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’.
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’