Swacch Bharat
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Indian government has built 95 million toilets, but little has changed for manual scavengers
India is listed among nine nations where sanitation workers face the worst working conditions.
Sadhika Tiwari, IndiaSpend
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Swachh Bharat cess being levied even after introduction of GST, reveals RTI query: The Wire
The Ministry of Finance collected Rs 4,391 crore through the cess between April 2017 and September 2018.
Scroll Staff
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Centre criticises UN special rapporteur’s ‘factually incorrect’ comments on Swachh Bharat Mission
The government also denounced Leo Heller’s statement that Mahatma Gandhi’s glasses – the campaign’s symbol – should be replaced with the ‘human rights lens’.
Scroll Staff
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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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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Business history: How Jaypee Infratech’s stalled construction projects left homebuyers in the lurch
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Let our monks defecate in open, Digambar Jain group asks Madhya Pradesh government: Hindustan Times
The office of the state's Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development Gopal Bhargava denied receiving any such memorandum.
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World Bank pledges $1.5 billion to Clean India campaign
The international financial institution noted that despite a record of impressive economic growth, the country still faces the challenge of ensuring good sanitation and public health for its citizens.
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Move aside "Pardesi Pardesi" – the next song you hear on the train might be about Swacch Bharat
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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