SPVs to be created to implement 'Smart City' project: Naidu

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 20:11

NDA government has announced to create 100 smart cities across the country.

Bloomberg team, Urban Development Min officials discuss smart city scheme

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 19:22

Senior Urban Development Ministry officials and a Bloomberg Philanthropies delegation on Tuesday held discussions for over five hours to advance the government's ambitious smart cities initiative, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a partnership with the foundation.

India, Spain to sign MoU to develop Delhi into Smart City

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 21:42

Spain has come forward to assist in transforming Delhi into a Smart City and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed shortly between the two countries accordingly.

Smart city plan: Criteria agreed for selection, ranking

Last Updated: Saturday, January 31, 2015, 23:50

The important stakeholder consultations were organised by the Urban Development Ministry upon the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the states on board before proceeding further with a the launch of the smart city initiative.

Two-day state consultation to finalise Smart City launch

Last Updated: Thursday, January 29, 2015, 16:16

To take states and other stakeholders on board for the ambitious initiative to build smart cities, Urban Development Ministry is holding a two-day conclave that will delve into issues like innovative policy and financing tools needed for the programme.

Framework for 100 smart cities to be ready by Feb 28: Aggarwal

Last Updated: Thursday, January 29, 2015, 16:14

The framework for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious project of developing 100 smart cities will be finalised by next month-end, Union Urban Development Secretary Shankar Aggarwal on Thursday said.

India, US to set up task force for developing Allahabad, Ajmer and Vizag as 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.

Smart cities progress to hinge on power, infra and others

Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2015, 17:09

A successful development of proposed smart cities across the country will depend on five critical elements such as power, infrastructure, funds, technology and social capital, property consultant Cushman & Wakefield said Thursday.

Infosys to develop Mysore campus as 'Smart City'

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 19:53

"Our model ecosystem at Mysore will serve as a live, replicable example of smart city innovations that will harness all the advantages of digitization. These technologies promise to revolutionize the physical spaces we inhabit," Infosys CEO Dr Vishal Sikka said, after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Chandigarh may be the first Indian smart city

Last Updated: Monday, January 12, 2015, 19:44

Chandigarh could be the first Indian smart city as the government moves to create many hi-tech cities in the country.

Surat partners Microsoft to become a smart city

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 19:26

The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) Friday announced its partnership with Microsoft India to transform Surat into a smart city by introducing several citizen centric services with the help of global software giant.