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Rakesh Mohan Committee on national transport submits report

The Committee has suggested to establish urban transport as a state subject and develop formal mechanisms for state participation in decisions about initiation, siting, size and other aspects of airports and rail-based transport

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One urban planner for every 75,000 people in urban India

The Town and Country Planning Organisation (TCPO) of the central government has sanctioned posts of 25 urban planners while 26 states have 1,563 such posts

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Smart maps crucial to India’s smart city plans, says report

Dalberg Global Development Advisors, in association with CII, has published a report that quantifies the value of smart maps to Indian citizens, businesses, and government within the context of India’s urban development

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Tata Power Solar, Manipal varsity unveil solar car prototype

With panels weighing 35 kg and providing up to 960 watts of power, the solar car prototype can hit a top speed of 60 kmph

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MCGM should be nodal planning body for Mumbai: Shiv Sena

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is controlled by Shiv Sena, in alliance with BJP

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AP to distribute 15 lakh more LED bulbs to households

This is the fourth pilot district approved by the government for implementation of DELP, following the previous three wherein a total of around 42 lakh LED bulbs were already distributed

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Lucknow Police issues WhatsApp number for receiving complaints

The city's "citizen police connect programme" seeks to connect all sub-inspector rank officers and people of the state capital through WhatsApp number 9454401501

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TN vision 2023 eyes $25 billion infrastructure investment

The state's September 2015 investors meet will have twelve focus areas, including automobiles and auto components, aerospace, infrastructure, renewable energy and IT/ITeS

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Railways launches mobile app for paperless unreserved tickets

Introduced on a pilot basis, the paperless ticketing system in the unreserved segment will cover 15 stations in the suburban section of the Southern Railway

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Online sanction of building plans implemented by 27 urban bodies

Maharashtra leads the list with seven of its urban bodies having online sanction of building plans that help in reducing the time taken for according necessary approvals, followed by Kerala with five

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