Articles for Cities & Local Government

Gurgaon to observe Car-Free Day every Tuesday

Four major IT corridors - DLF Cyber City, Cyber Park area, Golf Course Road and Electronic City - have been identified to make the campaign more concentrated

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Augmented City Surveillance and Response Capability launched

Launched in partnership with Tata Steel by the Jharkhand police, Augmented City Surveillance and Response Capability is a police-public partnership initiative for better policing in the state

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Hawkers, eateries, vendors to be penalised for littering

The National Green Tribunal has directed local bodies in Delhi to take stern action for penalising such offenders by levying fines on them

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Civic polls in Kerala to be held in November

The local body elections will take place in November and new governing bodies are likely to take charge by December 1, says State Election Commissioner K Sasidharan Nair

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Kolkata parks to have India's first carbon-neutral solar lighting

The public parks of Kolkata will be illuminated by an automated - battery less - carbon-neutral solar lighting system, reducing the carbon footprint and electricity bills

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12 crore people to become citizens of Smart Cities

The total population of the 98 Smart Cities is about 12 crore accounting for 35 per cent of country's total urban population as per the 2011 Census

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Centre announces list of 98 nominated Smart Cities

The names of the cities selected for the Rs 48,000 crore Smart Cities project was released by the Centre pending a nomination each from Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir

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Civic bodies to look after roads maintenance in Maharashtra

Municipal corporations have been asked to make available a toll free number, dedicated website and a text message or telephone receiving system to register all complaints related to bad roads, footpaths and path holes by the state Urban Development Department

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