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Having a sound faecal sludge management system is of utmost importance in densely populated areas. While poor faecal sludge management in India remains a concern, a few hundred households in Valsad district of south Gujarat have shown the way by...
Article - 06/17/2019
Active Region(s): India
Hygiene and sanitation have become so common in today’s society that people often don’t stop and think about how important portable toilets are. With keeping this in mind, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has signed an MoU with RITES and Mahanadi Coal...
Article - 06/13/2019
Active Region(s): India
As part of the Climate Smart Cities (CSC) programme, Kochi will reportedly soon get aid from a technical consultant for managing its municipal solid waste (MSW), construction and demolition (C&D) waste and plastic waste.Deutsche Gesellschaft für...
Article - 06/13/2019
Active Region(s): India
After speaking to a number of our industry members, Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) is sharing the following views in response to recent commentary from media and academia regarding the Switching on Darwin project in the Northern...
Article - 06/13/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Across Australia and New Zealand, we are seeing our populations grow, along with the community’s expectations for a high level of service, and experience with the way they interact with government and their local community. While these expectations...
Article - 06/12/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has joined hands with ITC and a waste-pickers cooperative to collect and process multi-layered plastic (MLP) waste in the city. For this, ITC has launched the model for sustainable management of MLP waste on an...
Article - 06/11/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Kochi city police will launch Central Intrusion Monitoring System (CIMS), a smart security system very soon as part of strengthening the surveillance and security over high-asset buildings and commercial establishments like banks, jewellery...
Article - 06/11/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, after a long wait, is finally gearing up to invite tender to implement the new and improvised decentralized waste management scheme. The Rs 53 crore worth project, which will be implemented with financial aid from...
Article - 06/11/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Ranchi Lake, commonly known as Bada Talab, is set for a face-lift with the city civic body drafting a multi-crore plan to conserve and beautify the British-era water body. The ongoing beautification work at Ranchi’s iconic Bada Talab, under the...
Article - 06/06/2019
Active Region(s): India
Riding high on success of the pilot project to convert plastic waste into fuel, the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) is likely to come up with a larger facility on public-private partnership (PPP) mode. IMC plans to bring up a plant to convert 50...
Article - 06/06/2019
Active Region(s): India
Nagaland’s capital city Kohima has recently joined Himalayan Cleanup event by undertaking Kohima Sanuorü Cleanup Campaign under the theme ‘Our Mountains deserve better.’ The Himalayan Cleanup is an annual event conducted across the Himalayan states...
Article - 06/06/2019
Active Region(s): India
There have been enough controversies on the elevated corridor project. In its resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) policy, the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd (KRDCL) has stated that the proposed elevated corridor will be installed...
Article - 06/04/2019
Active Region(s): India
Taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachch Bharat’ campaign to the next level, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and the Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group (CAG) has signed an MoU for the Zero Waste Chennai project. The project was is...
Article - 06/04/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has given its approval to the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed between Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and Accord Hydroair (Pikhuwa) Private Limited. The PPA was signed...
Article - 05/30/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Thanjavur Municipal Corporation (TMC) is inducting green e-vehicles that is powered by batteries for solid waste management. This historic town will have as many as 30 such vehicles for garbage collection from houses. Each vehicle can reportedly...
Article - 05/30/2019
Active Region(s): India
Under the Smart City project, the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) is all set to have LED lights fixed in 60 wards replacing the old ones. Once the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is lifted, work in this direction will begin.A sum of Rs 74...
Article - 05/30/2019
Active Region(s): India
In a major development in the Smart Cities Mission, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to launch a web portal with details of its smart city projects. This initiative can be replicated by other civic agencies as well. The initiative...
Article - 05/30/2019
Active Region(s): India
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Article - 05/29/2019
Active Region(s): India, Main, Readiness Guide, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
A global knowledge exchange for experienced smart city practitionersThe Smart Cities Readiness Network is a global knowledge exchange for public sector employees. It offers a weekly newsletter, in-person workshops, discounts to smart city...
Article - 05/28/2019
Active Region(s): Main
Collaborative online planning for multi-stakeholder projects Smart Cities Activator is an online platform that helps cities plan and deploy smart projects. It provides a way to find and contact colleagues at other cities who are working on...
Article - 05/28/2019
Active Region(s): Main
Green belts are present not only for the purpose of protecting sensitive areas to maintain ecological balance, but are also be found in urban areas so as to act as a sink for the harmful gases released by industries operating in the area. Keeping...
Article - 05/27/2019
Active Region(s): India
Karimnagar, which has gained national-level recognition having been given smart city status, is likely to add another feather to its cap. The State government is considering upgradation of Karimnagar Municipal Corporation into Greater Karimnagar...
Article - 05/23/2019
Active Region(s): India
Nowadays, schools are turning to technology to help them save money. As many as 13 government schools under Mangaluru City Corporation will turn smart under Smart Mangaluru Project. These schools together will be funded with Rs 16 crore in two...
Article - 05/22/2019
Active Region(s): India
Solid-waste management has become an important issue in India, and it needs to be resolved through an integrated community, private-sector, and policy-based approach. Roorkee, which was named the cleanest city of Uttarakhand in this year’s Swachh...
Article - 05/22/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Master Plan 2035 is the third statutory planning exercise carried out for Srinagar city so far. However; the question remains as to how much has been achieved on ground vis-à-vis the master plan targets during the plan period of more than four...
Article - 05/22/2019
Active Region(s): India
This past weekend has seen a Scott Morrison-led Liberal-National Coalition returned to Government. Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ) congratulates Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Coalition, and in our role as the peak...
Article - 05/20/2019
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Data shows, the police in India take a minimum of 8-10 hours to track the path of the criminal. To keep a watch on criminal activities, the Pune Police has connected and geo-tagged 10,000 private CCTV cameras in the city to their system to improve...
Article - 05/20/2019
Active Region(s): India
In many cities, one of the biggest sources of water waste is the city’s own water infrastructure. Aging infrastructure is often leaky infrastructure — an especially expensive problem since the water that’s lost is water that the city has already...
Article - 05/17/2019
Active Region(s): North America
One of the best ways to see what’s happening in cities is to look at the projects they are planning and implementing. Our monthly Inside Look series does just that. Here’s a wrap-up of some of March’s biggest projects, compiled by GovWin from Deltek...
Article - 05/17/2019
Active Region(s): North America
Solid waste management is the biggest challenge faced in metropolitan cities. The simplest solution to this problem is waste segregation at households. With Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) having made it compulsory to segregate waste at...
Article - 05/16/2019
Active Region(s): India
It is becoming increasingly clear that smart, digital cities will have an economic advantage over old-fashioned, analog communities. If you’re looking to accelerate your progress, there’s no better place to look than your local power utility.There...
Article - 05/16/2019
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Maharashtra’s Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) is wooing businesses from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to set up operations at the upcoming facility. AURIC is termed as a one-of-its-kind greenfield smart industrial cities in the country.In...
Article - 05/16/2019
Active Region(s): India
Spitting and littering in public places not only creates a filthy environment but also earns the country a bad image. Very soon, throwing garbage and spitting in Ahmedabad streets can soon become an expensive. In its drive to make the city clean,...
Article - 05/16/2019
Active Region(s): India
Kulathummal Canal in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala is on the road to restoration. The Government of Kerala is coming up with a project to improve and restore the soil quality and increase the groundwater table. The canal, over the years, has...
Article - 05/14/2019
Active Region(s): India
The processing of waste plastic products has a significant impact on the environment. Most plastics are not degradable. Moving forward on its commitment towards Environment, Dabur, a producer of Ayurvedic products, has plans to expand its mega...
Article - 05/14/2019
Active Region(s): India
India generates approximately 0.025 MT of plastic waste every day. Out of this, 94 per cent is thermoplastic content, which includes polyethylene terephthalate PET, low-density polyethylene (LPDE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polyvinyl...
Article - 05/02/2019
Active Region(s): India
Decentralized approach of managing solid waste is an approach by various small waste management centers within the community. The individual micro-management centers engage informal sector i.e., rag-pickers for collection and transportation of waste...
Article - 05/02/2019
Active Region(s): India
Cybersecurity for Industry 4.0, a joint study conducted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) with global professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY) noted that the focus of the current governments and...
Article - 05/02/2019
Active Region(s): India
Greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants have been a critical challenge for India and it is a challenge that needs to be addressed heads-on given the country’s increasing demand for electricity. For example, electricity consumption grew from...
Article - 05/02/2019
Active Region(s): India
The current method of monitoring the construction process and delivering information involved a lot of manpower and needed to be done on a regular basis. This also sometimes involved disrupting operations for days on the end, thereby decreasing...
Article - 05/01/2019
Active Region(s): India
India is known for its haphazard waste management skills and disposing of the garbage in an eco-friendly manner. However, gradually the scenario is changing.Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh has been declared as the cleanest district in the...
Article - 04/29/2019
Active Region(s): India
By Nick Schiffler, DeltekHere are 10 smart city projects from the past month that were awarded to a vendor, recently put out to bid or included in an agency’s future spending plan:Recent Contract Awards GovWin IQ tracks government projects through...
Article - 04/25/2019
Active Region(s): North America
By Mueller SystemsManually connecting and disconnecting water service for the transient “snowbird” residents has been a longtime administrative hassle for the Charlotte County Utilities (CCU), but far more costly and labor-intensive have been the...
Article - 04/25/2019
Active Region(s): North America
We hope that you were able to join us for Smart Cities Week San Diego, April 15-17. If you want copies of infographics created during sessions you attended or just want to see what you missed, we’re providing high-resolution versions for you to...
Article - 04/25/2019
Active Region(s): North America
Transportation plays a significant role in the transformation of a smart city. An intelligent transport management system is the one which is integrated with Information and Communication Technology that ensures easy commute options for the people...
Article - 04/25/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Mission was launched by the Indian government in 2015, with an estimated project value of approximately $14 billion. The scheme aims at developing a number of urban financial centres across India, each of which is endowed with the...
Article - 04/25/2019
Active Region(s): India
Tamil Nadu is the most urbanised state in India, with 48.5% of its population living in urban areas. The Commissionerate of Municipal Administration (CMA) has under its purview all municipal corporations (11 in number) other than Chennai and all 125...
Article - 04/25/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has started receiving solar power from the Rewa Solar Power Project from today onwards. Today, DMRC received 27 MW power from the project based in Madhya Pradesh and the same will gradually increase to 99 MW....
Article - 04/25/2019
Active Region(s): India
Commercial drones (remote-controlled unmanned aircraft systems) are too small to be tracked with radar systems and pose a serious risk to pilots. Not only can they cause accidents with aircraft, but they can also be used for a crime-related activity...
Article - 04/20/2019
Active Region(s): Europe
The growing economies across the globe are observing an increase in urban population, rise in per capita income level and increasing consumption level. With India growing on similar grounds, increase in purchasing power has led to more affordability...
Article - 04/19/2019
Active Region(s): India
Namami Gange is the Indian government’s ambitious programme to restore water quality in the Ganga and its tributaries. The main objective of Namami Gange is to prevent the flow of untreated sewage into Ganga and its tributaries. The Prayagraj...
Article - 04/19/2019
Active Region(s): India
A leading industry report predicts that utility firms are forecast to reduce their expenditure by nearly $157 billion by 2035 through smart meter applications, thereby stimulating Internet of Things (IoT) utilities market trends in the years ahead....
Article - 04/19/2019
Active Region(s): India
The Smart Cities Council has named the winners of its annual Smart Cities Readiness Challenge, honoring five communities across North American for ambitious smart cities visions that are impactful, collaborative, inclusive and sustainable.The...
Article - 04/17/2019
Active Region(s): North America
The Smart Cities Council has named the winners of its annual Smart Cities Readiness Challenge, honoring five communities across North American for ambitious smart cities visions that are impactful, collaborative, inclusive and sustainable.The...
Article - 04/17/2019
Active Region(s): North America
Tata Steel is committed to play a leading role in conservation of water and significantly reduce its impact on water. The steel company, which has setup a 30,000 cubic meters a day (m3/d) tertiary-level treatment plant in 2018, has now resulted in a...
Article - 04/16/2019
Active Region(s): India