Centre to unveil 99 Smart Cities list on Thursday

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2015, 22:01

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the criteria and guidelines for 100 Smart Cities to be selected through city challenge competition in June 25.

RBI panel for conversion of large UCBs into regular banks

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 22:18

An RBI panel Thursday recommended converting urban cooperative banks (UCBs) with business size of Rs 20,000 crore or more into regular banks to allow them to grow and proliferate further for financial inclusion.

Maharashtra govt mulling 'Smart City' project at state level

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 10:52

The project is at a nascent stage for now and nothing has been finalised on paper as yet, state Urban Development Department (UDD) secretary Manisha Mhaiskar said.

Guidelines for implementation of Smart City project soon

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 19:55

The recommendations and guidelines for stage-1 development of 100 Smart Cities across the country will be announced either on Thursday or Friday, Union Urban Development Secretary Madhusudhan Prasad said here while inaugurating a conference here.

'India should consider making 100 existing cities smart'

Last Updated: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 12:43

India should consider making 100 existing cities smart instead of building new ones, an India-based American architect has said here in Singapore.

Govt's housing scheme can give Rs 15 trillion boost to GDP: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 21:45

The Centre's housing for all project is expected to give the economy a Rs 15-trillion boost over the next 7 years, but its success will depend on ramping up existing urban infrastructure, fast tracking approval process and targeting the actual beneficiary, a study said.

Floor area ratio hiked around rapid transit systems in Delhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 14:01

Urban Development Ministry on Tuesday almost doubled the floor area ratio for constructions around mass rapid transit systems like the Metro, albeit with some riders, to address the issues of traffic congestion and shortage of housing in Delhi.

'Low-carbon urban development ways can save $17 tn globally'

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 13:15

It has identified key economic opportunities that could help bridge up to 96 per cent of the gap between "business-as- usual emissions and the level needed to limit dangerous climate change".

State-level panels and city forums to realise smart cities

Last Updated: Monday, July 6, 2015, 10:16

The city level forum, that will include NGOs, Chamber of Commerce, women groups, tax payers association will play an important role in the development aspects of these cities.

Credit growth at tepid 3.7% in first 9 months of FY15

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 21:48

Rural and semi-urban centres registered higher growth in credit, RBI said.

Smart City project: Kerala wants 7 cities

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 20:08

As per the project, 100 Smart Cities would be developed across the country. While Uttar Pradesh has been assigned 13 Smart Cities, Kerala has got just one.

Smart City project not 'elitist', says Naidu

Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 16:51

Rejecting Congress's criticism that the 'Smart City' project was "elitist" in nature, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that the NDA government's ambitious plan was aimed at benefiting "the poor who are forced to live on the fringes of growing urbanisation."