Localising production will be key

January 2019

Doosan Bobcat India launched the E-27 mini excavator, apart from its signature products of skid-steer loaders....

Tags: Doosan Bobcat India, Skid-steer loaders, Manjunath S, Swachh Bharat, Patna Municipal Corporation, Mini excavators, Backhoe loaders, Construction equipment

Tenders for smart water meters are likely to be invited soon, says Debashis Sen, Chairman, New Town Kolkata Development Authority

November 2018

New Town Kolkata in West Bengal has been recognised as India's first green-rated satellite city. This apart, it is also listed as one of the top town...

Tags: IGBC, NKDA, Debashis Sen, ATM, WBHIDCO, Solar energy, LED lights, WiFi, Airport-Garia Metro Link, SMS portal, AMRUT, Swachh Bharat, Housing for All, Nirmal Bangla, SCADA

We are in the process of engaging a PMC, says TH Harikumar Singh, Imphal Municipal Commissioner

September 2018

Adopting the city retrofitting approach, Imphal has been developed with the help of smart mobility, modern facilities and other smart features. Selec...

Tags: Imphal, Smart mobility, Smart Cities Challenge, SASEC road connectivity, PMC, TH Harikumar Singh, Core infrastructure projects, LED lights, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Swadesh Darshan fund, Imphal Municipal Corporation, HUDCO

We are in the process of engaging a PMC, says TH Harikumar Singh, Imphal Municipal Commissioner

September 2018

Adopting the city retrofitting approach, Imphal has been developed with the help of smart mobility, modern facilities and other smart features. Selec...

Tags: Imphal, Smart mobility, Smart Cities Challenge, SASEC road connectivity, PMC, TH Harikumar Singh, Core infrastructure projects, LED lights, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Swadesh Darshan fund, Imphal Municipal Corporation, HUDCO

Here are technologies to address the river pollution menace due to sewage dumping

July 2018

We hope to clean 70-80 per cent of the Ganga by March 2019," said Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Reju...

Tags: Nitin Gadkari, Water Resources, anga Rejuvenation, PIL, STP, Suresh Kumar Rohilla, Namami Gange, Swachh Bharat Mission, AMRUT, SEARCh, Prantik Sinha, MCGM, NMCG, Ro-Boat, Aakash Kishore

Sanitation action plans prepared for 10 new Swachh iconic places

July 2018

Ten new heritage sites of the country firmed up action plans for raising their sanitation standards to exemplary levels. ...

Tags: Sri Raghavendra Swami Mutt Mantralayam, Hazarduari Palace, Shri Brahma Sarovar Temple, Vidur Kuti Temple, Mana village, Pangong Tso, Shri Nag Vasuki Temple, Nupi Keithel, Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Kanvashram, Swachh Iconic Places, Swachh Bharat Mission

Viega opens manufacturing facility in India

June 2018

Two years after the ground-breaking ceremony, Viega, among one of the world’s leading manufacturers of plumbing and heating installation technology, ...

Tags: Manoj Maithani, Viega India, Anna Viegener, Swachh Bharat Mission, Team Swachh Bharat, Claus Holst-Gydesen

We are in the process of designing the vision for the coming 30 years, says Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner

June 2018

Pimpri Chinchwad, an urban agglomeration near Pune, is an acknowledged masterpiece of community-oriented, real-estate led development. ...

Tags: Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Real-estate, Shravan Hardikar, Pimpri Chinchwad Smart City Corporation, Construction, AMRUT scheme, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, EoI, RFP, Smart mobility, Smart parking, Smart water, Smart lighting, BRTS, DPR