Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $7-9 billion loan to India over the next three years. Besides, it will also provide about $30 million for technical assistance grants
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Good Neighbours
India and China have drawn up massive plans for infrastructure upgradation. There are a number of areas where the neighbours can collaborate for a win-win situation. The road is set as China has shown keen interest in participating
Infrastructure and Its Ramifications for China and India
China and India have more reasons to expedite and deepen cooperation in urban infrastructure construction, says Dr Liu Youfa, Consul General of China in Mumbai
It is coincidental that both China and India have been attaching importance to infrastructure construction.
Join Hands, Boost Cooperation in Infrastructure
Liu Guoyu, Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Consulate in Mumbai, outlines the measures that India and China can take to boost their partnership in the infrastructure domain for a mutually beneficial relationship.
First and Only Chinese Mainland Bank in India
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Mumbai Branch (Hereinafter referred to as ¨the Branch¨) is the first and only representative of Chinese mainland banks in India and was granted the final license by Reserve Bank of India on May 16, 2011.
Get the basics right, then embark on new concepts
Smart cities are a recent concept. They emphasise efficiency by introduction of ICT in planning, managing, and governing our cities, with active citizens´ participation. However, we must be careful that we are not jumping the gun. In terms of progression
Transforming our cities
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
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.







