The government has said that it is working on a policy on usage of high-frequency spectrum bands to ensure India moves quickly towards 5G, the next-generation of telecom services.
Category: Smart Cities
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Bonding with the Best
With 89 Smart Cities having initiated the credit rating process for municipal bonds, and instruments worth Rs.3,000 crore on the issue horizon, the fiscal future looks ideal for these prime urban spaces.
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We are trying to make a case for open data
development and development issues are a priority. In the last few years, the efforts have been to look at what are those path-breaking innovative ways in which system strengthening can also happen.
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Do we Need Smart or Wise Cities?
The concept of Smart Cities has been rapidly rising, mainly due to the Internet, in the last two decades. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been widely used in government, businesses, and private societies, etc.
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Movers and Shakers
Urbanisation is an inexorable process as far as India is concerned. The future of India's growth lies in its cities, and a large chunk of our GDP will come from urban centres.
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Hartek Group bags PSPCL smart grid order for three upcoming Smart Cities
Chandigarh-based Hartek Group, one of IndiaÂ’s fastest growing concerns catering to the power sector, has bagged a smart grid order from the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) for the supply, installation and commissioning of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) relays at 55 substations in the upcoming Smart Cities of Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jalandhar.
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The Union Budget has a progressive outlook
The Union Budget for fiscal 2018 has a progressive outlook and encourages investments with initiatives like affordable housing being given infrastructure status to avail new funding avenues. The Budget has expanded the scope for the capital and bond markets.
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Smart Cities – India´s evolutionary urbanisation and financial initiative
The IMC Chamber of Commerce & Industry has convened its first international conference on ´Smart Cities - Reimagining Urban Spaces and Financing´ in Delhi. The conference was inaugurated by Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation.
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SCC roundtable on technology modernisation for safer and smarter city
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Smart Cities’, the role of data and IT, especially video surveillance in enhancing security will become vital. Under the flagship “Safe City” project, the Union Ministry has proposed $333 million to make seven big cities—Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Hyderabad—focus on technological advancement.
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Role of Great Sports in the Sports Sector
The limited extent of proper sports facilities and the inability to access them within reasonable distance, deprives many talented sports persons from fulfilling their potential. This drives Great Sports Infra (GSI) to work towards creating better sports infrastructure, with the theme ¨Taking Sport to the People¨.