Latest Articles in sustainable cities
Making Our Cities Sustainable
Indeed, modern India’s urban development seems to be nullifying our traditional wisdom borne out of the country’s varied climatic conditions. The situation is such that in today's buildings, provisions like natural ventilation have become an exception.
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The Future of Sustainable Real Estate in India
Concerns over public health, access to basic sanitation, resource depletion and extreme weather events are starting to impact our everyday conversations and planning.
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Envisaging Affordable Green Living
“We have already found solution which is suitable for smart homes or green homes, so we got invited by the United Nations for presenting one of our solutions. We give such an affordable segment that India needs as in just 6 lakhs you can prepare a house as there is around 30%-40% of the people shifting to urban places”, asserts Vamsi Krishna Gaddam, Joint Managing Director, Visaka Industries in a conversation with Sakshi Madaan, of BW SmartCities. Excerpts below:
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Smart cities revolution to boost employment in India
Smart cities have emerged as a potential job creator in the past few months. Many new-age profiles are likely to witness potential growth especially in the areas of ICT (Information Communication Technology), Data Management & Analytics and e-Governance.
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Embracing Cloud- The Way Forward
Despite all the optimism around cloud services there is still a long way to go. Several measures are being taken into account to create a favourable environment for the proliferation of cloud services in India.
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“Our goal is to establish ourselves as a solution provider in sync with time and we aim to achieve it soon.”
Working closely with the Government for improving the landscape of the cities, Signpost, an out of home advertising company pioneers in developing facilities for citizens such as Bus Q Shelters, toilets and smart pedestrian skywalks with escalators at zero cost to civic bodies. In an interview with Manali jaggi of BW SmartCities, Shripad Ashtekar, Managing Partner, Signpost India talks about the green initiatives of the company and its focus on technology when it comes to the company’s business approach.
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How can smart cities become smart & healthy cities?
Smart cities hold the promise to potentially make urban areas not just more efficient and secure, but also more healthy.
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Sustainable Industrial Estates – Drivers for Urban Development
In addition to safeguarding the environment, a sustainable industrial estate supports individual industries housed within the estate with high performance workplaces, to enable industries to strive for efficiency and profitability.
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Women Friendly Cities- Women centric travel startup raises seed from Singapore based investor duo.
“It is a great platform especially for women from India, out of India to explore the innate desire to be a carefree wanderlust." Shabir Momin, MD & CTO, Zenga TV said.
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“Surveillance devices can also make the concept of safe cities a veritable reality by leveraging video analytics.”
Better safe than sorry, this adage holds true, especially in today’s day and age. Technology has to a great extent helped authorities ensure safe and secure cities. The way our security industry has evolved significantly over the last decade is proof enough that its demand is only going to increase in future. In a candid chat with Manali Jaggi of BW SmartCities, Abhishek Kumar, Regional Director, South Asia, Oncam talks about the present day scenario of surveillance industry in India and the company’s objective to help create modern and scalable solutions for our cities.
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