The most frequently asked question is: What is a Smart City? The response is that even though the idea of a Smart City has been around for some time there is little consensus on the idea of a smart city or its definition and the way to make a city ‘smart’.

The Smart Cities Mission aims to address the gap in city-wide basic infrastructure; additionally, it applies IT enabled solutions to city services and does a make-over of ‘Areas’ in cities. In the Smart City local areas are developed in three ways – retrofitting, redevelopment and Greenfield.

Over three months ago, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched BHIM - Bharat Interface for Money - he provided India a tool that can be a one-stop solution for all digital payments.

The Smart India Hackathon 2017 promoted innovation, out-of-the-box thinking in young minds, especially engineering students. It was focused on the problems of social importance as identified by 29 Ministries/Departments of Government of India.

India is at the helm of helping the world address some of its biggest challenges. With incredible engineering talent at our disposal, India has an immense opportunity to create game-changing solutions that can help millions around the globe.

महिलाएं किसी भी समाज की मजबूत स्तंभ होती हैं। जब हम महिलाओं और बच्चों की समग्र देखभाल करेंगे तभी देश का सतत विकास संभव है। एक गर्भवती महिला के निधन से ना केवल बच्चों से माँ का आंचल छिन जाता है बल्कि पूरा का पूरा परिवार ही बिखर जाता है।

The Joyous festival of Christmas is not only a holy day but also a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. People across the globe observe it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature.

Guru Nanak Jayanti, popularly known as Gurupurab, marks the birth anniversary of the great Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism. To celebrate the auspiciousness of the festival, MyGov conducted an eGreetings design contest and received some remarkable entries.

Diwali, the festival of light and indeed one of the most popular festivals of India symbolizes wealth, happiness and prosperity. It is celebrated with great vibrancy and gusto all across the country.

MyGov celebrated Raksha Bandhan in full fervor with an e-greetings design contest. As ever the contest received an overwhelming response. As per MyGov’s evaluation criteria, the three most circulated designs have been declared as the winners. The three shortlisted creative entries are listed below: