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Gandhi Jayanti: India pays tribute to 'Father of the Nation' with 'Swachh
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Today on the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, India pays tribute to the Father of the Nation and organises cleanliness drives to promote 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', a flagship mission of the Central Government, to make people aware about the advanta
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Saharanpur girls construct over 1500 toilets to make district 'open defeca
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) Sep 20 (ANI): With an aim to make the district free from open defecation, a team of girls in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur District has constructed more than 1500 toilets.
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Vizag has achieved 30% savings through renewable energy solutions: Andhra
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 17 (ANI): Attending the Regional Conference on Environment-2017 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu elaborated on the sustainable development of the state, and claimed that Visakhapatnam has achieved 30 per ce
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Hope to fulfill PM Modi's vision by 2018: Chhatisgarh CM Raman Singh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday reiterated his stance of making Chhattisgarh Open-Defecation Free (ODF) and said that the state is going strong to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Swachh Bharat'.
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Chhattisgarh to be open defecation free by Oct 2018: Raman Singh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 14 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday assured to make the state free from open defecation by October 2018.
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Mann ki Baat: Govt's 'Clean India' programme has evolved in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Delivering his 33rd 'Mann ki Baat' address to the nation on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is progressing steadily but surely towards achieving the dream of being open-defecation free.
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Haryana village to be named after Trump
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 14 (ANI): Sulabh International founder Birendra Pathak has announced that an open defecation-free village in Mewat will be named after U.S. President Donald Trump to build a good relationship between India and the United States.
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Uttarakhand's unique cleanliness campaign is really an inspiration
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Haldwani (Uttarakhand) [India], June 4 (ANI): In an effort to make the city free from open defecation, Haldwani Municipal Corporation is sticking posters related to cleanliness campaign on the E-rickshaw of the city.
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Centre launches national campaign 'Darwaza-Band' against open de
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): The Centre today launched an aggressive new campaign titled 'Darwaza Band' to promote toilet use and freedom from open defecation across the country's villages.
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Open defecation free India: Big B launches 'Darwaza Band' campai
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): To end open defecation, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, on Tuesday, launched a new campaign called 'Darwaza Band'.
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Open defecation free India: Govt. to launch 'Darwaza Band' campa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Taking one step more towards making India open defecation-free, the Government today will launch a new campaign called 'Darwaza Band' for promotion of toilet usage in the rural areas across the country.
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Raipur: Abhanpur Nagar Panchayat to be open defecation-free by Aug 15
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 20 (ANI): After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned open defecation and dumping of waste on the floodplains of the Yamuna river and later announced a compensation of Rs. 5,000 for those violating the rule, the Abhanpur Nagar Panchayat on Saturday order
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