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Did PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Campaign Work? A Reality Check 5 Years Later
Every morning around dawn, dozens of people gather by the dusty banks of a stream snaking through Shikrawa village, two hours south of New Delhi, to do the same thing: defecate in the open.
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From April, Pay And Use Toilets In South Delhi Hotels And Restaurants
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has initiated steps to make toilets in hotels and restaurants accessible to the general public as part of efforts to boost its 'Swachh Bharat' campaign.
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You Don't Respect Courts, Not Even The PM: Delhi High Court To Civic Bodies
"You don't even respect your Prime Minister" who has launched the ambitious 'Swachh Bharat' campaign, Delhi High Court said today as it rapped the civic bodies for failing to stop littering in Delhi.
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2.5 Crore Toilets Constructed In India In 2 Years: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government's cleanliness drive has been a great success in the past two years during which nearly 2.5 crore toilets were constructed in a bid to make India free of open defecation.
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Centre Releases Rs 315 Crore For Building Toilets Along Ganga
The Union Water Resources Ministry has released Rs 315 crore for construction of toilets along Ganga river.
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Awareness Programmes To Mark Second Anniversary Of Swachh Bharat Mission
The government will organise a series of awareness programmes to mark two years of completion of the Swachh Bharat campaign from September 25, the birthday of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, to October 2, which is Gandhi Jayanti.
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Swachh Bharat: Need To Take Science Along With Us, Says Expert
The 'Swachh Bharat' campaign of the Centre needs to take science along as an important component for the ambitious nationwide cleanliness drive to achieve better results, a senior scientist has said.
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Success of 'Swachh Bharat' Lies in Usage of Toilets: Union Minister
Achieving complete success of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' will not be possible until the entire population uses toilets, Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh today said as he urged social groups and communities to work towards the goal of making India open defecation-free.
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He Died on Diwali Inside a Sewage Pipe
22-year-old Vinay Sirohi wanted to spend Diwali at home but left reluctantly saying that he would be back by 3.00 pm, before the celebrations began.
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Major 'Clean Up' Drive in Delhi in November: Arvind Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will launch a major drive next month to clean up Delhi of "all garbage and debris" as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday, extending "full support" to the pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Swachh Bharat: A Year On, A Reality Check From A Delhi Neighbourhood
It has been exactly one year since Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - the ambitious drive to clean India of filth by 2019. But in places like East Delhi's Geeta Colony, tucked away from the glare of visitors to India's capital city, residents say there has been little difference.
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World Bank President Praises PM Modi, Says Post Reforms, World Looks Differently at India
World Bank President Jim Young Kim has said reforms initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have had a huge impact on the way world looks at India and praised the progress made in 'Swachh Bharat' campaign and 'Clean Ganga' programme.
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Mamata Banerjee Announces Project to Make Queen of Hills Clean and Green
Lauding the people of Darjeeling for their initiative to make the Queen of Hills clean and green, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced that 50,000 toilets would be built in the hill district.
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Swachh Bharat: Yes, But Let the Centre Pay, Say States
Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Mizoram came together to discuss the feasibility of Swachh Bharat campaign in the NITI Ayog's Chief Ministers Sub-Group in Bengaluru today. Central government had launched the clean India initiative last year on October 2, coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth centenary.
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Amitabh Bachchan Meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Soon after the meeting, Mr Modi put up a photograph with Mr Bachchan on his Facebook page
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Did PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Campaign Work? A Reality Check 5 Years Later
Every morning around dawn, dozens of people gather by the dusty banks of a stream snaking through Shikrawa village, two hours south of New Delhi, to do the same thing: defecate in the open.
-
From April, Pay And Use Toilets In South Delhi Hotels And Restaurants
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has initiated steps to make toilets in hotels and restaurants accessible to the general public as part of efforts to boost its 'Swachh Bharat' campaign.
-
You Don't Respect Courts, Not Even The PM: Delhi High Court To Civic Bodies
"You don't even respect your Prime Minister" who has launched the ambitious 'Swachh Bharat' campaign, Delhi High Court said today as it rapped the civic bodies for failing to stop littering in Delhi.
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2.5 Crore Toilets Constructed In India In 2 Years: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government's cleanliness drive has been a great success in the past two years during which nearly 2.5 crore toilets were constructed in a bid to make India free of open defecation.
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Centre Releases Rs 315 Crore For Building Toilets Along Ganga
The Union Water Resources Ministry has released Rs 315 crore for construction of toilets along Ganga river.
-
Awareness Programmes To Mark Second Anniversary Of Swachh Bharat Mission
The government will organise a series of awareness programmes to mark two years of completion of the Swachh Bharat campaign from September 25, the birthday of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, to October 2, which is Gandhi Jayanti.
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Swachh Bharat: Need To Take Science Along With Us, Says Expert
The 'Swachh Bharat' campaign of the Centre needs to take science along as an important component for the ambitious nationwide cleanliness drive to achieve better results, a senior scientist has said.
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Success of 'Swachh Bharat' Lies in Usage of Toilets: Union Minister
Achieving complete success of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' will not be possible until the entire population uses toilets, Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh today said as he urged social groups and communities to work towards the goal of making India open defecation-free.
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He Died on Diwali Inside a Sewage Pipe
22-year-old Vinay Sirohi wanted to spend Diwali at home but left reluctantly saying that he would be back by 3.00 pm, before the celebrations began.
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Major 'Clean Up' Drive in Delhi in November: Arvind Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will launch a major drive next month to clean up Delhi of "all garbage and debris" as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday, extending "full support" to the pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Swachh Bharat: A Year On, A Reality Check From A Delhi Neighbourhood
It has been exactly one year since Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - the ambitious drive to clean India of filth by 2019. But in places like East Delhi's Geeta Colony, tucked away from the glare of visitors to India's capital city, residents say there has been little difference.
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World Bank President Praises PM Modi, Says Post Reforms, World Looks Differently at India
World Bank President Jim Young Kim has said reforms initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have had a huge impact on the way world looks at India and praised the progress made in 'Swachh Bharat' campaign and 'Clean Ganga' programme.
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Mamata Banerjee Announces Project to Make Queen of Hills Clean and Green
Lauding the people of Darjeeling for their initiative to make the Queen of Hills clean and green, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced that 50,000 toilets would be built in the hill district.
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Swachh Bharat: Yes, But Let the Centre Pay, Say States
Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Mizoram came together to discuss the feasibility of Swachh Bharat campaign in the NITI Ayog's Chief Ministers Sub-Group in Bengaluru today. Central government had launched the clean India initiative last year on October 2, coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth centenary.
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Amitabh Bachchan Meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Soon after the meeting, Mr Modi put up a photograph with Mr Bachchan on his Facebook page
