Smart City
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Mamata Banerjee criticises Smart Cities idea, supports GST formula
National | Jun 07, 2016, 07:28 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today criticised the BJP-led NDA government’s idea of developing 100 Smart Cities and termed it wrong.
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Govt announces 13 winners of ‘fast track Smart City competition’
National | May 24, 2016, 03:10 PM ISTThe Ministry of Urban Development today announced 13 winners of the 'fast track competition’ under the smart cities mission. The selected cities are: Lucknow, Warangal, Dharmashala, Chandigarh, Raipur, New Town Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Panaji, Port Blair,
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Smart City: Government to announce names of 14 more cities soon
National | May 19, 2016, 09:05 PM ISTNames of 14 more new cities would be announced soon under the flagship 'Smart City Mission' which will receive the first tranche of funding
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UP Budget: Rs 13,778 cr for rural development, panchayati raj
India | Feb 12, 2016, 08:22 PM ISTLucknow: Uttar Pradesh government has made a provision of Rs 13,778 crore for rural development and panchayati raj in its Budget for 2016-17, presented by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the state Assembly today.A provision
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PM Modi's smart cities need investment of over $150 billion: Study
Jan 31, 2016, 05:02 PM ISTMumbai: The Modi government's vision of creating 100 smart cities will require an investment of over $150 billion over the next few years with private sector being a significant contributor, says a report.According to Deloitte, nearly
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attacks Centre for 'ignoring' Bihar in Smart City list
National | Jan 30, 2016, 10:09 PM ISTPatna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today hit out at the Centre for not selecting any city from Bihar in the the list of 20 smart cities and said the BJP-led Union government has no consideration
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Govt announces first list of 20 smart cities
India | Jan 28, 2016, 05:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu here on Thursday announced the names of the first 20 cities which will be developed into smart cities in 2016.These are: Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Pune (Maharashtra), Jaipur (Rajasthan),
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Government to announce first 20 smart cities today
India | Jan 28, 2016, 09:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: The first 20 cities to be developed as Smart Cities will be announced today.Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu informed that 'there are 97 cities in the Smart City Challenge and the names
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Indo-France join hands for Smart City, Make in India; sign 16 MoUs
Jan 25, 2016, 08:54 AM ISTChandigarh: An agreement between Airbus Group and Mahindra for manufacture of helicopters and three MoUs under the 'Smart City' theme were among the 16 pacts signed between India and France here today.The Memoranda of Understanding
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Government approves MoU for developing Smart Cities
Dec 30, 2015, 03:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ministry of urban development and Bloomberg Philanthropies to support the development of Smart Cities. The union cabinet meeting
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After Smart city, Modi govt to develop Beacon Panchayats to showcase ideal village
India | Nov 18, 2015, 11:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: The soul of India lies in its villages as still around 60% of population inhabit the rural parts of the country so it will be impossible for India to become a developed nation
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Smart City: Rs 500 cr assistance to cities not project-specific
India | Oct 07, 2015, 08:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Urban Development Ministry has clarified to stakeholders in the 'Smart City' programme that the central assistance of Rs 500 cr RPT Rs 500 cr each to the 100 mission cities is "not
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Now, Smart City app for Kolkata suburb
India | Sep 09, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTKolkata: Say goodbye to confusing roadmaps and guidebooks! A new app will ensure residents and visitors to West Bengal's New Town suburb -- nominated under the central government's Smart City project -- gain easy access to
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Need to focus on smart villages, not smart cities: Azam Khan
National | Sep 08, 2015, 04:54 PM ISTLucknow: Criticising the Smart City project of the NDA government, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today said emphasis should be rather given on developing "smart villages" to reduce migration of people from rural to urban."The
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UAE keen to invest in India's Digital India, Make in India and Smart City initiatives
Sep 03, 2015, 04:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The UAE on Thursday said it is keen to strengthen ties with India and is looking to invest in programmes like Make in India, Digital India and Smart Cities."We are determined to attract
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12 crore people to become citizens of Smart Cities
India | Aug 27, 2015, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: There are about 12 crore people in the country who will be the direct beneficiaries of the Smart City project.The total population of these proposed 98 Smart Cities is about 12 crore accounting
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Smart Cities: All you need to know about PM Modi's pet project
India | Aug 27, 2015, 02:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Urban Development Ministry today announced the list of 98 Smart Cities that includes 13 from Uttar Pradesh, 12 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, 7 from Madhya Pradesh, 3 each from Bihar
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Proposed list of 100 Smart Cities by Modi government
India | Sep 07, 2015, 01:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet had approved 100 Smart City Projects. The Smart City vision was announced by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the first Union Budget of NDA government in July last year.'Smart
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Modi government to unveil 99 Smart Cities list today
India | Aug 27, 2015, 01:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Urban Development Ministry is all set to announce the names of Smart cities being selected for the NDA government's flagship project."Barring Jammu and Kashmir, all states have finalised the names of proposed
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Richard Verma meets UP CM Akhilesh Yadav; discusses developing Allahabad as 'smart city'
India | Aug 20, 2015, 02:19 AM ISTLucknow: US Ambassador to India Richard Rahul Verma on Wednesday met Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav and said an American delegation would soon meet the state officials for a detailed discussion on developing Allahabad as a smart