The foundation of any smart city is the safety of its citizens and resources. Components of a smart city can only work in tandem if its social and physical infrastructure is safeguarded from any threats, be it personal or natural.
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Doing more with less
Smart cities will encourage sustainable development. They will also help to optimise resources, to meet the demands of growing urban populations. These cities would also encourage usage of shared services among different utility functions.
Global pension funds have both liquidity and appetite for long-term investments
In a freewheeling conversation, Moses Harding, Group CEO and Chief Economist, Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited, says that he is bullish over the prospects of the infrastructure finance sector.
Power Person
Vimal Kejriwal is President - Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Business, of KEC International Limited (KEC), a billion dollar infrastructure Engineering Procurement Construction
PM to review key infra projects
Secretaries of the ministries concerned will brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi once a month on key infrastructure projects. Projects under review include high-speed rail freight corridors,
Sophisticated PPP model to boost infra
The government is working on a sophisticated and flexible framework for the public-private partnership (PPP) model to boost infrastructure development,
Reliance raises Jaypee funds
Reliance Power has initia¡ted discussions with the Singapore government-owned investment firm, Temasek Holdings, to raise up to $500 million and tie up funding for the three Jaypee Group hydroelectric power assets that it is acquiring
TN unveils mega road infrastructure plan
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa, made a slew of announcements to promote road infrastructure in the state including two multi-lane flyovers at Medavakkam and Kilkattalai in Chennai
GVKs Tokisud production
GVK Coal (Tokisud) Company, a subsidiary of GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd, expects to start coal production at its Tokisud mine in Jharkhand and supply the fuel to the parent companys 540-MW Goindwal Sahib thermal power plant in Punjab by November
Gangavaram Port to set up LNG terminal
The Infrastructure and Investment Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh has accorded permission to Gangavaram Port to set up an LNG terminal in a joint venture with Petronet.




