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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 be implemented? To implement and strategize programmes on cooperation under MoC, a Joint Working Group (JWG) will be constituted. JWG will meet once in a year in ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: india-japan • Smart cities • Sustainable Urban Development • Sustainable urban planning • Urban planning
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 organizing the Indian Mobile Congress. It is being organized under the theme “Inclusive Innovation-Smart, Secure, Sustainable”. The Congress is to be held between December 8, 2020 and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Block chain • India Mobile Congress • Internet of things • national cyber security policy • Smart cities
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 developed under the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance. Of the 36 cities selected, four are Indian cities. The four Indian cities selected are Bengaluru, Faridabad, Indore and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: G20 • G20 Osaka summit • Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance • Smart cities • World Economic Forum (WEF)
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 (Urban), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Smart Cities mission. Highlights The event was organised to celebrate the achievements of the schemes and also to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: AMRUT • housing and urban affairs minister • Housing for All • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana • Smart cities • Smart Cities Mission
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 The programme has been launched for fresh engineering graduates. Under the programme, they will get opportunities to work with 4,400 urban local bodies and 100 smart cities ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Government Schemes • Manpower • Smart cities • Smart Cities Mission • TULIP internship programme • Urban Local Bodies
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, playgrounds and shopping precincts are being disinfected under smart city programme Highlights The Covid-19 virus gets inactivated easily with chemical disinfectants. The public places are being sanitized ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bengaluru Smart City • Drone Technology • Drones • Science and Technology • Smart cities • Smart city • Smart City Mission