Uber to enter 100 new Chinese cities in next 12 months: CEO

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 08:37

Kalanick made the comments at an event held by Uber investor Baidu Inc in Beijing. On Monday, Uber China said it had raised $1.2 billion as part of an ongoing fundraising round.

Linking of user charges to inflation for Smart Cities proposed

Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 10:56

For example, if a special water project is taken up for supplying 24-hour supply in the proposed Smart City then, as per the proposal, some charges would be levied to cover the operation and maintenance costs.

'Smart City plans should come up in consultation with people'

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 18:11

Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that a 'Smart City' is what the citizens want their places to be and the city-level plans should be evolved based on extensive consultations with them.

UAE keen to invest in India

Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 15:14

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.

'Housing for All' scheme: 305 cities identified across nine states

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2015, 17:48

The selected cities and towns are in Chhattisgarh (36 cities/towns), Gujarat (30), Jammu and Kashmir (19), Jharkhand (15), Kerala (15), Madhya Pradesh (74), Odisha (42), Rajasthan (40) and Telangana (34).

Smart City project expected to boost economy

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 19:30

The Centre on Thursday rolled out the ambitious Smart City project and hoped that it will attract investment to boost the economy.

12 crore people to become citizens of Smart Cities

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 17:25

As per the profile of the selected cities, 35 cities and towns have a population between one and five lakh. There are 21 cities with population ranging between five and 10 lakh.

Centre releases list of 98 cities for Smart City project

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 16:25

While UP has maximum of 13 cities, followed by 12 by Tamil Nadu and 10 by Maharashtra to be developed as Smart Cities, Madhya Pradesh has seven cities in the project.