A series of development projects carried out under the Jhansi Smart City project has transformed the once sleepy town into a mini metro, boasting all the modern infrastructural amenities required for ease of living.Wider roads, numerous parks with modern recreational facilities, a series of museums, public bus services, flyovers, and the revamping of ponds, heritage…
There was a time when Bundelkhand was known as one of the most backward regions in the country. Mass migration was common in this agriculture-intensive land due to severe water scarcity and lack of opportunity.The notion has totally changed in the past decade, especially after rapid infrastructure growth, including a network of expressways connecting the…
With multiple large-scale projects aiming to enhance natural beauty, promote biodiversity and provide residents with spaces for recreation, learning, and eco-tourism taking shape, Lucknow is poised to turn into a green city soon.In fact, the city is on track to become a model for sustainable urban development all thanks to projects like development of bio-diversity…
The newly built state-of-the-art 200-bed multi-specialty Smart City Hospital in Jhansi is proving to be a boon for the economically weaker sections who are receiving corporate hospital-like facilities at subsidised govt rates. Located near the RTO office, this project has been developed under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model between Jhansi Smart City and Azael Healthcare…
To enhance quality of health services in Jhansi division, especially in rural areas where patients complain about not being attended to properly, ‘digital feedback systems’ are being installed at all community health centres to make services more robust, transparent and patient-centric by allowing them to share experience.Initiated by divisional commissioner Bimal Kumar Dubey, the project,…
To make for absence or insufficient number of doctors, especially in rural areas, students of classes 10 to 12 will be trained by the district administration to provide basic life support (BLS) during emergency situations by introducing a curriculum in govt schools. Reports have been rampant in recent times of people losing their lives through…
From railway records office to becoming a municipal powerhouse, Lalbagh headquarters of Lucknow Municipal Corporation has witnessed the city’s change and growth for over a century. Now, as the office prepares to transform into a museum, the building itself will become both subject and storyteller—offering future generations a chance to walk through Lucknow’s civic past.A…
Rakesh K ShuklaPrayagraj is not just ‘Teerthraj’, or the king of pilgrimages, but is also Allahabad, the confluence of political movements.Also known as the Oxford of the East, Prayagraj was a witness to the journey of the Indian National Congress to Gandhi’s non-violent movement during the freedom struggle.Today, the city which rests on the Triveni…
Maruti Nandan Prasad TiwariKashi is a perennial (shashwat) city beyond history and tradition. It is a living city having the confluence of the traditions of past and present and the meeting point of all the three main religious streams – Vedic-Puranic (Sanatan), Buddhism and Jainism.It is the city of permanent abode of the God of…
Nearly two years after it was raised by PM Narendra Modi, the concept of ‘Lakhpati Didis’ is seemingly resonating at the ground level in Uttar Pradesh. UP State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM) data show that the state govt has identified 33 lakh women as potential lakhpatis, of which 18.4 lakh (63%) are already earning over…
