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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include basic infrastructure development in greenfield colonies developed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).State governments are currently...
Article - 06/17/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Maharashtra government has approved Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (MNC) plan to leave waste-to-energy and waste-to-biogas projects and develop compost, material recovery facility (MRF), construction and demolition (C&D) projects. The state...
Article - 06/17/2021
Active Region(s): India
The government has increased the central allocation for the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Uttar Pradesh to Rs 10,870.50 crore. The central government set aside Rs 1,206 crore in 2019-20, which was raised to Rs 2,571 crore in 2020...
Article - 06/17/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Aurangabad Smart City Development Corporation (ASCDCL), and the agencies implementing geographic information system (GIS) and e-governance projects held a meeting at the AMC headquarters.During the last...
Article - 06/17/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has declared the final draft of the liveability index with 11 indicators and 42 parameters that will be used as the basis for determining the current standard of living in the city and defining...
Article - 06/17/2021
Active Region(s): India
Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) has continued to grow its ecosystem of leaders shaping the future of our cities, regions, and communities with the announcement that global infrastructure firm AECOM has become its latest member.At...
Article - 06/14/2021
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The development of smart roads in Cochin by the Cochin Smart Mission is progressing amid the Covid-19 crisis. The Smart Mission is developing 13.81 km of roads, with the width ranging from 3-8 m. These roads are being developed with improved...
Article - 06/10/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Ministry of Jal Shakti allocated over Rs 40,700 crore to help over two lakh villages to achieve solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) arrangements under Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) Phase 2 in FY 2021-22.The Annual Implementation Plan...
Article - 06/10/2021
Active Region(s): India
In India, affordable housing has been one of the central areas of the government over the last few years. People migrate to towns and cities searching for employment, and due to their low-paying jobs, they find it challenging to spend money on...
Article - 06/10/2021
Active Region(s): India
State-run port operators and regulators in Gujarat told the media that India's first International Maritime Services Cluster would be set up by Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) at GIFT City.The Maritime cluster will be developed as a dedicated ecosystem...
Article - 06/10/2021
Active Region(s): India
The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on sustainable urban development between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of the Government of India and the Ministry...
Article - 06/10/2021
Active Region(s): India
A nationwide leader in renewable and sustainable energy partners to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable future. For Immediate Release – June 10, 2021Washington, D.C. - based Smart Cities Council (SCC) is pleased to announce that...
Article - 06/09/2021
Active Region(s): Main, North America
The Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC), along with Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), has been chosen to develop plastic waste free cities programme under an Alliance plus International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI...
Article - 06/03/2021
Active Region(s): India
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched four drones in Varanasi for curbing pollution in Ganga, keeping a vigil in containment zones and delivering medicines and other essential things to the needy.Varanasi Municipal Commissioner...
Article - 06/03/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently directed the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and other authorities to implement the Vishwamitri River Action Plan, including preparation for demarcation, plantation and...
Article - 06/03/2021
Active Region(s): India
The central government allotted a Rs 6,998.97 crore grant to West Bengal (WB) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for the year 2021-22, to provide each household with an assured tap water supply on a regular and long-term basis. For the year 2019-20, the...
Article - 06/03/2021
Active Region(s): India
Citing air and land pollution caused by open burning of crop residue, the Goa government has decided to control this practice by converting tree and bio-waste into green fuel, named biomass briquettes.The briquettes are compressed and are a proven...
Article - 06/03/2021
Active Region(s): India
The release of a ‘Connected Games Playbook’ setting our immediate recommendations for a South East Queensland hosted 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is the blueprint the region needs to equip itself for fully participating in the digital economy,...
Article - 06/01/2021
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Karnataka Government has formed a 16-member Special Task Force (STF) for implementing measures to eliminate single-use plastic in the state.The force has both Principal secretaries of several departments as its members, and Member Secretary,...
Article - 05/28/2021
Active Region(s): India
The government has released a Rs 1,605 grant for eight north-eastern states as a part of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to provide tap water supply to rural homes in FY22.This is the first phase of the four to be released in FY22. Out of the central...
Article - 05/28/2021
Active Region(s): India
A Pune-based startup - Spruce Up, has come up with an innovative solution Jatayu, a litter picking machine to help sanitation workers gather litter without any contact.The machine lets sanitation workers collect garbage without using their hands....
Article - 05/28/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Punjab Government has sanctioned development projects including Phase-3 of the urban environment improvement program (UEIP) worth Rs 500 crore and the development of Ranjit Sagar Dam Lake worth Rs 450 crore.The decision was taken at an executive...
Article - 05/28/2021
Active Region(s): India
Jharkhand has secured the first rank for implementing Smart City Mission's schemes as per the recent ranking released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).This scheme is running in different 100 cities of the country's 36 states and...
Article - 05/28/2021
Active Region(s): India
The city of Varanasi will try out delivery of medicines by drones from Chennai based start-up Garuda Aerospace.Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Managing Director of city-based Garuda Aerospace, told IANS that the Varanasi Smart City has issued a work order to...
Article - 05/20/2021
Active Region(s): India
Andhra Pradesh’s State Pollution Control Board has developed a mobile app for effective management and scientific disposal of biomedical waste from Covid-19 hospitals and quarantine centers. Stating the 594 hospitals notified for Covid-19 treatment...
Article - 05/20/2021
Active Region(s): India
National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM) has urged states and UTs for setting up IoT-based solutions for measurement and monitoring water supply in rural areas. It is an initiative to ensure water supply in village homes by pointing out various issues...
Article - 05/20/2021
Active Region(s): India
Consumer electronics company Panasonic India has launched a new Spatial Solutions division as part of its strategic expansion plans for Smart Home solutions.According to a company statement, Dinesh Aggarwal, Joint Managing Director, Panasonic Life...
Article - 05/20/2021
Active Region(s): India
Rajasthan secured the second position among 36 states and union territories in the country in implementing smart city projects, with four of its cities making a mark in the mission.In the online ranking in an agreement by the union government, four...
Article - 05/20/2021
Active Region(s): India
Announcing the Smart Cities and Communities Act!The Smart Cities Council is pleased to report that Representatives Suzan DelBene and Yvette Clarke are re-introducing the Smart Cities and Communities Act, today - May 20, 2021. This legislation is...
Article - 05/20/2021
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Puducherry has become a ‘Har Ghar Jal' union territory (UT), by ensuring that every rural household in the UT has access to tap water connection.With this, the UT joins Goa, Telangana, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the fourth state/UT to...
Article - 05/14/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allowed housing societies to tie up with private hospitals and conduct vaccination drives within the society premises, subject to stock availability.These vaccines will come at a cost set by the...
Article - 05/14/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) has partnered with cement manufacturing major LafargeHolcim to jointly develop innovative and smart construction solutions.The cooperation will be implemented with a research plan financed by...
Article - 05/14/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Council of Ministers AP has given its nod for numerous development projects including the Vizag Beach Corridor project at a cost of Rs 1,021 crore.Special Chief Secretary of Tourism and Culture, Rajat Bhargava revealed details regarding the new...
Article - 05/13/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is working rapidly to develop the Drainage Master Plan for Srinagar city. Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor of Srinagar, has directed to take up the process at the earliest by holding a meeting with the successful...
Article - 05/13/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Council announced earlier this year that Brisbane, Queensland Australia is one of three (3) global Readiness Challenge winners from its 2020 application process. The other two Readiness Challenge winners are...
Article - 05/13/2021
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is working speedily towards materializing the drainage master plan for Srinagar city and has already taken a few steps in that direction.In this regard, Srinagar’s Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu informed that the...
Article - 05/07/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) has partnered with cement manufacturing major LafargeHolcim to jointly develop innovative and smart construction solutions. The cooperation will be implemented with a research plan financed by...
Article - 05/07/2021
Active Region(s): India
Chennai recently witnessed the inauguration of the Integrated Solar Dryer and Pyrolysis pilot project focusing on urban waste management, by KJ Sreeram, Director, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai.The project focuses on...
Article - 05/07/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Council of Ministers AP has given its nod for numerous development projects including the Vizag Beach Corridor project at a cost of Rs 1,021 crore. Special Chief Secretary of Tourism and Culture, Rajat Bhargava revealed details regarding the new...
Article - 05/07/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Open Group, the vendor-neutral technology consortium, announced the adoption of the ArchiMate® specification, a standard of The Open Group, in the publication of India’s ICT Reference Architecture for Smart Cities (ICTRA), marking a milestone...
Article - 05/06/2021
Active Region(s): India