Cyrus Mistry offers cooperation in urban mission

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 22:47

Chairman of Tata Group Cyrus Mistry Tuesday called on Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and discussed with him about the new urban sector initiatives like the Smart City Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission and Housing for All Mission.

'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.

NITI Aayog only a facilitator in smart city mission: Member

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 21:43

States would have to plan themselves on urban development and smart city mission, and NITI Aayog would be a facilitator to them, a Member of central think tank said Wednesday.

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.

Realtors seek effective implementation of Smart City projects

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 17:13

The Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI) also demanded that the private sector should be roped in to realise this mission.

Governance overhaul key to Smart City project: Experts

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 16:51

"Selection of smart cities is a first step. Major challenge is to provide quality urban services such as 24X7 water supply, sanitation, drainage, solid waste management and sewage treatment.

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.

List of 100 smart cities to be out by Sept 1, says Minister

Last Updated: Saturday, August 22, 2015, 18:12

The Government is set to announce by September 1 the names of urban centres that would figure in the list of 100 smart cities, a flagship scheme of the Narendra Modi administration.

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.