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Manali is the Senior Correspondent and Editorial Lead for BW SmartCities. She can be reached at manali@businessworld.in
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Aldar Properties PJSC is a leading real estate developer in UAE. On a recent trip to India as a part of a real estate delegation from Abu Dhabi, Maan Al Awlaqi, Executive Director Commercial, Aldar Properties PJSC spoke to Manali Jaggi of BW SmartCities about the company’s role in shaping and enhancing the urban fabric of the UAE’s capital city and the strong bond India and UAE share based on their cultural, religious and economic ties.
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Resilient cities are the cities of today, tomorrow and future, but, the meaning of resilience is what needs to be understood in a whole new paradigm given the complexities surrounding the Indian cities. Talking about the recently announced initiative of 100 Resilient Cities (100 RC) by Rockfeller Foundation in collaboration with National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), Amit Prothi, Head of India National Strategy, 100RC talks to Manali Jaggi of BW SmartCities about what the term resilience truly constitutes and the need to convene a broad base of all stakeholders in building strong partnerships with an intent of driving the urban resilience agenda at the national and state level.
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A social behavioural change led community movement, Satyagraha se Swacchagraha is an ambitious sanitation drive by the Central Government to bolster its Swachh Bharat Mission. Sensitising people in rural India about the importance of sanitation and cleanliness of their surroundings in day to day life, Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation talks to Manali Jaggi of BW SmartCities about this movement as more of a peoples’ movement driven for them, by them and from them. Edited Excerpts:-
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A group with $ 1.2 billion asset base, Hero Motors Company (HMC) is name to reckon with as being the world’s largest manufacturer of bicycles with over 20 companies under its belt. Spearheading the next generation of Munjals, Aditya Munjal, Director, Hexi, a last-mile connectivity solutions provider/startup arm of HMC is upbeat about the bicycle market in India and shall pick-up pace gradually. In an interview with Manali Jaggi of BW Smart Cities, Aditya talks about a consumer driven strategy by introducing various new strategic initiatives which can be instrumental in developing a robust cycling infrastructure and providing economic mobility to the disadvantaged.
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Urbanisation is at the core of any city's transformation and real-estate plays a crucial role in the infrastructure development. Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd, the real and infrastructure development arm of the Mahindra Group is one of the leaders in this segment. Sangeeta Prasad, CEO, Mahindra Lifespaces talks to Manali Jaggi of BW Smart Cities about developing the cities with the ethos of ‘Livelihood, Living and Life’ and digital disruptions becoming the backbone of Smart Cities.
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TRIMBLE SOLUTIONS India, a subsidiary of US-based Trimble Inc. recently launched its global railway solutions portfolio in India and is eying the Indian Railways market which it believes has a lot of potential. In an interview with Manali Jaggi of BW Smart Cities, Rajan Aiyer, Managing Director, Trimble, SAARC Region talks about the need to make Indian Railways safe, financially viable, environment friendly and the role of cutting edge technologies to help address various challenges the railways is facing today.
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Founded in the year 1991, Cyient is a global provider of engineering, manufacturing, geospatial, network and operations management services to global industry leaders. The company believes strongly in streamlining its efficiency with seamless operations that encourage innovation and excellence in execution. In a candid interview with Manali of BW SmartCities, John Renard, President-Utilities & Geospatial BU, Cyient talks about the role of technologies like Geospatial mapping and IoT coupled with visualisation and analytics upping the smartness quotient of cities and his vision for India’s Smart City Mission.
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Technology and solutions provider SAP has been a leader in business applications with a firm focus on its customers and world class innovations. In a tete-a-tete with Manali Jaggi of BW Smart Cities-Peter Selfridge, Global Head, Digital Government, SAP talks about the importance of Industry Government collaboration especially in a country like India where a program based approach and structure is the need of the hour.
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GIFT (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City), an ambitious pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is India’s first international financial services centre and seeks to compete with global financial hubs like London, New York, Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong. The city has made considerable headway with several domestic and global companies setting shop here. In a tete-a-tete interview with Manali Jaggi of BW SmartCities, Ajay Pandey, MD & Group CEO, GIFT talks about the progress made on the projects in the city and the Government’s impetus to this visionary venture.
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"People should be made aware about taking care of their surroundings by saving on energy consumption, water, not littering around and sanitation etc," said Ajay Girotra, MD, AG Dauters Waste Processing Pvt Ltd.
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