To mark the upcoming World Toilet Day on November 19, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has started “Swachh Bharat World Toilet Day Contest 2018” for all districts and states focusing on behaviour change with respect to sanitation and ODF (Open Defecation Free) sustainability ...
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As the world celebrates Global Handwashing Day with focus on the link between handwashing and food, here is everything you need to know about handwashing ...
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced installation of 1.2 lakh toilets in the city ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad that will be held next year from January to March ...
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60 schools and selected slums in Visakhapatnam, Pune and Dehradun will help children adopt effective and safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practices through the ‘Urban WASH – Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya’ project ...
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Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe highlighted how securing clean water and improving sanitary conditions is a common challenge in the world ...
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Arya School in Hyderabad was awarded the state's Swachh Vidyalaya Award for their initiatives and efforts to make their school clean and hygienic for children. Now the children are passing on the message on the importance of washing hands and other hygienic practices ...
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The Royal Family of Jaisalmer organised an awareness programme in partnership with Global Citizen India, Manganiar tribe and other residents of the fort to create awareness on the degrading condition of the fort and to engage the people, especially the youth in taking the initiative to save the fort
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The EDMC sanitation workers have called off their strike after almost a month, over non-payment of their salaries, leading to a pile-up of garbage in localities under the corporation. ...
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Manual scavenging prevails in India despite a 1993 law making it illegal and a subsequent Act tightening the norms of the earlier law in 2013
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UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) Executive Director Henrietta Fore has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for investing the "political time and efforts" in issues like health and sanitation and says that people start looking around at other things that need improvement when they begin to feel that their community is doing better
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At the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India 12-hour Cleanathon, Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairperson, India Sanitation Coalition, talks about the need for faecal sludge management and how it can be achieved ...
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Stepping into its fourth year, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has achieved significant milestones in both the rural and urban front, though it will take more than five years to achieve and sustain cleanliness all over the country ...
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