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.
Scroll Staff
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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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Naga group lifts shutdown in 6 districts after responding to Election Commission notice
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Vinesh, Anshu, Reetika secure Paris 2024 quotas for India
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events