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  LocalCircles launches online citizen communities for 100 smart cities of India

  June 26, 2015 14:11 IST

  New Delhi: One of India's leading Community Social Media network today announced that availability of Online Citizen Communities or Groups across the 100 proposed Smart Cities of India.The citizen communities enabled over the last month

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  Highlights of 3 urban development schemes launched by PM Modi

  Politics | June 25, 2015 15:11 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched three major urban development initiatives: Smart Cities Mission; AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) and Housing for All (Urban), at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.Let's have a

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  PM Modi to launch 3 ambitious schemes to develop cities, towns

  India | June 25, 2015 12:19 IST

  New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch three ambitious schemes today, which are aimed at developing cities and towns as "new engines for growth", projects which will entail an investment of over Rs. 3

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  Economic, institutional infrastructure must for Smart Cities: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | June 06, 2015 18:31 IST

  Mumbai: An enabled physical, social, economic and institutional infrastructure is a must for the success of the upcoming Smart Cities project in India, union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said here on Saturday.Inaugurating a

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  South Korea offers $10-bn fund for PM Modi's projects: Korean envoy

  May 18, 2015 11:30 IST

  New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced his two-day visit to Seoul Monday, South Korea has offered to set up a $10-billion fund to support several of his ambitious projects, from bullet trains to

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  Safe, Habitable or Smart? India's 100 Smart Cities must be all three

  India | May 18, 2015 11:44 IST

  Each time there is a mention of Smart Cities in India, I get concerned about the safety of women because there is a surfeit of news stemming from the vulnerability of women in our cities.

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  Know all 100 upcoming Smart Cities approved by Modi government

  India | June 23, 2017 14:31 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has announced the names of the first 20 cities which will be developed into smart cities in 2016.These 20 cities were chosen from 98 cities shortlisted for the 'Smart

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  Smart Cities project likely to be rolled out next month

  March 16, 2015 15:03 IST

  New Delhi: The much awaited Smart Cities project is likely to be rolled out next month as the extensive consultation process with all stakeholders has concluded.“We are close to launching the much awaited Smart Cities

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  Asian Development Bank says committed to supporting smart cities in India

  February 06, 2015 0:00 IST

  New Delhi: Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) today said it is committed to supporting India's ambitious plan to build 100 smart cities in the country.ADB President Takehiko Nakao said the agency will continue to play

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  US MNC consortium to aid smart city operations in India

  January 19, 2015 12:05 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of US President Barack Obama's India visit, American business giants have come together and formed a consortium to address the infrastructure, energy and smart city projects coming up in India.Multi-national companies (MNCs)

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  Tax diesel vehicles in Delhi to check pollution: Sunita Narain

  India | January 15, 2015 8:04 IST

  New Delhi: With diesel vehicles being biggest source of air pollution in Delhi, noted environmentalist Sunita Narain Thursday said there was a need to heavily tax such vehicles in the national capital.With crude oil prices

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  Chandigarh may be first smart city in India: Arun Jaitley

  January 14, 2015 9:51 IST

  New Delhi: Chandigarh could be the first Indian smart city as the government moves to create many hi-tech cities in the country.Referring to the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) proposal to set up 100 smart cities

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  'Smart Cities' should be in tune with 21st century: PM Modi

  Politics | December 30, 2014 7:47 IST

  New Delhi: The 'Smart Cities', proposed to be created across the country, should be hubs of economic activity in tune with the 21st century and planning should visualize "urban-dependent" population in addition to the urban

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  Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate Smart City Expo in Barcelona today

  November 18, 2014 11:16 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will today inaugurate and address the 'Smart City Expo World Congress', in Barcelona on the invitation of city Mayor Xavier Trias.Naidu who Monday traveled to Barcelona will study

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  Final shape to 'smart cities' project by next month: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | October 18, 2014 11:26 IST

  Hyderabad: The government will give a final shape to its proposed flagship scheme on developing '100 smart cities' next month, Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said."100 smart cities will come up..Some by converting

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  US to help India develop three smart cities

  World | October 01, 2014 6:50 IST

  Washington: The US will help India in developing three smart cities in Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam apart from joining coordinated efforts with civil society and local authorities to provide clean water and sewage facilities in

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  'Smart cities' to be identified before Budget: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | September 23, 2014 11:24 IST

  New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Central government will start identifying urban areas which can be transformed into ‘smart cities' before the Budget.The government is currently holding consultations with

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  Central ministries to discuss states' suggestions on smart cities

  September 13, 2014 20:50 IST

  New Delhi: An inter-ministerial meeting will discuss the suggestions made by states and union territories on developing smart cities, Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said Saturday.The conclave of ministers of states and union territories

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  Smart Cities: A futuristic vision of urbanization in India

  August 14, 2014 21:46 IST

  New Delhi: Across the world, the stride of migration from rural urban areas is increasing. By 2050, about 70% of the population will be living in cities, and India is no exception. India will need

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  Government planning two 'smart' cities in each state

  India | October 03, 2012 0:06 IST

  New Delhi Oct 2: Government is planning to develop two “smart” cities with a host of modern features like intelligent transport and carbon neutral status in each of the states in the second phase of