Swachh Bharat Mission
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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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Special News | PM Modi launches Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, AMRUT 2.0
News | Oct 01, 2021, 05:00 PM ISTPM Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 at 11 AM, today at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.
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PM Modi to launch Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 today
India | Oct 01, 2021, 12:13 AM ISTIn line with the vision of the Prime Minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realize the aspiration to make all our cities ‘Garbage Free’ and ‘Water Secure’.
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To keep city clean, Panchkula administration introduces mini-dustbins for car owners
News | Jun 17, 2021, 10:12 AM ISTIn a unique initiative to keep the city clean, Panchkula Municipal Corporation has launched mini-dustbins for cars so that the commuters don't drop the waste out of their vehicles.
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50K toilets built in J&K under Swachh Bharat Mission: Govt
India | Dec 04, 2019, 05:04 PM ISTThe Ministry said that in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh region, under Swachh Bharat Mission, a total of 45,932 individual household toilets were built against target of 60,000 and a total 3,069 community toilets which is more than a set target of 2,078.
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Nearing completion Swachh Bharat Mission sees cut in allocation: Official
India | Jul 12, 2019, 12:54 PM ISTGovernments much publicised Swachh Bharat Mission aims to enhance the level of sanitation in India and make the country open defecation free (ODF) seems to be on its way out making way as other important schemes on solid waste management and drinking water is expected to get higher funding.
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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Patna to soon be freed from e-waste
News | Sep 23, 2018, 01:38 PM ISTSwachh Bharat Abhiyan: Patna to soon be freed from e-waste. Nidaan organization has initiated to make city free of e-waste
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Sanitation coverage in rural India reached 92% under Swachh Bharat Mission: Govt
India | Sep 06, 2018, 07:22 PM ISTThe sanitation coverage in rural areas was 39 per cent as on October 2, 2014 when the Swachh Bharat Mission was launched.
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Jammu ranked 212th on Swachh Survekshan
India | Jun 25, 2018, 12:14 PM ISTThis marks a jump of 39 ranks from what the city had secured last year
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International Women's Day: PM Modi pays homage to oldest Swachh Bharat warrior Kunwar Bai
India | Mar 08, 2018, 02:33 PM IST"Through their exemplary deeds, several women have left an indelible mark in the history of humankind. They continue to inspire generations. I urge you to write about some women who inspire you," PM Modi said on Twitter.
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3 yrs of Swachh Bharat: PM Modi exhorts public participation to make it a success
India | Oct 02, 2017, 07:48 PM ISTModi said the cleanliness mission can never be successful unless it is viewed from the prism of women, who face immense difficulties due to lack of toilets.
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Anushka Sharma cleans beach for Clean India campaign
Bollywood | Sep 29, 2017, 02:37 PM ISTThe NH10 actress Anushka Sharma was recently invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be a part of his government's 'Swachhata Hi Seva' initiative.
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Amitabh Bachchan to cleaners: They be the true bearers of Swachh Bharat ambassadors
Bollywood | Sep 21, 2017, 04:17 PM ISTAmitabh Bachchan, who is Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ambassador said that the cleaners deserve this tag more than him as they work tirelessly to keep the city clean.
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Modi has pledged to fulfil Gandhi's dream of cleanliness: Amit Shah
National | Sep 17, 2017, 08:46 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's dream of cleanliness, BJP President Amit Shah said today.
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Rajnath Singh says India expected to be open defecation free by Oct, 2019
India | Sep 15, 2017, 06:03 PM ISTHome Minster Rajnath Singh today said that the entire country is expected to be open defecation free by October, 2019.
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Good News: On Raksha Bandhan, men in Amethi offer toilets as gift to sisters
Good News | Aug 17, 2017, 12:02 AM ISTBrothers in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district offered toilets as gift to their sisters on Raksha Bandha this year.
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Akshay Kumar wields a broom with UP Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath to raise awareness about hygiene
Bollywood | Aug 04, 2017, 06:17 PM ISTAkshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar were present in Lucknow to unveil the anthem ‘Toilet Ka Jugaad’ from their upcoming film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
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‘Sell your wife if you can’t afford to build a toilet’: Angry IAS officer's comment stirs row in Bihar
India | Jul 24, 2017, 12:49 PM ISTThe IAS officer, the District Magistrate of Aurangabad in Bihar, was addressing a 'swacchchta sabha' urging villagers to build toilets in their homes. He also pointed to the threat women face due to open defecation
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Man lynched for stopping officials from taking photos of women defecating in open
India | Jun 17, 2017, 07:37 AM ISTZafar Khan was allegedly beaten to death by municipality employees in Pratpargh town when he tried to stop them from scaring women defecating in the open and taking their photographs.
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Good News: How locals joined hands to rid Mumbai’s Versova beach of 53 lakh kg waste
Good News | May 30, 2017, 11:36 AM ISTIt took 85 weeks for the volunteers to clean the Mumbai’s Versova beach of its 53 lakh kg garbage.