Rakesh Kaul, Executive Director, leads the Smart Cities Initiative at PwC India. He highlights the opportunities and trends in this upcoming space and how the nation can capitalise on these opportunities.

In GIFT City, the planners have used GIS in benchmarking of master plan, 3D visualisation for urban skyline, geometric network of power utility and landscape management.

Agendra Kumar, President of Esri India, lays down the essential elements that should be in the roadmap for development of smart cities in India.

Industry analysts share their views on the bills that are pending in the Parliament and how they will impact once they take the shape of a law. The Coal Regulatory Authority of India Bill (CRAI) is a much needed piece of legislation.

The Indian aviation market has been witnessing significant growth in the last few years. Currently the ninth largest aviation market, handling 121 million domestic and 41 million international passengers,

Cochin Shipyard-built Aadesh vessel, the first of the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard, was commissioned in Kochi last week. Two ships of the class have been delivered to the Coast Guard and the third would also be delivered by the end of the month, the Cochin Shipyard said.

American Dynamics, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, introduced the latest version of its VideoEdge VMS which includes critical new features to help prevent crime and more effectively monitor active, high-traffic environment's.

Kerala government is taking all measures for ensuring maritime safety, said the State Minister for Ports K Babu. He was speaking at the 15th meeting of the Maritime State Development Council held in Bangalore recently.

The Union Minister of shipping GK Vasan said that his Ministry is taking further steps to provide the state of the art aids to facilitate navigation and to set up a most formidable surveillance network for identifying unfriendly vessels.