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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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The Serendipity Mindset meets the Urban

Cities are eco systems of different people who are capable of becoming what they can become in a highly networked world. Cities are not just about infrastructure and amenities; safety and security.

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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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GIFT City named India’s first Platinum rated city

GIFT City has strategically planned to achieve high energy efficiency through a district cooling system and 100% LED street lighting. The city has also embraced water management through a 35% reduction in potable water and treatment & reuse of 100% wastewater.

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Senior Bureaucrat, Apurva Chandra appointed as Information and Broadcasting Secretary

Amit Khare, Secretary, Higher Education Department was holding the additional charge of the post of Information and Broadcasting secretary for over a year now.

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