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7 years agoThese Little Swachh Warriors Built A Vehicle From Waste Materials To Help Their Aging Cleaner In School
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...
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7 years ago
Jammu And Kashmir’s First Block Declared Open Defecation Free, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congratulates Women For Being On The Forefront
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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7 years ago
World Environment Day: Haryana To Conduct Waste Management Drive In Rural Areas
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...
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7 years ago
Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat: Use Toilets And End Diseases, Says Amitabh Bachchan, Before Launch Of National Campaign To Promote Toilet Usage
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...
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7 years ago
This Forest Officer Built Nearly 500 Toilets In Kerala's Tribal Colonies To End Open Defecation
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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7 years ago
Cleaning Up Mumbai: Nearly ₹8 Crores Collected From Fines On Littering In 10 Months
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation says that stationing 'Clean-up Marshals' has brought down instances of littering
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7 years ago
How Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur Is Turning Its Trash Into Treasure
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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7 years ago
Against All Odds: Student Volunteers Help Make A Village In Chhattisgarh Open Defecation Free
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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7 years ago
Swachh Bharat Mission To Take A Trip To The Himalayas
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...
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7 years ago
Cleaning-Up India’s Heritage Places: Centre Announces Phase 2 Of Swachh Iconic Places Initiative
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...
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7 years ago
Soon You May Be Able To Rate Cleanliness At Public Toilets, Mall Restrooms
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...
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7 years ago
Swachh Survekshan 2017 Analysis: Is The Waste Management Adopted By 3 Cleanest Cities Of India Sustainable?
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...
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7 years ago
Swachh Stadiums: Mizoram’s Aizawl FC Football Fans Clean Stadium After Match, Win Hearts On The Internet
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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7 years ago
Bill Gates Gives PM Narendra Modi A Glowing Review For The Success Of Swachh Bharat Mission
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...
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Allows Private Offices To Run With 50% Staff, Weekend Curfew To Continue
Third COVID wave: Delhi government has proposed lifting weekend curfew, ending the odd-even system for opening of shops and allowing...
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Provides Effective Antibody Protection Against The Omicron Variant: Lancet Study
Researchers found that antibodies generated in people who had received only two doses of either the AstraZeneca or the Pfizer...
Omicron Replacing Delta Variant In Many States: Top Government Expert
Responding to whether Delhi has crossed its peak for the wave according to its present trajectory of COVID cases, the...
Centre flags decline in Covid testing, asks states to enhance it
The Centre has asked states to enhance testing so that an effective track of the spread of the pandemic can...
New Covid Treatment Guidelines: Doctors Should Avoid Giving Steroids & Advise Tuberculosis Tests If Cough Persists
The centre has put up a revised guidelines for the treatment of COVID patients, here’s what it said
PM Modi Introduces ‘P3 Movement’ For India’s Climate Change Commitments At Davos
PM Modi introduced the "P3 (Pro-Planet People) movement" that underlines India's climate change commitments at World Economic Forum's (WEF) Davos...