Coronavirus: India’s Narendra Modi seeks funding for smarter cities post pandemic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to attract foreign investment to modernise India’s urban centres as the world’s second-most-populous nation rebuilds its economy after the coronavirus pandemic halted activity.Covid-19 has given governments the chance to accelerate the “process of making cities more liveable for people”, Modi said in his speech at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum on Tuesday. “We are looking at a future where a major chunk of education, health care, shopping, may happen online…

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