Topic: Smart cities
Gujarat’s Semiconductor Policy Drives Economic Growth
The Gujarat government has launched the Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-2027. This initiative aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a developed India by 2047. It aims to...
Smart Cities Mission Extended
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has extended the deadline of its Smart Cities Mission to June 2024, giving all 100 smart cities more time to complete...
First Urban Climate Film Festival
The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), a Central Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, is organising the Urban Climate Film Festival under the... Q+A: Smart Cities Mission
With the deadline approaching for the Smart Cities Mission in June 2023, the Central Government has urged the poorly performing cities to speed up their projects. These projects...
Cabinet approves MoC between India & Japan on Sustainable Urban Development
Union Cabinet approved Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on Sustainable Urban Development between India and Japan by suspending the existing MoU of 2007 on Urban Development. How MoC will...
India Mobile Congress – Update (December, 2020)
Context in Current Affairs: PM Modi is to address the India Mobile Congress on December 8, 2020. The Department of Telecommunications and Cellular Operators Association of India are...
Four Indian Cities selected by World Economic Forum to pioneer roadmap for Smart Cities
On November 18, 2020, the World Economic Forum selected 36 cities from 22 countries for pioneering a policy road map for smart cities. These smart cities are being...
GoI marks 5th Anniversary of Urban Missions
On June 25, 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs organized a webinar to mark the 5th anniversary of urban missions. This included Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana...
TULIP internship programme
On June 4, 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of HRD (Human Resource Development) launched an internship learning programme called “TULIP”. Key Features...
Smart City Mission: Mass Disinfection of public places by GoI
The Government of India has undertaken a mass programme to disinfect cities under the Smart Cities Mission. Under this programme, the public places such as markets, streets, parks,...
World Future Energy Summit and CLIX to be held at Abu Dhabi
On January 13, 2020, the World Future Energy Summit is to begin at Abu Dhabi. It is to be held for four days. Highlights The Summit will have...
