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With the arrival of the monsoon, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has started using its network of CCTV cameras to detect waterlogging spots across the city. Once an affected area is identified, the information is shared with...
Article - 07/29/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) aims to join hands with the French firm Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) on August 20 in order for constant water supply across the city. Prior to that, the AFD is expected to sign another agreement...
Article - 07/29/2021
Active Region(s): India
Puri, a city in Odisha, became the first city in India to accomplish tap water connectivity for 24 hours, including 100% household connections.Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister, inaugurated the Sujal-Drink from Tap Mission to supply quality...
Article - 07/29/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Municipal Commissioner of Pune has put forward a proposal to hand over Rs 40 crore to the Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL) before the standing committee.Similarly, the civic administration requested to hand over a sum of...
Article - 07/29/2021
Active Region(s): India
Mumbai is among the 31 cities that has recently signed the C40 Cities Urban Nature Declaration, with the pledge to invest in green spaces to improve air quality and strengthen protection against climate impacts – such as extreme heat, flooding...
Article - 07/29/2021
Active Region(s): India
How Local Governments Are Investing in Technology to Emerge from the PandemicAs cities, counties and state agencies continue on the road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, they will continue to spend funds on bolstering their technology...
Article - 07/28/2021
Active Region(s): Main
Minister for Social Justice and Special Assistance, Dhananjay Munde, has urged the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to expedite the construction of the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial at Indu Mill.A meeting was held in the...
Article - 07/22/2021
Active Region(s): India
The industrial town of Pimpri-Chinchwad has failed to implement waste management rules for housing societies. According to the solid waste management rules, it is compulsory for bulk wet waste producers such as housing societies that generate over...
Article - 07/22/2021
Active Region(s): India
A biosolids resource management centre has been launched at RMIT University in Australia, with an aim to transform the biosolids resource management in Australia. The Australian Research Council Training Centre for Australia's biosolids resource...
Article - 07/22/2021
Active Region(s): India
Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has launched its OneMap service as a mobile application for strengthening its participation with residents. In a race to make Greater Noida the first smart city in the national capital region,...
Article - 07/22/2021
Active Region(s): India
Jaipur Smart City Limited (JSCL) has spent around Rs 142 crore on nine major projects so far, while 15 major projects are still in the works, costing around Rs 277 crore.Rajasthan took first place out of 36 states and union territories in the Smart...
Article - 07/22/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Cochin Smart Mission (CSML) is planning to complete major road works in Ernakulam by September.The City Level Advisory Forum (CLAF) meeting discussed the project progress and the problems encountered during the implementation of the project....
Article - 07/15/2021
Active Region(s): India
A model road with an intelligent transport system will be developed in Noida near Sector 71 on the lines of megacities across the globe. According to the traffic volume, the Authority will convert a 4 km-long stretch on the Master Plan 3 road into a...
Article - 07/15/2021
Active Region(s): India
To encourage the use of rainwater harvesting, the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is planning to offer a 5% discount on monthly water bills to properties with rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems.National Water Mission, BWSSB, and...
Article - 07/15/2021
Active Region(s): India
The industrial town of Pimpri-Chinchwad has failed to implement waste management rules for housing societies.According to the solid waste management rules, it is compulsory for bulk wet waste producers such as housing societies that generate over...
Article - 07/15/2021
Active Region(s): India
Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of the aluminium and value-added products, has recycled 16.5 billion liters of water in FY 20-21, leveraging technology for focused control and monitoring of water consumption. The water saving...
Article - 07/15/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Practitioner Certificate is a central part of the Smart Cities Academy - the SCC-led initiative for delivering quality smart cities training, knowledge exchange, networking and recognition. The credential allows individuals to...
Article - 07/11/2021
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation's (GVMC) revised annual development plan of Rs 73 crore to boost air quality has received approval from the state government.The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has found 13 cities and towns in...
Article - 07/09/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is developing a holistic e-governance platform that would benefit the citizens in accessing different necessary services.The services include delivery of birth and death certificates with online payment of...
Article - 07/09/2021
Active Region(s): India
Largest Japanese advertising agency, Dentsu's corporate social responsibility (CSR) advisory arm announces Indeed Smart City initiative aiming for economic modernization in India.The purpose of this initiative is in line with India’s aspirations for...
Article - 07/09/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has launched an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in its fleet of buses to keep in check unruly bus drivers and conductors along with maintaining transportation quality.The buses will be monitored...
Article - 07/09/2021
Active Region(s): India
US engineer Jacobs has been selected by the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) of India to prepare a masterplan and provide preliminary engineering design for three smart cities in southern India.The three sites are...
Article - 07/09/2021
Active Region(s): India
Moves to see a thriving Digital Twin marketplace across Australia and New Zealand were revealed today with the release of a draft Blueprint, stewarded by the Smart Cities Council (SCC).“Digital Twins, for all” - the Australia New Zealand Digital...
Article - 07/07/2021
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Smart Cities Council is calling on government and industry to value and activate data in a way that will propel global advancement to more sustainable, productive and liveable built and natural environments.The Smart Cities Council has today...
Article - 07/06/2021
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Jharkhand government plans to provide tap water connections to 9.5 lakh households by March 2022, after it received an almost four-fold increase in the central grant under the Jal Jeevan Mission.Minister of state drinking water and sanitation,...
Article - 07/01/2021
Active Region(s): India
Electric bikes, a pilot experiment launched by MahaMetro eight months ago, have piqued people's interest, with a revenue of Rs 2.26 lakh generated to date.MahaMetro began operating environmentally-friendly vehicles in the city in November 2020 after...
Article - 07/01/2021
Active Region(s): India
Kohima Smart City (KSC) has made it to the 10th position out of the 100 smart cities and is now certified as ‘Enabled’ in the Data Maturity Assessment Framework (DMAF) 2.0.KSC Development Ltd. joint CEO Avelu Ruho said that this was declared on June...
Article - 07/01/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is developing a holistic e-governance platform that would benefit the citizens in accessing different necessary services. The services include delivery of birth and death certificates with online payment of...
Article - 07/01/2021
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) of India classified 100 cities, covering 21% of the urban population, for a makeover in four rounds beginning January 2016. The cities were supposed to complete their projects within five years from the date of...
Article - 07/01/2021
Active Region(s): India
Applications DUE - September 3, 2021 The 2021 Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge is open for applications and just the process of applying will help you accelerate your smart cities projects. It only takes an hour to complete!You win by...
Article - 07/01/2021
Active Region(s): Main, North America
 Apply to become a Readiness Cohort Leader for the 3rd Quarter of 2021 HEREBenefts for participating -You win by applying - As an applicant you gain access to Smart Cities Activator, the...
Article - 07/01/2021
Active Region(s): India, Main, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Smart Cities Activator, ASEAN, Smart Cities Week
Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) continues to grow its community with the announcement today that award winning architecture, landscape and project management practice Complete Urban (CU) has joined its membership ranks.With...
Article - 06/30/2021
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Smart Cities Council has launched a fresh set of Future of Place engagement sessions as part of its ongoing project to identify the leading benchmarks for smart communities, precincts and places, this time hosting a series of virtual site tours....
Article - 06/30/2021
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Guwahati have developed a new and efficient method for extracting water from humid air using Virtual Water Analysis (VW), a method that is likely to address the country's water woes.This...
Article - 06/25/2021
Active Region(s): India
The central government has released an online ranking, in which four cities of Rajasthan — Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, and Jaipur, have secured the 8th, 11th, 29th, and 36th rank among the 100 smart cities of the country.Udaipur is expected to improve its...
Article - 06/25/2021
Active Region(s): India
Surat facilitated the execution and management of different projects under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) to catapult itself to the top rank among the top 20 smart cities in the country. Previously, Surat was positioned fourth in the ranking...
Article - 06/25/2021
Active Region(s): India
In 2015, the central government launched the Smart City scheme, which aims to provide infrastructure and amenities. In 2016, the scheme included the city of Aurangabad.The city's development is aided by projects such as the Smart City bus, Safari...
Article - 06/25/2021
Active Region(s): India
South Dum Dum Municipality plans to follow Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) in replacing the street lights in all its thirty-five wards with LED lights.NKDA plans to replace all the street...
Article - 06/25/2021
Active Region(s): India
Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) has announced its most recent member, Spatial Vision, an organisation working across geospatial and information technology, analytics, visualisation and consulting.With over 20 years’ experience in...
Article - 06/24/2021
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
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