Articles for Cities & Local Government

Mobile App on Lucknow launched

The benefits of the application included, boosting tourism, catering not just to awareness about important government schemes for the public and also offer basic and important details of public and emergency services available

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BSES announces green initiative, to buy 700 MW of clean power

Initially around 700 MW of "green" energy will be procured and claimed it to be the "largest private sector green bid in India" under guidelines of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

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Maha govt stays decision to order solar pumps for farmers

State government had earlier decided to distribute 10,000 solar pumps to farmers in the 18 drought-affected districts of Marathwada, Vidarbha and western Maharashtra region

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NDMC invites designs for its 'smart public toilets'

Vying for the 'smart city' tag, the New Delhi Municipal Council has opted for a public competition to select the design for its proposed 'smart public toilets', in which local residents can also participate

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AMRUT to be implemented in Nine cities in Kerala in first phase

Rs 56.7 crore has been allotted for the initial phase, for this financial year, under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

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Gujarat govt planning to launch e-voting in panchayat polls

At present, the e-voting facility is available only for voters of all the eight municipal corporations in the state

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Solar dome to create awareness about solar energy

The Solar dome, first of its kind in the country, will also act as a museum displaying various usages of the unconventional energy

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Third car-free day held in Delhi

The national capital observed its third 'car-free day' in as many months, which was the first on a weekday, as the government gears up to roll out the odd-even scheme

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