The ruling government has allocated 7,060 crores of rupees for development of smart cities, but do our realities allow for westernised ICT-driven smart cities? Darryl D’Monte dwells on what would really make our cities smart, based on deliberations at the second Urban Age conference.

PM Modi's vision of smart cities will remain unrealised till we have environmentally-smart urban centres, equipped to mitigate the severe chronic air pollution levels. But what will it entail? Sarath Guttikunda analyses.

A draft bill in Parliament attempts to mandate the care of elderly citizens in law, and envisions the establishment of tribunals to ensure its functioning. But its definitions and methods leave many questions unanswered. Priya Narayan Parker presents a legislative brief.

In December 2012, retired Justice K S Puttaswamy filed a PIL that recently culminated in the Supreme Court passing an interim order, forbidding authorities to make Aadhaar mandatory for provision of essential services. Bosky Khanna finds out what his key objections to this ambitious project are.

Arvind Kejriwal on how over one hundred and fifty citizens have filed applications seeking information about PDS ration records in Delhi's Food and Civil Supplies department.

The sulphur content of diesel in India is 350 particles per million, twenty times that of the United States. Diesel exhaust is far more hazardous than petrol exhaust. Yet, diesel cars in Indian cities are rising with the association of automobile manufacturers pushing hard for it. Darryl D'Monte has more.

Generalised policies that draw up uniform plans for cities also end up marginalising millions among the urban poor. Shirish Khare emphasises the need for more inclusive and participatory development if India is to meet the huge urbanisation challenge that lies ahead.

Recently published by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment, The Leapfrog Factor: Clearing the Air in Asian Cities is an excellent reference on a contentious subject. The book looks at pollution caused by transport in our cities and the range of environmental, economic, social and technical solutions available, says Darryl D'Monte.

The failure in India is the major reason why the UN cannot meet the Millennium Development Goal of halving the 2.6 billion in the world without sanitation by 2015. South Asian countries resolve to try harder. Darryl D'Monte reports.

Bangalore Municipality's fourth quarter results round up and other updates from the city' Public Records of Operations and Finance (PROOF) campaign.

Rasika Dhavse profiles the Bala and Yuva Janaagraha campaigns at Bangalore.

In a few weeks, Karnataka will once again seek public input in setting electricity tariffs. While the era of state electricity boards has ended, public participation is important to counter pressures from the government, utility companies, and the commercial private sector on regulators, write Lina Krishnan, Gautam Menon and M V Ramana.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised Bengaluru world class infrastructure on the eve of elections in Karnataka, recently. Subramaniam Vincent exposed the farce in a letter to him.

Property prices have gone up over the decades, but Mumbai leases land to private interests at rates as low as Rs.7 per sq.m. In the last three years alone, revenue authorities have on average lost close to Rs.48 crores, estimates Shailesh Gandhi.

The recent Urban Age conference in Mumbai brought much needed focus on the difficulties plaguing cities around the world. Several speakers observed that a democratic deficit is now evident in many of them, and tackling this is key to building a strong future for urban areas. Darryl D'Monte reports.

Seven persons were arrested in Noida’s Sector 105 for allegedly duping US citizens by informing them about non-existent violations on their social security number (SSN).

31-year-old Emma Hindmarsh, who works as a mental health nurse, was pregnant. However, she didn’t realize it until she gave birth to a new baby.

In its report titled Global Macro Outlook 2020-21 (April 2020 update), Moody's lowered G-20 advanced economies as a group to contract by 5.8 per cent in 2020.

The Rs 1 lakh crore flagship Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project is scheduled to be completed within three years and and expected to cut down the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to just 12 hours.

It could well be economically rewarding if the workers managed to get back to work in the cities and towns where they were engaged in before the lockdown, only if appropriate welfare measures reach them.

Under this new product, an additional 30 basis points premium will be payable for senior citizen's retail term deposits with "5 Years & above" tenor only.

The Ghaziabad municipal administration has appealed to residents welfare associations and local councillors to advise doctors and healthcare staff working in Delhi to stay there and not return home.

In a letter to the Mayor, BJP leader Sanjay Waghule alleged that there was no transparency in the civic body's coronavirus relief activities, which is why party corporators would not make any contribution to the fund.

With a population of around 25,000, the gram panchayat is a hub of potato chips (dry & raw) manufacturing units and attracts potato suppliers, traders and workers who find employment here.

BJP MLA Suresh Tiwari said that the statement was made last week during his visit to the office of nagar palika, where several government officials were present.

When taking into account age in the analysis, black males were found 4.2 times more likely to die from a COVID-19-related death and black females 4.3 times more likely than white ethnicity males and females.

சென்னை: கொரோனா நிதிக்கு தல அஜித் என்ன கொடுத்தார் என்ற கேள்விகள் எழுந்து வந்த நிலையில், தாராளமாக 1.25 கோடி நிதியை வழங்கி உள்ளார். பிரதமர் நிவாரண நிதிக்கு 50 லட்சம் ரூபாயையும், தமிழக முதல்வர் நிவாரண நிதிக்கு 50 லட்சம் ரூபாயையும், FEFSI தொழிலாளர்களுக்கு 25 லட்சம் ரூபாய் நிதியையும் வழங்கி உள்ளார். தல அஜித்தின்

Maharashtra's Health Minister Rajesh Tope announced that all citizens of the state will be given a free health insurance scheme and will also become the first state in India to provide free cashless insurance to all its citizens. The announcement was

On Thursday, the State Bank of India (SBI) introduced a new scheme for senior citizens called "SBI Wecare Deposit" for senior citizens in its retail term deposit segment. The scheme aims at safeguarding the interest of senior citizens in fixed deposits

Recently, amid falling interest rates, SBI as an incentive to attract senior citizens launched a special retail deposit scheme called ‘SBI Wecare Deposit' with a marginally higher premium of 30 bps. Usually senior citizen investor community on FDs is provided a

Kumble posted a video of himself and thanked all the cornavirus warriors for working selflessly day and night at this difficult time.

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has halted the pace of the entire world; calling for an emergency lockdown situation. India has also been affected badly due to this epidemic situation leading to organizations put a brake on production. Not only

Nivin Pauly is joining hands with Sunny Wayne for his maiden production venture. The project, which has been titled as Padavettu is directed by newcomer Liju Krishna. Padavettu has recently made headlines with the makeover of its lead actor Nivin Pauly.

As the number of connected devices within the Internet of Things grows, 5G technology could soon become the foundation for greener, safer, more sustainable cities worldwide.

Doctors in hazmat suits ran temperature checks on passengers at Delhi airport and bags were disinfected as the first group of Indians returned home on special flights from Singapore and the Gulf on Friday since a sweeping lockdown was imposed in March.

Doctors in hazmat suits ran temperature checks on passengers at Delhi airport and bags were disinfected as the first group of Indians returned home on special flights from Singapore and the Gulf on Friday since a sweeping lockdown was imposed in March.

Mostly caused by emissions from vehicles, PM1 micron particles are the most dangerous of all.

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