Articles for Cities & Local Government

Smart Cities Mission Gets Another 2 Years, Deadline Extended To June 2024

The extension came following the requests from Smart city managements for completion of pending projects that were delayed during Covid lockdowns

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500 Cities Declare Mechanized Sanitation

The ‘SafaiMitraSurakshitShehar’ declaration done by 500 cities aligns with Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban’s longstanding goal of promoting sustainable sanitation practices and acting as a catalyst for the transformation of every ‘manhole’ into a ‘machine hole’

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Community-led Climate Action For Liveable, Sustainable Smart Cities

The initiatives and solutions that are offered by the latter need to be stitched together in building the smart, resilient and liveable cities that we are all aspiring for!

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Safe City Image/Video-based Analytics: A Force Multiplier for Law Enforcement Agencies

With violent crimes on the rise in society, advanced video analytics surveillance systems have become indispensable because they give law enforcement agencies reliable information about crimes that have occurred in a particular locale at a given time, as well as a way to validate every piece of evidence.

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Systems Approach For Smart City Tech

Cities will need to foster a coevolution between complex technology on the one hand, and effective systems on the other by investing, among other things, in quality human resources, procurement systems and building learning organisations

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Winning Combination Of Digital & Physical Infrastructure Will Make Our Cities Smarter

Cities now have to develop and thrive despite challenges like population growth, lack of physical and social infrastructure, environmental and regulatory constraints, and rising expenses. 

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MoHUA launches 'Main Bhi Digital 3.0' to leverage Digital Onboarding & Training of Street-Vendors

As many as 45.5 lakh applications have been received, so far of which, 27.2 lakh loans have been sanctioned and 24.6 lakh loans have been disbursed. An amount of two thousand four hundred 44 crore rupees have been disbursed so far.

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MoHUA Secretary urges Uttar Pradesh to expand second phase of Metro

As Lucknow Metro Rail observed its 4th anniversary recently, Union Secretary emphasized the construction of its second phase to ease congestion and pollution in the state.

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