Smart Cities

Union Budget 2019: Real estate sector hopes for industry status, further push to REIT agenda

With the transformation in the way business is conducted under the reformative Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) regime, it is time to recognise the role of the real estate sector as a full-fledged industry.

‘Will leave no stone unturned to fulfil every housing dream': Narendra Modi celebrates four years of Awas Yojana, AMRUT schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is committed to further improving urban infrastructure and will leave no stone unturned to fulfili the dream of housing for all. Modi had launched the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to provide affordable housing to the urban poor. The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation aims at giving basic civic amenities to improve the quality of life for all.

Indians want IoT to be used for improving healthcare, reducing pollution: Study

20.5 percent people think that it will be good to use IoT is used to manage traffic on the roads.

Karnataka opens its own Centre for Smart Governance to help power software for e-governance projects in the state

The CSG will be involved in development of software applications for e-governance projects.

Govt to establish National Urban and Innovation Stack for Smart Cities to tackle implementation challenges at the ground level

The NUIS will provide anytime-anywhere access to government services, delivering real-time updates while ensuring a KPI based service delivery

Rahul Gandhi promises change in urban administration if Congress comes to power, says 'we will move to directly-elected mayors'

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised changes in the way the city administration is being run today “to improve the quality of life in cities” if voted to power.

At World Architecture Festival, two award-winning entries from India reconcile cultural context with a futuristic vision

At the World Architecture Festival 2018, two India-based entries won awards in two different categories. Both, in their own way, address crucial questions about the modernity of architectural design in the country that are as culturally sensitive as they are modern.

Mood of First-Time Voter: 45% college grads feel there are few job opportunities, 67% HS grads say no to caste-based reservation

The fourth part of the section titled 'Jobs and Economy' examines the differing views of high school and college graduates.

Mood of First-Time Voter: 11% in Tier 3 cities say extremely easy to find jobs; 70% in Tier 2 cities oppose caste-based reservation

The third part of the section titled 'Jobs and Economy' examines the differing views of respondents from Tier 1, 2 and 3 cities.

Mood of First-Time Voter: 56% of respondents from East say few job opportunities; 46% of South say GST had negative impact

The second part of the section titled 'Jobs and Economy' examines the differing views of respondents from the North, South, East and West of India.