Best Performing Smart Cities paired up with least performing to work as SISTER CITIES

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has paired up 20 best performing smart cities with least performing cities. They will work as “sister cities”. Highlights The best performing cities include Tiruppur, Nagpur, Bhopal, Ranchi, Kanpur, Surat, Indore, Vellore, Vishakhapatnam, Varanasi, Vellore, Nashik, Vadodara, Pune, Kota, Davangere, Dehradun, Udaipur, Amaravati and Agra. The programme ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: 2011 census • Diu Smart City • GDP • Ministry Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • Smart city • Smart City Mission • Surat Smart City

Diu Smart City: First to run on 100% Renewable Energy during daytime

Diu Smart City has become first city in India to run on 100% renewable energy during daytime. With this, it has set new benchmark for other cities to become clean and green. Diu was importing 73% of its power from Gujarat until last year. But now it has adopted two-pronged approach to reduce dependence on ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Topics: Diu • Diu Smart City • National • Power Sector • Renewable energy • States