Swachh Bharat
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Karnataka to replace sanitary napkins with menstrual cups in schools. Check details
Karnataka | Jan 06, 2026, 11:15 PM ISTAccording to the revised government order, the initiative will now be expanded statewide as part of efforts to promote sustainable and cost-effective menstrual hygiene solutions.
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Swachh Bharat Mission's toilets helped avert 70,000 infant deaths per year: Study
India | Sep 05, 2024, 10:50 PM ISTAs per researchers, the findings fall in line with evidence from global and South Asian contexts, with multiple studies, indicating that improved sanitation can potentially cut child mortality rates by 5-30 per cent.
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PM Modi, Shah, Nadda and others participate in mega cleanliness drive Ek tareekh ek ghanta ek saath
India | Oct 01, 2023, 01:03 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi urged people from all walks of life to join the mega cleanliness drive to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti.
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Swachh Survekshan Awards: Indore bags India’s cleanest city title for 5th consecutive year
India | Nov 20, 2021, 03:18 PM ISTThe second and third positions in the 'cleanest city' category of the 'Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021' were secured by Surat and Vijayawada, respectively.
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'Swachh Bharat Mission' to continue till 2025-26
India | Oct 13, 2021, 08:30 AM ISTA financial outlay of Rs 1,41,600 cr has been finalized for SBM-U 2.0, including central share of Rs 36,465 for period 2021-22 to 2025-26 which is over 2.5 times the financial outlay of Rs 62,009 cr in last phase of the Mission, the statement added.
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PM Modi launches Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, AMRUT 2.0
India | Oct 01, 2021, 01:31 PM ISTAll urban local bodies have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) and 70% solid waste is being scientifically processed now.
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SDMC declares Swachh ranking for hotels
India | Oct 10, 2019, 11:21 PM ISTThe SDMC on Thursday declared Swachh ranking for hotels falling under its jurisdiction with the objective of inculcating a spirit of healthy competition among them to become Delhi's cleanest hotel.
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Swachh Bharat milestone: Google Maps show 57K public toilets in India
India | Oct 02, 2019, 01:27 PM ISTMore than 2.5 lakh users are already searching for public toilets every month across Google Search and Google Maps.
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Amitabh Bachchan urges people to use toilets, launches Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen campaign
Celebrities | Feb 06, 2019, 11:36 PM ISTBollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday unveiled the 'Darwaza Band -Part 2' campaign films, which focus on sustaining the open defecation free (ODF) status of villages across the country.
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Nearly 60.50 lakh household toilets built under Swachh Bharat
India | Nov 19, 2018, 08:48 PM ISTMore than 12,000 public toilets have been built in Delhi since 2015.
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NGT summons Swachh Bharat joint secretary over implementation of Solid Waste Management rules
India | Oct 22, 2018, 08:04 PM ISTThe tribunal has also appointed three committees to monitor disposal of garbage in an eco-friendly manner across the country.
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Proud to say 1.25 billion Indians embraced path of sanitation showed by Mahatma Gandhi, says PM Modi
India | Oct 02, 2018, 07:54 PM ISTSo many countries coming together for a cleanliness campaign is an unheard of event. I pay tribute to Bapu on everyone's behalf: PM Modi at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention.
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Mahatma Gandhi's glasses epitomise core human rights principles: Centre to UNSR
India | Nov 10, 2017, 07:58 PM ISTIn a statement, the GoI said "now is a critical time to replace the lens of those glasses (Gandhi's glasses in the Swachh Bharat hoardings) with the human rights lens."
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Swachh Bharat and more as Yogi Adityanath visits Taj Mahal amid controversy
National | Oct 26, 2017, 03:34 PM ISTYogi Adityanath on Thursday swept the road outside the Taj Mahal and then went inside the Mughal era monument in a damage control exercise following the controversy over its place in Indian heritage.
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Richmond Park in Gurugram shows green way to treat waste
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Pune's Roseland society wins Swachh Bharat award in RWA category
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UP outclasses other states by building 3.2 lakh toilets in 17 days
India | Oct 03, 2017, 09:10 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government today said it had elbowed out other states in the construction of toilets, with over 3.52 lakh units being built over 17 days
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Swachh Bharat campaign now a mass movement, the dream of 125 crore Indians: PM Modi
India | Oct 02, 2017, 11:30 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Swachh Bharat campaign launched by him three years ago has today become a "mass movement"
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As it happened: Swachh Bharat will be realised by 125 crore Indians, says PM Narendra Modi on 148th Gandhi Jayanti
India | Oct 03, 2017, 06:33 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi paid respects to Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary on October 2 at Rajghat.
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OMG: PM Modi's musical appeal for Swachh Bharat
Oh My God | Oct 02, 2017, 09:09 AM IST