM IST
Centre announces new smart city list: Check if your city is in45 cities contested for the 40 available smart city slots but only 30 were selected to ensure their feasibility and workable plans, said Ve...
23 Jun, 2017, 02.24 PM IST
Varanasi appoints REPL, Grant Thornton & ABN Consulting as consultants for smart city projectThe consultants will prepare detailed reports on various components such as sewerage systems, traffic management, heritage conservation, to...
30 May, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
Smart cities required for sustainable urbanisation in India: Union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Secretary Nandita Chatterjee"Proper planning is most essential for rapid and sustainable urbanisation and it has to be ensured that all constructions are disaster or e...
25 May, 2015, 04.51 PM IST