Articles for Cities & Local Government

UP govt forms ITECCS cell to expand citizen services

ITECCS cell will monitor Dial 100, integrated traffic management, smart city surveillance, highway police and other such services

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Telangana govt keen to develop Hyderabad as health hub

The new state's capital city can then be connected online to hospitals in outlying districts and rural areas

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Device for tracking water tankers wins Delhi's PolicyHack

India’s top young technology thinkers competed in five different “policy tracks” to create new tools to improve the delivery of government services to the people

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Hyderabad goes wi-fi in Digital India push

The wi-fi hotspots will initially cover 30 places in the city and will be available across all other major cities of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in 2-3 years

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Cabinet nod for smart cities soon; roll-out next month: Naidu

The Urban Development Minister has said that the Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared the smart cities proposal, which is likely to go to the Cabinet any time this month

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No pseudo advertising for Muni bonds: Sebi

The draft norms finalised by the markets regulator provide for a number of strict safeguards for investors and are expected to give a major boost to the 100 smart cities initiative

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Municipalities should get a share of GST revenue: Naidu

India's municipalities are the weakest globally in access to resources, financial autonomy and revenue raising capability, says the Urban Development Minister

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Connecting the Dots

Future Cities will be built on seamless integration between human intelligence, technology and physical infrastructure. India’s challenge lies in reconciling the three

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