The 13-year-old swachh warriors decided to help the elderly lady who sweeps their school’s large playground. What they did was something unique – they built a Sweeping Vehicle made out of waste products which otherwise would have made their way into the dustbins
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Reasi comprising 13 panchayats is the first block in Jammu and Kashmir to achieve the open defecation free mark under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
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To celebrate World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a waste management drive across India which will aim to tackle the problem of country’s waste generation and set a world record
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The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation will be launching a nation-wide campaign to promote the use of toilets in villages with Amitabh Bachchan as the campaign ambassador
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By solving the logistical difficulties of transporting construction material for toilets to these remote forested areas, PG Sudha helped nine tribal colonies become open defecation free
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation says that stationing 'Clean-up Marshals' has brought down instances of littering
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Not only has Ambikapur managed to become a zero waste city, but has also economically empowered women and generated revenue from recycling in the process
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A group of 60 student volunteers helped villagers in Newsa build over 60 individual household toilets and understand the importance of sanitation
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The Indian Mountaineering Foundation will be sending expeditions to clean-up the waste at popular tourist destinations in the Himalayas. The teams will also create awareness about cleanliness and sanitation among the local residents
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The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has announced a list of 10 heritage and spiritual sites to be cleaned up under the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan's - Swachh Iconic Places initiative
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The Ministry of Urban Development directed the urban local bodies of 12 states to install instant feedback devices in both private and public restrooms accessible to the general population
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The Centre for Science and Environment's analysis on the Swachh Survekshan 2017 says that the survey prefers cities with centralised waste management systems. This, however, has been refuted by the government
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After Aizawl FC clinched the I-League trophy, fans helped out by cleaning up the litter left by some 23,000 spectators
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In a recently published blog post, Bill Gates wrote about the success the Swachh Bharat Mission had already achieved and the ingenious approach being adopted by the government and other people to meet the Mission's targets
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