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NDMC Ranked Number One under less than a million city category and received National Award from MoHUA on Municipal Performance Index 2020.
Hon’ble Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs declared the results of Municipal Performance Index 2020 today. New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) was declared first in Municipal Performance Index and best performing Municipality in all State and UTs under less than a million population category.
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Redefining Urban India by building Safe and Smart cities
Providing technology-led security to urban India with the smart and safe City program
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Senior Bureaucrat Sitaram Kunte takes charge as Chief Secretary of Maharashtra
The 1985 batch top IAS officer has earlier served for several important portfolios under the Maharashtra government and of late has released charges as Additional Chief Secretary, Home.
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MoHUA approves construction of 56,368 houses under PMAY-U
As per a statement from the Housing Ministry, these houses are to be constructed under various verticals of PMAY(U).
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800 CCTV Cameras to be installed on fast-track mode by Nashik Smart City Corporation
A slew of projects administered by Nashik Smart City Corporation is to be completed on fast track mode which includes the LED screens at Panchavati divisional office building at NMC which will be monitored by 35 operators, 20 operators will be working at the other center set up at the headquarters of the city police commissionerate.
Read MoreNHAI to Carry Out Periodic Quality Audit and Independent Inspection of its Projects
NHAI has decided to launch a drive for Independent Inspection of its ongoing National Highways projects across the country, by involving reputed retired government officials.
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Plastic Credit Certificates Enabling Transformation of Urban Landscape
The Central Pollution Control Board states that India generates around 26,000 tonnes of plastics every day from urban areas. It also reports that plastic waste on average accounts for 6.92% of municipal solid waste. About 40% of this plastic waste remains uncollected.
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NEC Corporation India set to convert Thiruvananthapuram into a smart city
This project is NEC’s 8th smart city project, underscoring the commitment to help realize the Smart City Mission of the Government of India
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Journey to Atmanirbhar India Starts through Self-reliant Cities
ULBs efficiently monitored health services, provided relief and response, and maintained essential services. The “new normal” in the post-COVID world will most visibly manifest in our cities as we wonder how the pandemic will reshape how we live, work and play. Writes O P Agarwal, CEO, WRI India, and Hitesh Vaidya, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs
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Misconceptions about accessibility and cost are the biggest obstacles to adoption of green buildings; reveals Living Standard research from the U.S. Green Building Council
By tapping into Indian consumers’ existing awareness around the effects of climate change on their health, there is an opportunity to make connections to green building as an upstream solution.
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