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Eleven government services launched on eBiz portal

It is envisaged that during the next few years, more than 200 services related to investors and businesses will be rolled-out across the country

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Will Smart Cities Be Affordable?

If the proposed smart cities are realistically planned around a base of affordable housing the form and structure of such settlements will be very different from what is currently visualised

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Smart Cities: UN envoy Bloomberg meets Naidu, to help India select applicants

The collaboration between the Urban Development Ministry and Bloomberg Philanthropies will help select 'Smart City' applicants who can rise up to the challenges of resource mobilisation with special abilities to carry out urban reforms

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Govt. keen on 50% reservation for women in urban local bodies

The Ministry of Urban Development has already held consultations with states on 50% reservation for women in urban local bodies through an amendment to the Constitution

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RE-Invest 2015: Affordability, renewables key to universal energy access

About 60 percent of India's electricity comes through coal even as it has long resisted pressure to commit to any emissions targets, citing development goals

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Smart City technology market expected to be worth over $27.5 bn annually by 2023

As the supplier ecosystem for smart cities expands, established suppliers are moving into the market from the energy, transport, buildings and government sectors, while startups are addressing a range of emerging opportunities

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BIS to expand mandatory certification and strengthen compliance to standards

BIS is actively engaged in the Make in India campaign by formulating/updating standards and amendments to the 1986 BIS Act will empower the government to bring more products under mandatory certification

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Renewable energy sector to attract $200 bn: Goyal

At present, renewable energy contributes only about 6.5 per cent in the electricity mix of the country

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Mitsubishi Electric introduces new concept for smart homes

The company is taking the next-gen concept further by focusing on family members’ mental and physical conditions as well as comfortable, enjoyable stress-free lifestyles

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Inland waterways bill to be introduced in Parliament: Gadkari

The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways has said that the Centre would introduce the Inland Waterways Bill to convert 110 Indian rivers into transport channels

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