Clean India Mission
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In Uttar Pradesh village declared Open Defecation Free, most households don’t have toilets
Semra’s residents say the vigilante-style Swachh Bharat campaign has only stigmatised them without providing an alternative.
Khabar Lahariya
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Open defecation has fallen after Swachh Bharat campaign but not as much as government claims
A study on open defecation from 2014 to 2018 reveals the good and the bad of Swachh Bharat implementation in north India.
Aarefa Johari
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Swachh Bharat’s urban-toilet plan is running 76% behind schedule
The ambitious toilet-construction programme to make India open-defecation free is slipping.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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This new book contains 40 simple lunches that will keep children energetic at school
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View from the Margins: A Miya poet on how Hindutva's rise has scarred his community
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Swachh Bharat: Centre asks banks to help rural India build toilets at home
The Ministry of Finance has included water and sanitation as new fields for priority-sector lending by commercial banks.
Scroll Staff
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70% of urban India’s sewage is landing up in its rivers and seas
The treatment capacity of the country's sewage plants is nowhere near enough. And that's just one of the problems.
Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com
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This amazing trash can for the sea could be the answer to the Ganga's garbage problem
Australian surfers built the machine after being fed up with all the rubbish in the sea.
Scroll Staff
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Corporations ignore Modi’s call to donate to the treasure chest for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
So far, the largest donation for the Swachh Bharat Kosh has come from Mata Amritanandmayi, a spiritual guru in Kerala.
Anumeha Yadav
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How India's refusal to shed caste prejudices is undermining Swacch Bharat
There are strong links between widespread open defecation and rural Indians' views on purity and untouchability. How can these be addressed?
Sangita Vyas