The initiative is in line with India’s aspirations for economic modernization, which are fundamentally linked to the country’s Smart City Mission.
Read MoreDhami who is in his 45 is the youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, has completed his post-graduate in human resource management and industrial relations and earlier served as Vice-Chairman of the Urban Monitoring Committee with the rank of state minister in the cabinets of previous chief ministers Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Maj Gen (retd) BC Khanduri.
Read MoreMinister of Commerce and Industry Hardeep Singh Puri launched a portal on 'Freight Smart Cities' and released a handbook outlining 14 guideline initiatives that can be adopted for Freight Smart Cities.
Read MoreThe idea entails phasing out vehicles and creating a 15-minute city in an effort to encourage more self-sufficient urban communities with grocery shops, parks, cafes, sports facilities, health centers, schools, and even workplaces just a walk or bike-ride away.
Read More“JICA has launched a campaign of Achhi Aadat (Good habit) with support of the Japanese companies, including LIXIL, Kai India and Unicharm, who have joined hands with the campaign as sponsors. They have a strong will to contribute to the people of India where the business has been developed. Many more Japanese companies are echoing the Campaign and joining the circle and promoting the concept to their staff and clients”, confirmed Dr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative, JICA India in conversation with Poulami Chakraborty of BW Businessworld. Excerpts below:
Read MoreAs a part of their transformational journeys, cities are strengthening their geospatial infrastructure to unleash the power of spatial analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), big data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the quality of life for their citizens and strengthen resilience.
Read MoreThanks to cloud computing and artificial intelligence, data-powered insights will deliver resilience and shape a more sustainable future in tomorrow’s Smart Cities, explains Rashesh Mody, Head of Monitoring & Control for AVEVA.
Read MoreIn an IEEE survey of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) regarding the most important technologies for 2021 overall, AI and ML (32%), and IoT (14%) were noted as the most important technologies in 2021.
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