'Smart cities required for sustainable urbanisation in India'

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 23:53

Smart and planned cities are required for sustainable urbanisation and to accommodate the growing urban population in the country and it must be ensured that all constructions are earthquake-resistant, Union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Secretary Nandita Chatterjee said.

'Smart city' guidelines almost finalised: Venkaiah Naidu

Last Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 17:25

Smart city guidelines are in an advanced stage of finalization after which cities where the project are to be implemented would be selected, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday.

Task forces for Smart Cities set up

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.

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.

Idea Cellular bags $1 mn US grant for green telecom project

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 16:32

India`s third largest telecom operator Idea Cellular has received a grant of over USD 1 million from the US Trade & Development Agency (USTDA) to fund a pilot project involving deployment of Solar Hybrid Methanol-Based Fuel Cell (SHMBFC) at telecom sites in India, the company said Tuesday.