The new ‘Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation Guidelines’ seek to promote local and area level planning, investment planning, special purpose planning like in the case of city sanitation and mobility plans
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VIDEO: Daniel Eriksson, Country Manager -India, Hill & Associates, spoke to BW|Businessworld's Sapna Bhardwaj on his budget expectations and the security industry of India, smart cities and G4S. Hill & Associates is the Risk Consulting wing of G4S, a British multinational security services company
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VIDEO: Ashok Bajpai, Managing Director, G4S Corporate Services (India) spoke to BW|Businessworld's Sapna Bhardwaj on his expectations from the Union Budget 2015 and the present security scenario in India. He emphasised the importance of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and the role of G4S. Robust economies need to keep their defenses up, he asserted. He was talking on the sidelines of the BW|Businessworld Urban India Conclave
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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