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Rescuing Maharashtra from drought

Posted on July 14, 2019

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s work to help the Indian state of Maharashtra with agriculture and smart city tech. Now Israel’s national water company Mekorot is helping Maharashtra implement a looped water grid, linking 11 dams to ensure … Continue reading →

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Transforming Indian cities

Posted on December 20, 2015

Tel Aviv’s municipality has partnered with the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Jaffa to assist in turning the Indian cities of Pune, Nagpur and Nashik in the northwestern state of Maharashtra into “smart cities”. Israelis will mentor Indian city officials in … Continue reading →

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India’s smart cities

Posted on May 3, 2015

Chief Minister of India’s Maharashtra state, Devendra Fadnavis, was so impressed with Israel’s smart city Tel Aviv that he will partner with Israel to make six smart cities in his state. http://indianexpress.com/article/business/business-others/tel-aviv-model-proposed-for-6-maharashtra-cities/ Maharashtra’s Chief Minister also requested Israeli help to … Continue reading →

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Israeli agri-tech for Mumbai

Posted on April 26, 2015

Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of India’s Maharashtra state, is heading to Tel Aviv to attend Agritech Israel 2015. He wants to replicate Israel’s agriculture technology in Maharashtra, the second most populous sub-national entity in the world, with Mumbai as its … Continue reading →

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