August 2015 - Volume 13 - Issue 08
Editorial Dr Ravi Gupta, Editor-in-Chief
Going Smart as the Option
It’s been quite some time since the city planners have been raising concerns over the unabated influx of population in urban areas, more so in the metropolitan cities, in search of better future prospects and quality of life. It is believed that India’s urban headcount would hit 814 million by 2050 — kind of mass urbanisation seen before only in China. Read More

Elets Smart City
Cover Story
Cover Story
Rejuvenated Cities: The Road Ahead
Smart initiatives could help amalgamate skill, scale and speed of Urban Evolution in the country, writes noted Government transformation expert and Partner at KPMG, Jaijit Bhattacharya. Read More
Urban Planning at Core of Smart Cities
Prof Chetan Vaidya, Director, School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi, and an Architect- Planner with over 30-year experience, emphasises that Urban Planning forms the foundation of any urban mission programme. Read More

Jagan Shah
Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)

There are innovative and smart ways in which ULBs can become part of the development of Smart Cities without taking the entire burden.
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Amit Yadav
Commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC)

Major roadblocks in redeveloping cities into smart ones would be revamping the infrastructure and planning it futuristically. Read More

Tarun Kapoor
JS, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, GoI
The government has tied up with several foreign companies to invest in the renewable energy sector in India while encouraging FDI without any limi ts.
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Vikas Aggarwal
Executive Director – Advisory Services, E&Y


The smartness quotient of a city must revolve around the needs and challenges of the three key stakeholders of the city: government, businesses and citizens. Read More

O P Agarwal
Executive Director, Indian School of Business, Mohali

The recently launched programmes like 100 Smart Cities and 500 AMRUT cities are extremely important for the future growth of the nation. Read More

Srinivas Rao
Sales Director- Govt Sector, Hitachi Data Systems

With the 100 Smart Cities project hogging the limelight, the corporate world has pitched in help convert this dream project into reality. Read More
Prashant Chaudhary
Senior Director, Sales – State Govt, CA Technologies


Creating Smart Cities is a herculean task, wherein the onus of finishing almost 98 per cent of the work lies on the shoulders of the private sector. Read More

Dhiraj Wali
Vice President, Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions
A modern-day city can become smart only through technology integration and IT-enabled delivery of information and services. Read More
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