Swachh Bharat
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Indore named cleanest city in India for fourth consecutive time
Ahmedabad won the first rank for the cleanest city with a population of over 40 lakh.
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Ground report: Killing of two Dalit children exposes failure of India’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
India is officially ‘open defecation free’ but the children were killed while defecating in the open. The scheme has failed to address caste.
Vijayta Lalwani
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Gujarat’s claim that it is Open Defecation Free does not appear to be correct, says CAG
The Centre had informed the Lok Sabha in February that 11 states, including Gujarat, have been declared ODF under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Andhra Pradesh is open defecation free, says Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
Eliminating open defecation is a part of the Centre’s Swachh Bharat mission.
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Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi suspends ‘no toilets, no free rice’ order after protests
She had earlier said distribution of free rice will only be made after villages were made open-defecation and garbage free.
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Not a single toilet was built in Delhi under the Swachh Bharat Mission, says CAG report
Over Rs 40 crore allocated for the purpose is lying unused in the banks, the auditor said.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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UGC asks universities to award academic credits to students participating in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
The higher education regulator proposed a 15-day internship where students can be part of the cleanliness programme.
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Rajasthan: BJP minister urinates in public in Jaipur, says ‘it is not a big issue’
The incident caused embarrassment to the BJP, which is trying to bring the city up in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan rankings.
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Jharkhand: Girl killed by dogs while relieving herself outside in an open defecation free district
Koderma was declared a district free of open defecation in 2017, but the girl’s family did not have a toilet inside their house.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Swachh Bharat spent Rs 530 crore on publicity in three years – but little on grassroots awareness
An RTI application has found the scheme’s publicity budget is directed at TV and print ads.
Aroon Deep
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Interview: The surprising links between casteism, open defecation and high infant mortality in India
Economists Dean Spears and Diane Coffey reveal insights that many administrators would never openly admit to.
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
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‘There were no urinals’: Minister defends himself after photos of him urinating in public go viral
Opposition parties criticised Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and questioned the BJP’s commitment to the Swachh Bharat initative.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals