Despite having the credit of hosting the world’s largest event, the Kumbh Mela, systems failure can mar celebrations in India writes PRATAP PADODE, President, FIRST Construction Council Last week two events grabbed headlines for almost opposite reasons: The Victory Lap celebrations of the Indian Cricket Team in Mumbai and their drive from Mumbai’s Marine Drive...
Category: Smart Cities
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Smart Cities Council announces awards for India’s Smart Projects
Mumbai, August 22: Amid connecting cities and technology, there is an immense opportunity for a self-reliant, inclusive, and sustainable future. Driving this will be the 7th Smart Urbanation 2022 to be held on August 26 at the Hotel Sahara Star in Mumbai. The event will witness the coming together of all stakeholders of the smart...
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Sanjeev Sanyal: Invest more in infra, not in city master plans
Principal Economic Advisor to GoI’s interaction at webinar
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Webinar to discuss how to build smart, sustainable cities
Webinar to discuss how to build smart, sustainable cities
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InfraNirbhar: Webinar series by CW and Swarajya
The multi-part series will help us understand the dependence of India on infrastructure
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L&T unveils AM Naik Tower at Powai
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) to defence conglomerate, Larsen & Toubro inaugurated the AM Naik Tower at its Powai campus. The smart and digitally advanced green building, which will house the company’s corporate offices, was opened on the occasion of L&T Group Chairman AM Naik completing over five decades with the company.
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FICCI-KPMG Report suggests five-point action plan for cybersecurity needs
A FICCI-KPMG smart city knowledge report on ‘Cybersecurity in Smart Cities’, has suggested a five-point action plan to enable smart cities to keep pace with the cybersecurity needs
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India’s Intelligent Evolution
In June 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his bold Smart Cities Mission, an investment of Rs 980 billion to develop 100 cities across the country into intelligent, sustainable and resident-friendly communities.
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The Road to Inclusive Development
A smart city is not only about cutting-edge technology, gadgets guiding your lifestyle or using ICT (Information and Communications Technology) but also to string together a man-machine interaction that will drive our socio-economic engagement in the society.
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Greenfield Smart Cities: Smart Investment Destinations
The Government of India has announced the development of industrial corridor projects so as to contain the urbanisation challenge and majorly give a strong boost to the country's manufacturing and industrial potential.