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Centre launches San-Sadhan Hackathon for Divyang accessible toilets
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI): With an aim to have functional, accessible and well-maintained toilets for the disabled, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), under Swachh Bharat Mission, launched San-Sadhan Hackathon on Saturday.
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Mann Ki Baat: Time to advance from cleanliness towards beautification, say
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the efforts of countrymen for the success of Swachh Bharat mission and said it was now time to advance from cleanliness towards beautification.
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Hope to make India clean before October 2: LS Speaker Om Birla
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Hoping to make the country clean before the upcoming 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla continued the special cleanliness drive in the Parliament premises for the second day on Sunday along with several MPs and Union Ministers.
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Chamoli: Locals launch cleanliness drive in Hemkund Sahib
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], July 9 (ANI): An eco-development committee constituted by locals and the Gurudwara management committee of Shri Hemkund Sahib in Chamoli on Tuesday launched a cleanliness drive in and around the Gurudwara premises.
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Despite toilets under Swacch Bharat scheme, locals in MP village defecate
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 7 (ANI): Toilets built under the Swachh Bharat Mission in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district are allegedly not fit for use.
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Union Budget 2019-20: Sitharaman proposes to expand Swachh Bharat Mission
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed to expand the Swachh Bharat mission to undertake sustainable solid waste management in every village of the country by harnessing latest technology.
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Over 9.5 cr toilets built across India under Swachh Bharat Mission: Econom
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Over 9.5 crore toilets have been built all over the country and 564,658 villages have been declared open-defecation free (ODF) under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), says the Economic Survey 2018-19 which Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sithara
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Swachh Bharat helped reduce groundwater contamination, says UNICEF
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The 'Swachh Bharat' initiative of the Narendra Modi government has led to a reduction in the contamination of groundwater, a UNICEF study has observed.
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Mahatma Gandhi, national emblem tiles found in Swachh Bharat toilets
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jun 5 (ANI): In a shocking incident, tiles bearing pictures of Mahatma Gandhi and the national emblem were used inside toilets built under the Swachh Bharat Mission in Bulandshahr's Ichhawari village.
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Water management to be Modi's priority if NDA is re-elected
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): In his last election rally of 2019 Narendra Modi gave an indication as to what his priority will be in his second term if his party is elected back to power. If Modi shocked the nation from Red Fort on August 15, 2014, by speaking about Indians not keeping
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AMAI steps up drive for chlorine disinfected water on World Water Day
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): On the occasion of World Water Day (22 March), Alkali Manufacturers Association of India (AMAI) will launch a major awareness drive on disinfecting water through chlorine and preventing water-borne diseases. AMAI is the august body of manufacture
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Over 9.23 crore toilets built across India, says Jaitley
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): Lauding the government’s Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that over 9.23 crore toilets have been constructed under the scheme.
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