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Vice President calls for strengthening library movement
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Vice President M Venkiah Naidu on Sunday called for strengthening library movement from universities to villages, which should become the people's movement like Swachh Bharat and Beti Bachao, Beti Padao programmes.
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Mann Ki Baat: Time to advance from cleanliness towards beautification, say
Updated : 6 years, 10 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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BJP reprimands Pragya Thakur for 'not elected to clean drains' remark
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The BJP on Monday reprimanded its Lok Sabha lawmaker Pragya Singh Thakur for her controversial remarks on 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' and instructed her not to give such statements in the future, said sources.
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Didn't become MP to clean drains, toilets: Pragya Thaku
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 21 (ANI): At a time when leaders in the Narendra Modi government are doing everything possible to make 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' a success, BJP MP from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur has made a statement that could court controversy.
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Hope to make India clean before October 2: LS Speaker Om Birla
Updated : 6 years, 10 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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Take the zeal of Swachhata Abhiyan from Parliament to each Village: LS Spe
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Launching a two-day long special cleanliness drive in the Parliament House Estate on Saturday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged the MPs to work towards taking the zeal of Swachhata Abhiyan to each village of the country.
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Chamoli: Locals launch cleanliness drive in Hemkund Sahib
Updated : 6 years, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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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ONGC flags off Clean Himalaya Expedition to inaugurate Swachhta Pakhwada
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 03 (ANI): Energy major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) flagged off the Clean Himalaya Expedition to mark the beginning of the Swachhta Pakhwada this year.
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Swachh Bharat helped reduce groundwater contamination, says UNICEF
Updated : 7 years 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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