With a population of about 12 lakh, Guwahati is the biggest city in the northeast. But the presence of just about 200 CCTV cameras across the city, of which about 50% are currently non-functional, has raised the eyebrows of city voters who will vote in the third phase of elections on April 6.
Unhappy at the lackadaisical attitude of the government and the departments concerned, city voters unequivocally said they would urge the next government to ensure safety and security in an urgent manner.
What is common between Nalanda, Taxila and Timbuktu in Mali? They were all cities that developed based on education as the key activity.
In fact, any city develops around one or more key economic activities. This is why it is so difficult to build a greenfield city, i.e. a city built from scratch. It has taken over decades for the new cities of Gandhinagar and Naya Raipur to see some semblance of activity, despite the might of the state governments pushing for these new cities to become economic hubs. However, it is cities that contribute disproportionately to the GDP of a nation. In fact, Mumbai alone contributes to over 7% of India’s GDP.
Organisations need to strategise and see digital as a central and key channel for customer interactions and processes.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a large-scale health and economic crisis. Although no one across the industry foresaw the impact of the crisis, some companies across the world were able to mitigate its impact on the business because of their digital strategy. The pandemic has made the digital divide more visible and wider.
- The Greater Lanseria Master Plan, which is an ambitious development of Gauteng’s West Rand, is open for public comment.
- The Smart City aims to accommodate up to 500,000 residents by 2030 and is a radical approach to urban development in South Africa.
- Renewable energy, an emphasis on non-motorised transport and city-wide CCTV systems using facial recognition technology are all features of this new master plan.
- But before the country’s “newest city” can be recognised, challenges with water, sewerage, roads, stormwater and electricity infrastructure need to be addressed.
With only 2% of its villages yet to be covered by high-speed internet (3G and above), Karnataka is among the best performing states as far as rural internet connectivity goes. Nationally, 94% of villages have been covered by high-speed internet, and 98% in Karnataka.
Among the 14 big states, Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Tamil Nadu are placed better than Karnataka, while Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Delhi and Rajasthan, among others, are trailing, data from the ministry of communications and IT shows. Nationally, of the 5.9 lakh census villages that are inhabited, 37,439 villages are yet to get highspeed internet.