Cities that have a perfect socioeconomic set-up with an integrated technological base have become the need of the hour owing to the rapid pace of urbanisation. As India looks to develop 100 smart cities
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Category: Technology
Technology will play a significant role across various domains
Rakesh Kaul, Executive Director, leads the Smart Cities Initiative at PwC India. He highlights the opportunities and trends in this upcoming space and how the nation can capitalise on these opportunities.
The Future Indian City
There are different models for development of smart cities. Some bring together a centralisation of different functions, others emphasise on the focused development of certain key infrastructure.
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Siemens has bagged a contract worth Rs 411 crore from Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) for setting up three Static Var Compensators (SVCs), each in Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir.
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Victaulic, the worlds leading supplier of mechanical pipe joining and fire protection systems, has announced the opening of a new piping innovation zone at its operational facility in Pune.
Goa cabinet approves investment policy
The Goa cabinet has approved the state investment policy that expects to generate 50,000 jobs and attract Rs 25,000 crore investment in next five years.
An All-rounder
Akhil Jha is the Vice President (Technical) for Shell Lubricants in India. His current job portfolio includes representing Shell Lubricants as technology leader by application & partnership, building technology relationships
Chemical Wizard
Ulhas Parlikar received his Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad and Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering with Specialisation in High Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai in 1980
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With a vision of building a new India, JSPL is dedicated to transform the dream of safe & high speed trains into reality.JSPL has installed an integrated flash butt welding plant to produce long welded Rails upto 484 meter using Rolled rails
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The Siemens Drive Technologies Division will be supplying large gear units and gear components for vertical mills to Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) to cover their overall demand in the coming three years.




