Articles for Cities & Local Government

Union Cabinet approves Smart Cities Mission

The Cabinet has approved the Smart Cities Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation of 500 cities (AMRUT) with outlays of Rs. 48,000 crore and Rs. 50,000 crore respectively

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Union Cabinet clears ‪Smart Cities‬ proposal

The 100 Smart Cities project was announced by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the BJP-led NDA government's first Union Budget last year in July

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NDMC Mayor launches sanitation, anti-corruption helpline

The helpline number 9643096430 would function from 9 AM to 5 PM on weekdays and is open to text messages or Whatsapp during weekends and holidays

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Noida administration issues instructions for disaster management

Authorities to set up disaster management committees at the tehsil, block level, village, mohalla levels and organise disaster management workshops for generating awareness

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Maha CM and Tel Aviv Mayor agree to cooperate on smart cities

The Mayor and his team of experts briefed the visiting Maharashtra delegation on the concept and implementation of the Smart City project in his city, adjudged as the 'World's Smartest City' at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2014

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Spain proposes to develop Delhi as smart city

The draft MoU relating to urban development was presented during the meeting of a high level Spanish delegation led by its Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation with the Indian Urban Development Minister

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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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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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