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  Mamata Banerjee criticises Smart Cities idea, supports GST formula

  Politics | June 07, 2016 19:28 IST

  West 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’

  Politics | May 24, 2016 15:10 IST

  The 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

  Politics | May 19, 2016 21:05 IST

  Names 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 | February 12, 2016 20:22 IST

  Lucknow: 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

  January 31, 2016 17:02 IST

  Mumbai: 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

  Politics | January 30, 2016 22:09 IST

  Patna: 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 | January 28, 2016 17:34 IST

  New 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 | January 28, 2016 9:19 IST

  New 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

  January 25, 2016 8:54 IST

  Chandigarh: 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

  December 30, 2015 15:09 IST

  New 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 | November 18, 2015 11:34 IST

  New 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 | October 07, 2015 20:19 IST

  New 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 | September 09, 2015 12:38 IST

  Kolkata: 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

  Politics | September 08, 2015 16:54 IST

  Lucknow:  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

  September 03, 2015 16:14 IST

  New 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 | August 27, 2015 18:42 IST

  New 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 | August 27, 2015 14:50 IST

  New 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 | September 07, 2015 13:41 IST

  New 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 | August 27, 2015 13:33 IST

  New 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 | August 20, 2015 2:19 IST

  Lucknow:  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