The Smart Cities Mission is a plan by the Indian government to improve the quality of life in cities and towns across the country. According to data from 2011, about one-third of India’s population … READ FULL STORY
In the past decade, the government has launched several initiatives to transform cities into smart cities by integrating technology, infrastructure and services to enhance urban living. These initiatives were part of the Smart Cities … READ FULL STORY
May 31, 2023: The Cabinet today approved the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0 (CITIIS 2.0) to promote circular economy in 18 smart cities. These cities will be selected through a competitive … READ FULL STORY
May 31, 2023: A total of 1,004 vibrant urban spaces were created under the government’s Smart Cities Mission, former Secretary in the housing ministry M Ramachandran said on May 30, 2023. In his keynote address … READ FULL STORY
The government’s National Smart Cities Mission is an urban redevelopment and retrofitting initiative to develop citizen-friendly and sustainable smart cities throughout the nation. To kick off the Smart Cities Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi … READ FULL STORY
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has said that the centre will release a report card of 100 selected smart cities, to help the cities in better planning and moving towards data-driven governance … READ FULL STORY
Update on September 10, 2019: India will have an online database of all cities by 2024 on infrastructure, education and health facilities among others as it aims to create a “culture of data” to … READ FULL STORY
The real estate sector, which witnessed decades of traditional approaches, will now be revolutionised by ‘disruptors’ that have initiated a new wind of demand in the sector, says a report titled ‘Real Estate – … READ FULL STORY
The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry’s budgetary provisions were pegged at Rs 48,000 crores in the Union Budget 2019-20, a hike of nearly 12% from 2018-19. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), an ambitious … READ FULL STORY
Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan, on January 10, 2019, launched the much-awaited National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to improve air quality by 20 to 30 per cent in next five years, with 2017 as … READ FULL STORY
A parliamentary panel has observed that the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, is giving the ‘usual excuse of procedural delays’ in accounting for spent funds, in case of the government’s prestigious flagship programmes, but … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, has called for the implementation of a ‘green city’ concept, along with the Smart City programme, to increase the tree cover in the state. He was speaking at a … READ FULL STORY
The Andhra Pradesh government has been adopting a focused approach, to fill the widening gaps in infrastructure across the state and to meet the challenges posed by a fast-expanding urban geography and demography, said … READ FULL STORY
