Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 16:53
Smart City project is in advanced stage and will be implemented on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode after Cabinet approval.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 20:23
Government on Wednesday dismissed as "speculation" the reports that it may allow the Land Acquisition Ordinance to lapse on April 5 and said a decision on it will be taken by the Cabinet.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 20:11
NDA government has announced to create 100 smart cities across the country.
Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 09:05
The TMC, AIADMK and BSP have announced support for the Mines and Minerals Bill, scheduled to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha Friday.
Last Updated: Monday, March 16, 2015, 14:18
The much awaited Smart Cities project is likely to be rolled out next month as the extensive consultation process with all stakeholders has concluded.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 13:43
City-wise task forces have been set up by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu for drawing up concrete action plans for development of Ajmer, Allahabad and Visakhapatnam as Smart Cities.
Last Updated: Sunday, February 1, 2015, 20:22
Alleging that the NDA government has inherited fiscal deficit, revenue deficit and current account deficit and "above all trust deficit", he said the confidence has now come back and things are now looking up.
Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 08:56
According to Naidu, the smart cities would be developed through public-private participation (PPP) model. The central government, state government and the urban local bodies would collaborate in developing the smart cities.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 18:06
India and the US on Tuesday decided to set up a task force for jointly developing Allahabad, Ajmer and Vishakhapatnam as Smart Cities with a mandate of preparing the roadmap within three months.
Last Updated: Monday, January 12, 2015, 17:50
Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said here Monday that the union government is not in a position to make all investments for smart cities and hence the public-private partnership (PPP) route would be necessary.
Last Updated: Friday, January 2, 2015, 19:12
Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said there is no politics involved in the Cabinet decision to regularise 1,939 unauthorised colonies in Delhi as about 60 lakh poor people will be benefiting out of it.
Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 19:12
The government is taking "concrete steps" to bring back black money stashed abroad, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today and asked people to be "patient" for the outcome.
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