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Getting It Right

02 Aug 2018

Damn India's cities, running them is not glamourous enough for our politicians

Our political masters are interested only in things that are exciting, and not doing things right.

Life expectancy

15 Nov 2017

Indian population has gained nearly a decade of life expectancy since 1990: Study

The Indian population has gained nearly a decade of life expectancy since 1990, rising to 66.9 years in men and 70.3 years in women.

Consumption story

21 Mar 2017

Consumption story set to treble to $4 trillion by 2025: Report

The domestic consumption story is set to treble to USD 4 trillion by 2025 as rising affluence levels drive changes in consumer behaviours and spending patterns that have big implications for companies, says a report.

11 Jan 2017

This is how Earth, our home planet, is changing – Take a look (Pics inside)

These NASA images demonstrate how the face of the world has changed over time, with periods ranging from centuries to years.

21 Jul 2016

India unlikely to see many new cities, says Debroy

Country is unlikely to see many greenfield or privately developed cities in the future as most of the efforts would be on revamping existing urban areas, said NITI Aayog Member Bibek Debroy.

13 Apr 2016

World needs new vision for urbanisation: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the world needs a new vision for urbanisation, a "New Urban Agenda," to help protect the environment and limit climate change.

Quality of life survey

15 Mar 2016

Quality of life survey: Delhi sixth among 21 cities; Mumbai tops list

Delhi has been ranked sixth among 21 big cities in a survey which was done to assess the capability of city administration to deliver better quality of life.

29 Jan 2016

India's first 20 Smart Cities announced; Bhubaneswar tops the list, Mumbai misses out

Bhubaneswar emerged on top among 20 cities, including Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Bhopal, that have been selected as part of the first batch of the Smart City initiative.

28 Jan 2016

Smart Cities: Modi govt to announce list of first 20 cities today

Smart Cities: Modi govt to announce list of first 20 cities today

India's retail market

14 Jan 2016

'India's retail market has potential to touch $1,200 billion by 2020'

India's retail market has the potential to grow from USD 630 billion in 2015 to USD 1,100-1,200 billion in 2020 on the back of rising income levels and increased urbanisation, according to a Report.

05 Dec 2015

Chennai rains: Is unregulated urbanisation to be blamed for the floods?

24 Sep 2015

Indian urbanisation 'messy', reforms needed: World Bank

Terming India's urbanisation as "messy and hidden", a World Bank report Thursday called for initiatives at the policy and institutional level to tap the economic potential it offers.

02 Sep 2015

NITI Aayog only a facilitator in smart city mission: Member

States would have to plan themselves on urban development and smart city mission, and NITI Aayog would be a facilitator to them, a Member of central think tank said Wednesday.

01 Aug 2015

Land acquisition a difficult task in India: Panagariya

Terming land acquisition as one of the "difficult acts" in India, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Saturday said it can easily take up to 5 years for acquiring land for a large project including building of cities.

Smart City' project

26 Jun 2015

Smart City project not 'elitist', says Naidu

Rejecting Congress's criticism that the 'Smart City' project was "elitist" in nature, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that the NDA government's ambitious plan was aimed at benefiting "the poor who are forced to live on the fringes of growing urbanisation."

Smart Cities Mission

25 Jun 2015

Smart cities to be decided by citizens: PM Modi

Smart cities will be selected through a bottom-up rather than top-down approach, where the decision would be made by the citizens and municipalities concerned, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.

Smart Cities Mission

25 Jun 2015

PM Narendra Modi launches three ambitious schemes for transforming urban India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched three ambitious schemes aimed at developing cities and towns as new engines for growth.

24 Jun 2015

PM Modi to launch three ambitious schemes to develop cities, towns

Modi will unveil the criteria and guidelines for the smart cities and other schemes.

31 Mar 2015

Smart Cities is the solution to rapid urbanisation: expert

Experts worldwide point out there will be a need to cope with changes in lifestyles, work, study along with time and location constraints, he said.

22 Jan 2015

Smart cities progress to hinge on power, infra and others

A successful development of proposed smart cities across the country will depend on five critical elements such as power, infrastructure, funds, technology and social capital, property consultant Cushman & Wakefield said Thursday.

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