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Swachh Bharat Mission
Understanding the thinking behind IEC in large programs
Posted on 04 Oct, 2021 03:24 PMOur governing ministries in the Centre and in States plan several programs every year for the overall betterment of lives and livelihoods of the masses, and many of them require people to under
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Gomti’s tributaries are in a dismal state: Report
Posted on 15 Apr, 2021 10:06 PMGomti’s tributaries are in a dismal state, thanks to groundwater exploitation
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Swacchagrahis: The frontline workers of India's largest sanitation program
Posted on 13 Apr, 2021 02:04 PMThere is good evidence that frontline workers have proved to be gamechanger in the delivery of services like health and integrated child development services (ICDS).
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Swachh Survekshan 2017: Indore is India’s cleanest city
Posted on 08 May, 2017 11:28 PMIndore and Bhopal declared India’s cleanest cities
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Ministries to prepare two-year action plans for Swachh Bharat
Posted on 02 May, 2017 01:20 AMPMO directs Ministries to prepare two-year action plans for Swachh Bharat implementation
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Open defecation continues in rural India despite increased toilet construction
Posted on 24 Apr, 2017 10:32 AMDespite increased toilet construction, open defecation lives on in rural India
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Uttarakhand to be open defecation free soon
Posted on 16 Apr, 2017 09:45 PMUttarakhand all set to become open defecation free by May
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Transgenders can now use public toilets of their choice
Posted on 09 Apr, 2017 10:42 AMCentre issues guidelines allowing transgender people to use public toilets of their choice
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Worn out buses become 'Toilets for Her' in Pune
Posted on 27 Mar, 2017 12:25 AMPune municipal corporation converts worn out buses into toilets
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Karnataka minister proposes legalising manual scavenging
Posted on 20 Mar, 2017 01:00 PMKarnataka for making manual scavenging legal to get rid of pesky scavenger deaths
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