Articles for Cities & Local Government

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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LED streetlights, free Wi-Fi in 'Smart City'-focused NDMC budget

A 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

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Sebi clears Muni bonds; to boost smart cities, infra projects

In 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

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Shiv Nadar University organises Bilbao-Delhi workshop on urban rejuvenation

A 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

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ISB to develop Smart City Index for Indian cities

The 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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