India’s Smart Cities Mission (SCM), launched in 2015, aimed to transform 100 cities into modern, resilient and citizen-centric urban centres. A decade on, assessments reveal an uneven picture, with ...

Lucknow: In a positive development for the state, 99% of the projects that were scheduled to be taken up under the Smart City ...

CAG report flags delays, wasteful spending and non-functional projects under the Smart Cities Mission in Dehradun during 2017–18 to 2022–23 audit period ...

The Union Cabinet’s approval of the Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) to finance city development over five years can hope for a transformative effect only if its decisions factor in the ...

Nearly 60% of the 112 developmental projects under the Haryana Start City Mission implemented in Karnal and Faridabad experienced delays ranging from a few days to more than four years due to lack of ...

The CAG report claimed that non-operation of e-rickshaws procured at the cost of 0.90 crore under the smart waste vehicles project for almost two years highlights the lack of consistent and proactive ...

Cities are symbols of modernity, progress, development and also chaos. The mobility crisis, poor management of public services, precarious urban planning and insecurity make the efforts of public ...

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Municipalities are increasingly incorporating smart city strategies into their development plans. But such projects don’t always include adequate cybersecurity safeguards against their complex, ...