France to assist India to develop 3 smart cities
French President Francois Hollande on Sunday promised to assist India in the development of three smart cities - Chandigarh, Puducherry and Nagpur during the India-France Business summit in the presence of PM Narendra Modi. Hollande, who kickstarted his three-day India visit at Chandigarh, had already declared $2.25-billion line of credit for Modi's "Smart Cities" project.