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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreIndia's municipalities are the weakest globally in access to resources, financial autonomy and revenue raising capability, says the Urban Development Minister
Read MoreFuture Cities will be built on seamless integration between human intelligence, technology and physical infrastructure. India’s challenge lies in reconciling the three
Read MoreA chain of Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plants are to be set up in various NDMC areas and the Solar City project would also be taken up
Read MoreIn a move that will help raise funds for infra and smart cities, regulator Sebi has approved new norms for issuance and listing of municipal bonds on stock exchanges
Read MoreA delegation of experts from the Spanish town of Bilbao, which was ravaged by floods in 1983 and has since been rebuilt, shared its views on urban rejuvenation with the recently-appointed Delhi Dialogue Commission
Read MoreThe index would be rooted in the Indian context though it has been modelled after some of the best international indices to allow comparisons among cities and rank them on performance
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