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TN Govt to offer internet services; to implement BharatNet
Tamil Nadu will implement the Centre's broadband project 'BharatNet', linking more than 12,500 rural local bodies in the state, at an investment of Rs 3,000 crore
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Communicating LED bulbs could create 'smart' environments
Disney researchers have demonstrated that light bulbs could communicate with each other, with objects and with the Internet to create 'smart' environments
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Smart Cities rank low in Swachh Bharat ranking
Only three of the 98 cities selected so far under the Smart Cities Mission are among the top ten clean cities, according to data prepared by the Urban Development Ministry for 476 Class-1 cities of the country
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DMRC bags Vijayawada metro rail project
The chief minister of AP has set year 2018 as the deadline for completion of the Vijayawada metro rail project, estimated to cost Rs 6,769 crore
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Augmented City Surveillance and Response Capability launched
Launched in partnership with Tata Steel by the Jharkhand police, Augmented City Surveillance and Response Capability is a police-public partnership initiative for better policing in the state
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IT City project vital for UP, to start soon: Akhilesh
The investment arm of HCL will set up a 100-acre IT CIty as per the MoU signed with the state government, which would create job opportunities for 25,000 people
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Rajasthan gets $500 mn loans from ADB for urban services
Asian Development Bank and GOI have signed two loans to help the Government of Rajasthan better manage essential urban services and finance water supply and wastewater upgrades
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Hawkers, eateries, vendors to be penalised for littering
The National Green Tribunal has directed local bodies in Delhi to take stern action for penalising such offenders by levying fines on them
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GPS to be installed in all Andhra Pradesh state buses
Global Positioning System will be installed in all 12,000 buses of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation before October 12
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Canada to invest pension funds in urban projects of India
Canada is looking at huge investment opportunities to invest about $750 billion of pension funds in urban development and infrastructure projects in India
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