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Old Bus stand in Salem to get a make over
SALEM: Salem Corporation has started demolishing the old bus stand, one of the icons of Salem city, in order to build a new bus stand under the Smart Cities Mission. One of…
Bellandur Lake froths once again
BENGALURU: Bengaluru’s largest lake ‘Bellandur Lake’ has started to froth…
KMC reopens old SWM plant to improve city’s solid waste management
KARNAL: The Karnal Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started using an…
AMC faces difficulties in door-to-door garbage collection
ADITYAPUR: Adityapur Municipal Corporation (AMC) faces difficulties in door-to-door garbage collection…
Cutting use of household fuels can save 2.7 lakh lives annually
NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi conducted a…
GMC to launch cleanliness drive to prevent spreading diseases
GUNTUR: Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) will launch special cleaning drive…
Bombay HC orders TMC to seal health sectors operating without fire NOC
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on April 18, ordered the…
Delhi’s Urban Development department passes on fine of Rs 18 cr to NDMC
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) slapped a fine…
Coimbatore, first in India, to use technology to assess water pipelines’ quality
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore Municipal Corporation signs an agreement with Suez Projects…
Draught risk rises in north-east India: IIT Study
NEW DELHI: The eastern and the northern states of India…
Leading from the front
Women have in recent times, taken up a wide variety…
‘Seabins’ to swallow floating garbage in oceans
Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, two avid surfers, started a ‘Seabin Project’ to make oceans…
Why can’t Delhi do this?
China recently built the world’s biggest air purifier in Xian to battle air pollution. Air…
Now, you can ‘skywalk’ in Delhi
Delhi’s much-awaited first skywalk at ITO crossing was inaugurated by Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister…
Indonesia Calamity : 66,000 homes destroyed, 1400 plus died
On September 28, 2018, Indonesia suffered an earthquake measured at 7.5 at Richter scale and…
We can’t stop development so adopt sustainable models: Nina Vaskunlahti
In an interview with Nina Vaskunlahti, Finland’s Ambassador to India, Kumar Dhananjay discusses the Smart…
Answer to mobility woes lies in mass transport
BRTs are cost effective, metros are not. The cost of metro is ten times more…
Women leaders look at problems differently: Emilla
Cities are on the cusp of change and need to work together to address the…
First understand then implement: SDGs
Smart city agenda is a set of lofty goals. we need to apply it in…
Challenges must be met at all costs
Since two and a half years I am at this position. In this duration we…
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Still a long way to go
Women in greater numbers have started participation in socio-economic and political spheres. They have attained…
Women need to be better placed to reap benefits of urbanisation
Urbanisation is bringing numerous benefits to women that include improved legal protection, better access to…
Cities need to prioritize gender sensitive planning, policies
Cities around the world are making their ecosystems gender sensitive and encouraging more women to…
Women & cities; better the balance, better the world
Balance for Better is one campaign theme for this year’s International Women’s Day. March 8th…
How can our Smart Cities get Smarter?
India having become the fastest growing large economy in the world has the potential to…
Still a long way to go
Women in greater numbers have started participation in socio-economic and political spheres. They have attained…
Making housing policies ‘smart’ is need of the hour
The flagship urban development projects, while aiming to develop a city in almost every aspect,…
India’s Urban Future Strengthened with Technological Revolution
The Smart Cities or so called the ‘Next Generation Cities’ are the future of urbanisation.…
Our cities need fewer cars
The year 2018 witnessed a host of initiatives in the urban mobility sector. Governments in…
Technology can be ‘all weather friend’ of city governments
Municipal workforce is today working in a reactive mode to address the problems which are…
Women & cities; better the balance, better the world
Balance for Better is one campaign theme for this year’s International Women’s Day. March 8th…
Can Cities be Smart without Smart Citizens?
It is nearly four years since the launch of the Smart Cities Mission, one of…
Vision for better cities; some essentials
The New Year is a time to look into the future, make plans and resolutions…
Looking back at 2018 some misses
As we enter the last couple of weeks of this calendar year, it is time…
Make urban reforms inclusive and sustainable
Cities occupy under five per cent of the earth’s land area and host over 50…