Decoding the Budget

March 2016

The Indian construction industry has grown consistently in the recent past. The overall gross value addition (at current prices) has been around 8.04...

Tags: CW, Construction Industry, SEZ, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment Trusts, REITs, National Highways, Inland Waterways, Irrigation, Swacchh Bharat, Urban Infra, NABARD, NHAI, PMGSY

SMART GUIDE

March 2016

India is getting ´smarter´ by the day, and how? Pratap Padode waved off the much-awaited ´India Readiness Guide´ launched by Smart Cities Council Ind...

Tags: Pratap Padode, 3rd Smart Cities Summit, Smart Cities Council India, Readiness Workshops

3rd Smart Cities Summit 2016

March 2016

It was a day-long event that witnessed participation from over 70 distinguished speakers and a high-powered, 50-member Smart Cities Trade Mission led...

Tags: Smart Cities Trade Mission, Pratap Padode, Smart Cities Council India, Kelkar Committee, Philip Bane, Leocadia Zak, USTDA, Praveen Pardeshi, Government of Maharashtra, Renato de Castro, Smart cities, Smart mobility, Technological Challenges, BRTS, Innovation Showcase

Implications on infrastructure

March 2016

The amount of Rs.800 cr budgeted for ports and inland waterways appears to be below the potential of these sectors. The Union Budget 2016-17 lists in...

Tags: Ports, Inland Waterways, Infrastructure, Sagarmala Programme, Smart Cities, Amrut, Hybrid Annuity Model, National Highways, Roads, Railways, Airports, Housing, NHAI, REITs, PPP Projects

At last, a Budget for the villager?

March 2016

quite like the manufacturing and services sectors depend on quality of infrastructure for their competitiveness, our agriculture also will be able to...

Tags: Infrastructure, Irrigation, Rural Roads, MNREGA, Crop Insurance Scheme, LPG, PURA, Make in India, Smart Cities, AMRUT, Roads, Railways, Housing, Irrigation, Construction Projects

3rd Smart Cities Summit 2016

March 2016

It was a day-long event that witnessed participation from over 70 distinguished speakers and a high-powered, 50-member Smart Cities Trade Mission led...

Tags: Smart Cities Trade Mission, Bruce Andrews, US Department of Commerce, Pratap Padode, Smart Cities Council India, Philip Bane, US Smart Cities Council, USTDA, Praveen Pardeshi, Baumann Consultancy Network, Castro, Financing for Smart Cities, SPV, Overcoming Challenges, Technological Challenges

3rd SMART CITIES SUMMIT 2016

February 2016

It was a day-long event that witnessed participation from over 70 distinguished speakers and a high-powered, 50-member Smart Cities Trade Mission led...

Tags: 20 cities, Smart Cities Mission, Smart Cities Council India, Bruce Andrews, US Department of Commerce, Pratap Padode, Kelkar Committee report, Philip Bane, US Smart Cities Council, USTDA, Praveen Pardeshi, Renato de Castro, Financing for Smart Cities, SPV, Technological Challenges

3rd SMART CITIES SUMMIT

February 2016

The Smart Cities Council India launched its promised ‘India Readiness Guide’ at its 3rd SMART CITIES SUMMIT held at Taj President in Mumbai today....

Tags: 3rd SMART CITIES SUMMIT, Smart Cities Council India, India Readiness Guide, Incubation lab, USTDA, Smart cities, Smart Cities Framework