In order to help the urban planners to carry forward the Smart Cities initiative, the Smart Cities Council India will launch Smart City Readiness Guide for India with 100 case studies in September 2015, it would be a vendor neutral framework for smart cities.

The upcoming Line 8 of Delhi Metro’s Phase-III with advance metro signaling system will be operated without drivers and its operations will begin June. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded Japan based Nippon Signal Co Ltd, a contract worth around 3.7 million JPY for the signaling system.

Promising that the new housing policy of Maharashtra will be pro-people, Chief Minister Mr Devendra Fadnavis today said his government will amend rules and regulations to facilitate execution of affordable housing for the millions of people across the State.

EH Smith Builders Merchants, one of the largest independent builders’ merchants in the UK, is adding modules from Vikram Solar to its product portfolio. Based in the Midlands with over 90 years of expertise in the construction sector and 7 years in solar, EH Smith now wishes to expand its range of components for commercial rooftops by including tariff-free modules from the Indian manufacturer.

Tata Power Solar, India’s largest integrated solar player and Manipal Institute of Technology, India’s leading technology institute, which is a constituent of Manipal University, unveiled today - SERVe (Solar Electric Road Vehicle), the university’s first prototype solar car ready for exploring commercial viability.

Sobha Ltd. has launched one of its most distinctive projects, ‘Sobha Dream Acres’, the first of its kind under its new segment -‘Sobha Dream Series’ at Balagere, Bengaluru.

Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS) conferred six awards to Jindal Open Cast Coal Mines (JOCCM) for its exemplary operational excellence in the ‘Annual Mines Safety Fortnight Competitions’ organized by South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL).

The Nordic leading fuel cell company PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) launched the next generation fuel cell stack, S2, with great interest during the Hannover Fair, one of the largest fairs in industrial engineering, last week.

The Rockefeller Foundation yesterday launched ‘Smart Power for Rural Development, an initiative that aims to bring electricity to 1000 villages over the coming three years, providing power to 1 million Indians in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.