Indoor connectivity must be planned during the design and construction phase rather than after occupants begin reporting network issues, Rajarshi Roy argues. India’s cities are getting better connected, but there is a difference between bringing a network to a building and ensuring it works seamlessly throughout the property. Anyone who has struggled to make a...
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GIS is for engagement, planning, and sustainability
From social welfare schemes to energy, defence and conservation, Esri India has established itself as a leading brand in geographic information system (GIS) software over three decades. In an interaction with Infrastructure Today’s Manish Pant, Agendra Kumar, Managing Director, notes that recent policy reforms have fast‑tracked GIS adoption by private sector entities. Looking ahead, he...
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Esri Launches Linux‑Based GeoSARAL to Tap India’s Expanding GIS Market
GeoSARAL enables users to view, manage, and analyse GIS data and basemaps offline, with full local storage support. Esri India, the country’s leading provider of Geographic Information System (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping solutions, has launched GeoSARAL, a Linux‑based desktop GIS software designed for simple tasks such as mapping, visualisation, querying, and editing. The...
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Infrastructure Experts to Debate Viksit Bharat at Infrastructure Today Conclave in Delhi
Delhi, July 2024 – Leading infrastructure experts are set to gather in Delhi for the highly anticipated Infrastructure Today Conclave, scheduled on July 18-19, 2024. The event will bring together industry stalwarts, policymakers, and thought leaders to discuss the ambitious vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ or Developed India by 2047, focusing on transforming India’s infrastructure landscape...
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Municipalika 2017
The 14th edition of Municipalika, a three-day exhibition and conference on Smart and Sustainable Cities, organised at CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Navi Mumbai, from 18th to 20th May, ended on a high note, providing valuable insights and solutions for urban infrastructure and housing development in India.
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Odisha to build 100,000 houses for urban poor by 2022
Odisha is planning to build one lakh houses for economically weaker sections (EWS) and lower income groups (LIG) by 2022 under the policy of ‘Housing for All in Urban Areas’, according to Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Pushpendra Singhdeo.
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Naidu inaugurates Stage 1A of Chennai Metro Phase-1
Union Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the Stage 1A of Chennai Metro Phase-1, from Little Mount to Airport in Chennai.
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Smart City selection not politically motivated: Centre
Since no city of Uttar Pradesh could make it to the top 20 list, the SP accused the BJP government of ´cheating´ the people of the State.
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Government announces first batch of 20 smart cities
The government has announced the 20 winners of the Smart City Challenge competition for financing during this financial year. Minister of Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu said that the winners were from 11 States and the Union Territory of Delhi and the selection was totally objective and transparent based on standardised processes.
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Nation´s infra sector gets major Japanese boost
India´s infrastructure - sectors such as roads, metro rail, industrial corridor, shipping and urban development - are set to get a boost with Japan committing