The Mangaluru Smart City Ltd (MSCL) has begun the implementation of its QR code-based solid waste management system (SWMS), which is set to cover all the 60 wards of Mangaluru, in a phased manner. The first-of-its-kind garbage collection system will markedly increase the efficiency of solid waste management in the south Indian city.

The Climate change Centre (C-cube) within the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), instituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has partnered with the Integrated Research & Action for Development (IRADe), for developing climate-smart cities across India.

Global engineering and industrial software firm, AVEVA on Thursday launched AVEVA Select, a new program designed for partners to gain full access to AVEVA’s comprehensive software portfolio.

Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge), Hardeep Singh Puri launched the ‘Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0’, along with the ‘Streets for People Challenge’ in a virtual event organised by the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), in New Delhi on Friday.

As an immediate response to COVID-19, several smart cities in India leveraged smart solutions and facilities that were implemented as part of the 100 smart cities programme.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of C&S Electric Ltd by Siemens Ltd.

About 15.8 billion metric tonnes (MT) of steel and 69.2 billion MT of cement is likely to be consumed in the construction of all the houses sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) as per estimates, Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has said.

Pradhan said that the Central Government had set a target of providing 100,000 such houses, but the industry should build many more steel-intensive, low-cost houses that can be emulated by others.

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) held a unique online product launch and business matchmaking event on August 12.