India is increasingly banking on smart technologies to address the country’s urban explosion. This new strategy has allowed the government to use its resources and plan infrastructure development in a more sustainable and effective manner, as […]
As part of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), innovative solutions have been deployed to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people. The key segments of the mission where technology interventions have been […]
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has taken proactive steps to identify potential sources of funding for smart city projects, including from external agencies such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), […]
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) envisions the deployment of standards-based technologies in smart cities. This is driven by the ambition to level the playing field for […]
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has brought about a paradigm shift in the thinking on urban development. Smart city projects are envisaged to have world-class, smart physical infrastructure, with utilities that are environment friendly, sustainable, […]
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has faced many hiccups over the past year. A total of 100 smart cities had been selected through four rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. The cities […]
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is one of the most ambitious government programmes for urban renewal and transformation. The mission, launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), was envisaged to […]
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has been at the centre of the government’s urban rejuvenation agenda. In the past few years, notable progress has been observed in various cities in terms of technology penetration, while […]
A smart city is an intellectually connected city that uses various emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to collect and analyse data, and subsequently uses the insights gained to manage assets, […]
Smart mobility is a defining feature of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), which aims to create and develop an efficient urban mobility and public transport infrastructure that provides multiple modes of transportation, including mass rapid […]
According to the International Data Corporation’s forecast, spending on information and communication technology (ICT) in India will grow by over 10 per cent in 2021 to reach $91 billion, and will touch $111 billion by […]
As the foundation of public health and safety, water constitutes the most essential component of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM). According to a World Health Organization report, the majority of the population lives in cities, and […]
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) focuses on building energy efficient urban spaces in order to mitigate the strain on existing infrastructure. Of the overall investment of Rs 2,050 billion envisaged under the mission, Rs 254 […]
Smart cities are incorporating technologies such as integrated surveillance systems in command and control centres to ensure safety, security and immediate emergency response in case of a disaster or crisis. Smart cities are adopting many […]
One of the most ambitious government programmes for urban renewal and transformation, the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was envisaged to be implemented through a bottom-up approach instead of a top-down approach that is followed for […]
The development of a smart city that offers a good quality of life to its citizens and that is not only future ready but also sustainable is a time-consuming process. The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) […]
An interview with Shahar Levi, Co-Founder and CEO of Locusview. We heard a lot about Locusview in the past few months, tell us about your company. Locusview helps CGD and transmission utilities digitize and automate […]
Cities are huge consumers of power, using up to two-thirds of the world’s energy and producing a similar proportion of global carbon emissions. However, digitalisation, smart grids, the electrification of transport, and advancing energy efficient […]
Urban transportation in the country is currently facing a number of challenges such as traffic congestion, poor road safety and parking, and high levels of pollution, pointing to a dire need for a switch to […]
A significant part of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) focuses on area-based development (ABD) that includes city improvement, renewal, redevelopment and extension, and affordable housing comprises a big component of ABD. This has resulted in […]
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