Articles for Cities & Local Government

Peri Urban Reality in India

Rapid expansion of city limits often described as the urban sprawl or peri urbanization can be accounted for as the new urban reality of India- a quintessential feature of contemporary urbanization.

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Indian Smart Cities Are Getting Smarter With Citizen’s Safety And Security

The Uttar Pradesh Government has been applauded for adopting the UP 100 initiative for strengthening the state’s safety and security. They are now developing new apps and systems for better results

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Indian Cities Build A Head Of Steam To Become ‘Smart’

Indian cities are expected to play an increasingly important role in shaping the country’s future owing to the heavy rate of migration from rural to urban areas

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Honeywell Building Technologies To Aid Rajkot Smart City And Surveillance Goals

The project for Gujarat’s fourth-largest city includes more than 450 integrated closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) and Wi-Fi at 13 key public places, supported by software and servers across 107 strategic locations in the city.

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'Transforming An Ancient City Comes With Unique Challenges’

With a proposed investment to the tune of Rs.20,000 crore, Varanasi Smart City, the high profile constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is all set to transform itself from the sleepy heritage city to a modern city with all modern infrastructure.

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321 Crores allotted for Smart City Varanasi says CEO, Varanasi Smart City Dr Nitin Bansal

Varanasi, also known as Banaras or Kashi, city on the banks of the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India, is set to roll out they key projects in the city for areas based and pan city development.

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A Consumer's Guide to Using MahaRERA Data

MahaRERA still does not provide information on the pricing of apartments. Also, the bulk of the data available is given project wise, making it challenging to collate and interpret it for a micro-market analysis

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"Projects start with great ambition but integration is key".

In conversation with BW Smart cities' Nivedhana Prabhu, Divisional Commissioner, Varanasi, Nitin Ramesh Gokarn, talks about the aim and importance of developing the city to become smart while preserving the culture of a beautiful city like Varanasi

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