Amritsar was included in the mission’s third list of 27 cities on September 20, 2016, for the flagship scheme. Since then, different government bodies have been on the job to give shape to the project, but nothing ‘smart’ is visible in the city yet. read more

Municipal commissioner Indramani Tripathi said that out of the 52 jobs selected under the Smart City Mission in Qaiserbagh area -- totalling a cost of Rs 2,053 crore -- 11 had been completed. read more

The environmental clearance for five building construction projects -civic tower, convention centre, Rabindra Bhawan in Ranchi, AIIMS Deoghar and 500-bed hospital building in Dumka - was given on Tuesday. read more

The concept of urban agglomeration is more suited to urban growth in and around Delhi. The fact that Gurugram, as well as other cities like Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad border Delhi and are seen as part of the National Capital Region (NCR) makes this... read more

 According to the RTI information received, PCMC owns 1,167.79 hectares (unit of measuring land),out of which 772.50 hectares has been encroached upon. read more

The concept of a smart city has become a talking point across India and abroad, but there is actually not much clarity on what it means to be a “smart city”. read more

A year after the Pune municipal corporation (PMC) raised Rs 200 crore through municipal bonds for the 24x7 water supply scheme, the civic body now needs more funds to kick-start the project, which it will raise through bonds read more

The first-of-its-kind bicycle plan was then launched as part of the Smart City mission project first at Savitribai Phule Pune University, and later at Aundh where bicycle tracks were integrated into the Urban street design along with wide footpaths. read more

Under the smart city project , the Lucknow Municipal Corporation has also decided to focus on heritage conservation in a big way . read more

Residents say Ajmer lives with water crisis, bad roads; officials say elevated roads will be completed in two years and water project in one year. read more

The allowances made for men are simply not there for a woman. If a man drinks too much at a party, he is a bit of a lad. If a woman does so, she is thought of as easy and a bit pathetic read more

Every Smart City will have a Smart City Centre (SCC) (i.e. Integrated Command and Control Centre). The SCC functions as a city’s nervous system where digital technologies are integrated with social, physical, and environmental aspects of the city, to... read more

Kharadi residents spent Rs 4.75 crore on private water tankers in order to meet their daily needs. read more

A fire awareness programme was organised at Malviya Nagar’s Gaurav Tower on Saturday. read more

Addressing a gathering at Diu in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, Rajnath Singh said “all our neighbours are good, except one”. read more