The BJP government announced a slew of schemes after it assumed power in 2014 winning 336 Lok Sabha seats out of 543 seats. Work under most of these schemes is still under progress an year ahead of General Election 2019.

After almost a decade of limping growth, the significant recovery of the global economy as well as that of the Global Steel Industry in 2017 also points to a favourable outlook for the Indian steel industry.

Tech-powered cycle-sharing services could just be the eco-friendly solution to India's congested, polluted towns.

Considering the \"unsatisfactory\" progress of Smart City Mission, Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry would approach the cities lagging behind to indentify the \"bottlenecks\" for speedy implementation of the projects.

Government will invest more than Rs 57,000 crores to make these 30 new Smart Cities.

The NDA government has mastered the art of tweaking its failed or unimpressive policies without inviting criticism.

Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday handed over release order of Rs 1,263 crore to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for different projects in the state.

Jaipur's quest towards smartness preceded the Central government's Smart Cities Mission by six years.

Jaipur is leading by example with its ahead-of-the-curve initiatives.

The minister said another 319 projects with a cost of Rs 9,686 crore are close to being awarded for implementation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi along with holy cities of Amritsar and Ajmer has made it to the list of 27 smart cities announced on Tuesday.

The cumulative number of cities selected under the Smart City programme has gone up to 60, and a sum of Rs 1,44,742 crore is envisaged for financing of the smart city plan.

The Modi-government aims to transform about 100 cities by 2019-20, with the Union government providing financial support of Rs 48,000 crore over five years.

The development of storage technology will help India combat pollution.

All infrastructure identical to cities like digital and physical connectivity as well as quality healthcare and education will be provided, he said. \"The idea is that the soul of a village is retained while amenities of cities are provided.\"