The announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will help spur further growth in the real estate sector given that we are already in a low interest and easy liquidity regime. By KRISH RAVESHIA

One of the country’s leading integrated companies, NTPC Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, to implement the Narmada Landscape Restoration Project (NLRP).

Smart cities of the future would require smart urban traffic management. Realising this fundamental truth, Siemens reimagined and ideated a solution that is customer-centric and factors in all the variables that are unique to specific urban scenarios, writes DEEPAK GORAY.

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.