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From October 1, Centre's Clean India Campaign To Target Plastic Waste
The government will launch an innovative month-long campaign to collect and remove 75 lakh kilograms of single-use plastic waste from across the country to marking India's 75th year of Independence and Mahatma Gandhi's 152nd birthday anniversary.
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For Mahatma Gandhi's Madame Tussauds Statue, PM Modi's Broom Suggestion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that Mahatma Gandhi's wax figure at the Madame Tussauds in New Delhi should show the Father of the Nation cleaning his surroundings with a broom. "It'll serve to inspire the 1.25 billion people of the country with the message of cleanliness across India that is enshrined in the 'Clean India' movement under...
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Water Shortage At Madhya Pradesh Hostel Forces Girl Students To Defecate Near Drain
Four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan" with an aim to make India open defecation free by 2019, over 100 students at an all-girls government hostel in Madhya Pradesh are being forced to defecate and bathe in the open. Reason? Scarcity of water, says the warden.
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'Tweets Do Come True.' Why PM Modi Is Following This Man On Twitter
A Bengaluru-based entrepreneur took to Twitter to share a picture of his sister's wedding invitation. What stood out was the Swachh Bharat logo that featured prominently on it. Akash Jain tweeted the picture of the wedding card with a message tagging PM Modi, saying the idea was to spread awareness of the campaign. PM Modi retweeted it and began fo...
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Over 2,000 Surat Residents Sweep Their Way To A New World Record
Over 2,000 residents of Surat, Gujarat came together earlier this week in an attempt to break the existing Guinness World Record for most people sweeping the floor in a single venue.
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Swachh Bharat Mission's Success Is Greatly Exaggerated
The PM took an important step by making sanitation a political issue but if his government is to achieve its targets, it needs to go beyond the photo-ops to building an implementation system that is visible and creative on the ground.
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Amitabh Bachchan May Become Face Of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan could be the face of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' as the Centre has written to the actor to "lend his voice and person" to the campaign.
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No Dustbin For Pics of Ex-Flame? Do This. Kyunki, Swachh Bharat
This advert for the Swachh Bharat campaign will lift your spirits, kyunki nothing says it quite like Balaji-style soaps do.
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World Bank Approves Rs 10,000 Crore to Support Swachh Bharat Campaign
The World Bank has approved a near Rs 10,000 crore (USD 1.5 billion) loan for the ambitious clean India campaign to support the government in its efforts to ensure all citizens in rural areas have access to improved sanitation and end the practice of open defecation by 2019.
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#SupportMySchool Campaign Achieves Its Mission of 1,000 Swachh Schools
Support My School is a joint initiative by NDTV and Coca-Cola India to revitalise neglected schools. India has been grappling with severe issues of retention of children in school. In rural India, the child is subjected to tremendous social pressures like early marriage, early child birth, taking care of siblings etc.
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Indians Must Embrace Cleanliness, Says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said people in India need to embrace cleanliness and discipline.
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A Giant Flop Scheme Courtesy Modi
In the words of an expert, Prof. Dean Spears, "Modi's Swachch Bharat Abhiyan is essentially the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan of the previous government and the Total Sanitation Programme with a new name".
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Sachin Tendulkar Lends Voice to Swachh Bharat Anthem
Sachin Tendulkar has lent his voice to the Swachh Bharat anthem, created under a government initiative to make the "Clean India" campaign a public movement.
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Kailash Kher to Perform at PM Modi's Reception in Silicon Valley
Popular Indian singer Kailash Kher is all set to enthral thousands at jam-packed SAP Center in California, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend community reception hosted in his honour.
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Every Haryana Household Will Have Toilet by 2019: ML Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the state government has set a target to construct personal toilets in all the houses of the State by October, 2019.
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From October 1, Centre's Clean India Campaign To Target Plastic Waste
The government will launch an innovative month-long campaign to collect and remove 75 lakh kilograms of single-use plastic waste from across the country to marking India's 75th year of Independence and Mahatma Gandhi's 152nd birthday anniversary.
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For Mahatma Gandhi's Madame Tussauds Statue, PM Modi's Broom Suggestion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that Mahatma Gandhi's wax figure at the Madame Tussauds in New Delhi should show the Father of the Nation cleaning his surroundings with a broom. "It'll serve to inspire the 1.25 billion people of the country with the message of cleanliness across India that is enshrined in the 'Clean India' movement under...
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Water Shortage At Madhya Pradesh Hostel Forces Girl Students To Defecate Near Drain
Four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan" with an aim to make India open defecation free by 2019, over 100 students at an all-girls government hostel in Madhya Pradesh are being forced to defecate and bathe in the open. Reason? Scarcity of water, says the warden.
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'Tweets Do Come True.' Why PM Modi Is Following This Man On Twitter
A Bengaluru-based entrepreneur took to Twitter to share a picture of his sister's wedding invitation. What stood out was the Swachh Bharat logo that featured prominently on it. Akash Jain tweeted the picture of the wedding card with a message tagging PM Modi, saying the idea was to spread awareness of the campaign. PM Modi retweeted it and began fo...
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Over 2,000 Surat Residents Sweep Their Way To A New World Record
Over 2,000 residents of Surat, Gujarat came together earlier this week in an attempt to break the existing Guinness World Record for most people sweeping the floor in a single venue.
-
Swachh Bharat Mission's Success Is Greatly Exaggerated
The PM took an important step by making sanitation a political issue but if his government is to achieve its targets, it needs to go beyond the photo-ops to building an implementation system that is visible and creative on the ground.
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Amitabh Bachchan May Become Face Of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan could be the face of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' as the Centre has written to the actor to "lend his voice and person" to the campaign.
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No Dustbin For Pics of Ex-Flame? Do This. Kyunki, Swachh Bharat
This advert for the Swachh Bharat campaign will lift your spirits, kyunki nothing says it quite like Balaji-style soaps do.
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World Bank Approves Rs 10,000 Crore to Support Swachh Bharat Campaign
The World Bank has approved a near Rs 10,000 crore (USD 1.5 billion) loan for the ambitious clean India campaign to support the government in its efforts to ensure all citizens in rural areas have access to improved sanitation and end the practice of open defecation by 2019.
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#SupportMySchool Campaign Achieves Its Mission of 1,000 Swachh Schools
Support My School is a joint initiative by NDTV and Coca-Cola India to revitalise neglected schools. India has been grappling with severe issues of retention of children in school. In rural India, the child is subjected to tremendous social pressures like early marriage, early child birth, taking care of siblings etc.
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Indians Must Embrace Cleanliness, Says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said people in India need to embrace cleanliness and discipline.
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A Giant Flop Scheme Courtesy Modi
In the words of an expert, Prof. Dean Spears, "Modi's Swachch Bharat Abhiyan is essentially the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan of the previous government and the Total Sanitation Programme with a new name".
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Sachin Tendulkar Lends Voice to Swachh Bharat Anthem
Sachin Tendulkar has lent his voice to the Swachh Bharat anthem, created under a government initiative to make the "Clean India" campaign a public movement.
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Kailash Kher to Perform at PM Modi's Reception in Silicon Valley
Popular Indian singer Kailash Kher is all set to enthral thousands at jam-packed SAP Center in California, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend community reception hosted in his honour.
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Every Haryana Household Will Have Toilet by 2019: ML Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the state government has set a target to construct personal toilets in all the houses of the State by October, 2019.
