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PM to inaugurate India Sanitation Conference Today

Ahead of the second anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a day-long India Sanitation Conference -- INDOSAN -- today to take stock of the progress under the mission.

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Urban Development Ministry, EESL tie up to cut energy costs in urban areas

The Ministry of Urban Development on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with public sector enterprise Energy Efficiency Services Ltd with an aim to improve efficiency in the energy usage.

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J&K discusses modalities to place Srinagar in ''Smart Cities" list

Jammu and Kashmir government has finalised modalities with different stakeholders to secure place for Srinagar city in the final list of 'Smart Cities' that will be announced by the Centre in January next year. A high-level meeting was convened here yesterday under the chairmanship of Commissioner Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Hridesh Kumar to discuss the modalities.

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National Mobility Card may soon become a reality

The National Mobility Card, that allows people to access all modes of transportation across the country by using a singe card, may soon become a reality.

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In Next One Year Smart Cities Will Start Taking Shape: Naidu

Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said that Smart Cities Mission is ahead of the schedule and Smart Cities will start taking shape in next one year.

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Government to announce names of 27 smart cities today

The Central government will announce today the names of the next set of cities to be included in the second phase of the Smart Cities Mission.

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Tamil Nadu submits 12 Smart City proposals

State government, pre-occupied with management of floods in Chennai and other parts of the State, has accordingly sought time from the Ministry to submit Smart City Proposals

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Training for clean city survey assessors gets underway

Swachh Survekshan is UD Ministry's flagship clean city survey, covering 75 cities, aiming to assess the cleanliness level in Urban India and the work carried out by the respective municipalities

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RWAs across the country roped in for cleanliness drive

MoUD aims to sensitise residents on responsible disposal of garbage in order to facilitate proper waste management, waste segregation and efficient waste processing through these drives

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AMRUT plans worth over Rs 19K cr approved for 474 cities

Out of 497 cities identified under the Atal Mission, city-level plans of 23 mission cities across Delhi, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and the north-eastern states are still to be approved

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