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Development of logistics infrastructure in India is struggling to keep pace with the country’s rapid economic growth, causing issues such as longer shipping lead times and delays, and difficulties in checking progress of goods in transit.To provide...
Article - 07/31/2016
Active Region(s): India
In India, city administrations, especially urban local bodies, depend heavily on property tax revenues. However, not all municipal corporations in the country are rich; they have to depend heavily on state or Central grants.While on one hand, the...
Article - 07/29/2016
Active Region(s): India
Land, being the costliest asset in realty, has often been at the epicentre of fights, property crimes and frauds. In the absence of any effective land record maintenance system, one of the biggest challenges facing India has been the land ownership...
Article - 07/28/2016
Active Region(s): India
In present days, intensity of traffic — both rail and road — is very heavy and the movement of vehicles cannot be disturbed for construction of under-bridges, canal crossings or drainage systems by the conventional or open cut system.To address this...
Article - 07/27/2016
Active Region(s): India
The use of hot mixing plants is common in developing countries for roads and similar construction works. Such plants emit organic compounds, smoke, black carbon, soot and sulphur oxide that are serious health hazards.Today, scientists and...
Article - 07/25/2016
Active Region(s): India
Addressing a complaint is a daunting task for any municipal corporation in India. The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) is no exception. With the launch of ‘NDMC 311’—a real-time smartphone application—in March 2016, the Corporation has...
Article - 07/24/2016
Active Region(s): India
At current estimates, over 1,700 tonnes of waste is generated in Pune of which around 52 to 55 per cent is wet waste. When such wet food waste is segregated and removed separately at source, the rest of the inorganic waste like plastic, metal, paper...
Article - 07/22/2016
Active Region(s): India
India has horrific water issues that go well beyond meters and domestic waste. However, with the use of automation, it is practically possible to avoid water theft, illegal connections and leakages and importantly, monitor water distribution....
Article - 07/21/2016
Active Region(s): India
Airports have to constantly live with the possibility of a terror attack. A single terror threat —hoax or serious — can lead to lockdown of an airport, or partial suspension of services, costing the affected airline a whopping Rs 1-2 crore and...
Article - 07/19/2016
Active Region(s): India
Known for its traffic snarls, the IT capital of India — Bengaluru — is all set to solve its traffic woes with the commencement of the 4.8 km underground corridor of Phase-I of its Namma Metro.The latest addition to its existing Phase-I stretch, the...
Article - 07/19/2016
Active Region(s): India
Being one of the leading states in implementing schemes backed by the Centre, Rajasthan is always in the forefront, whether it is for energy efficiency or municipal reforms. It now has a target to spend Rs 40,000 crore in the next five years to fill...
Article - 07/19/2016
Active Region(s): India
Aging, deterioration and extreme events like earthquakes and hurricanes can take a toll on roads, bridges and other structures.Damage and defects are often invisible.To alert the authorities to potential problems and even impending catastrophic...
Article - 07/17/2016
Active Region(s): India
Earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do – whosoever said these words aptly described the destruction Nature can heap on thoughtless urbanisation. That said, one of the main cities in India and an emerging urban centre in the National Capital...
Article - 07/15/2016
Active Region(s): India
According to a study by Los Angeles-based cardiologists Dr Seymour Cole and Dr Eliot Corday, the chance of survival of a cardiac arrest patient reduces from 42 per cent to 7 per cent in just about four minutes.A quick emergency response time depends...
Article - 07/14/2016
Active Region(s): India
Smart Cities embrace ideas that have been proven elsewhere and customise them to meet genuine local needs. In turn, these efforts serve as exemplars, showing the way for others to follow. Good ideas come in many shapes and sizes, and are designed to...
Article - 07/13/2016
Active Region(s): India
First we pretended they didn’t exist, then we thought of dumping them, followed by the thought of burning them. But none of this has helped us to get rid of plastic bags, PET bottles, food wrappers, and more. The question is, how do you get rid of...
Article - 07/12/2016
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Council assists cities and regions that share our goal of implementing technology to achieve a more livable, workable and sustainable world. The Smart Cities Readiness Program provides a comprehensive menu of training and events,...
Article - 07/11/2016
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
For geospatial professionals, project consultants and researchers working with data related to India, getting hold of free-to-use data has always been a problem. Unlike its Western counterparts, India has a comparatively rigid data policy in place...
Article - 07/11/2016
Active Region(s): India
Vehicular population is growing at 10 per cent compounded rate every year, but the supply side of roads is limited. Traffic congestion is big deterrent to productivity and proper management of parking can help ease that effectively. With the...
Article - 07/08/2016
Active Region(s): India
Many solar plants in India do not have trackers. The general perception has been that these trackers are difficult to install and operate.However, solar trackers have been gaining popularity. Aggressive competitive bidding has increased the need to...
Article - 07/06/2016
Active Region(s): India