All posts tagged "Drinking Water and Sanitation"
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News5 years agoUma Bharti Takes Charge Of Union Ministry Of Drinking Water and Sanitation, To Supervise Rural Sanitation
In the recent cabinet shuffle that took place on September 3, former minister for Ganga Rejuvenation and Water Resources, Uma Bharti was given the Ministry Of...
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Features5 years ago
India@70: India’s First Nationwide Sanitation Programme In 1986 Focused On Improving Rural Sanitation
The Central Rural Sanitation Programme was the first nationwide sanitation programme launched to address rural sanitation problems and had a comprehensive plan of bettering the sanitation...
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Features5 years ago
India@70: 1981’s Drinking Water Supply And Sanitation Programme Altered India’s Sanitation Scene
The decade of 1980s can be called the first real game changer for sanitation in India as the government took concrete steps to address toilet construction...
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Features5 years ago
India@70: 1974 Saw Adoption Of A Programme To Provide Sanitation For All In 30 Years
Nearly 30 years after independence, sanitation once again become a priority for the administration and was identified as a minimum human need, ensuring government focus and...
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Features5 years ago
India@70: Two Decades And The Five Year Plans Which Focused On Sanitation
Despite independent India’s economic struggles, the Five Year Plans of the 1950s focused on sanitation and allocated decent amounts for improvement of sanitation, though the policies...
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News5 years ago
4.5 Billion People In The World Lack Safely Managed Sanitation: WHO
Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack...
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Maharashtra5 years ago
Pune Municipal Corporation Brings Back Municipal Bonds, Raises Rs 200 Crore From Market
Strong financial and civic performance resulted in good ratings for the Pune Municipal Corporation and gave the civic body enough confidence to issue municipal bonds
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Chhattisgarh5 years ago
Sanitation Plus Health As Focus, Orchha In Chhattisgarh Becomes Open Defecation Free
Chhattisgarh has impressive sanitation coverage of 84 per cent, despite its hilly terrain and several areas hit by unrest
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News5 years ago
Railways To Introduce New Toilets With Urinals And Separate Washrooms For Men And Women
Ever since the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Railways is trying to indtroduce innovative sanitation methods in trains
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Maharashtra5 years ago
This 17-Year Old Swachh Crusader Is On A Mission To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Mumbai’s Waste Pickers
On June 5, World Environment Day, Sidharth Runwal was awarded the Eco Champ Environment Crusader in presence of eminent personalities like Karisma Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan...
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Features5 years ago
Heroes of Swachh Bharat: How Pivotal Are Anganwadi Workers In Implementing The Campaign’s Objectives?
Over 24 lakh employees in 12 lakh Anganwadis across India are assisting district officials in making the Swachh Bharat dream a reality in rural India
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News5 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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