Mission Swachh Bharat Current Affairs, GK & News
India, Germany MoU on Cities combating plastic entering the marine environment
India and Germany have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on “Cities Combating Plastic Entering the Marine Environment”. It is in line with the objective of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. About the MoU According to the MoU, the project to be implemented mainly focuses on sustainable solid waste management. It will help India achieve the goal ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Brahmaputra • Ganga • India-Germany • Marine ecosystem • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Microplastics • Mission Swachh Bharat • Ocean pollution • Plastics • River Pollution • solid waste management
Unified Web Portal for to Monitoring Progress of GOBARDHAN Launched
The Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh have jointly launched a unified web portal. This web portal will be used for monitoring the progress of GOBARDHAN activities in India. Key Points It ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: GOBARDHAN • Gobardhan Yojna • Mission Swachh Bharat • Open Defecation Free • open defecation in India • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • Swachh Bharat Mission Phase-2
Cabinet approves Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission
On February 19, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved on implementing the phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission. The phase II of the mission will focus on Open Defecation Free Plus. Highlights The budget allocated for phase II of the mission is Rs 52,497 crores. The mission in this phase is to converge with Jal Jeevan ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Gram panchayat • Jal Jeevan mission • MGNREGA • Mission Swachh Bharat • ODF • ODF plus • Open Defecation Free • open defecation in India • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • Union Cabinet Decisions
Swachh Bharat Mission achieves its urban target
On December 23, 2019, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced that urban areas of 35 states have been declared Open Defecation Free. It includes 4,167 cities. The target has been achieved through third party verification. Highlights According to the ministry, the target has been achieved by constructing 65.81 lakh househols toilets as against the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Clean India Campaign • Garbage • Ministry of Urban Affairs • Mission Swachh Bharat • Open Defecation Free • Plastic Waste Management • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan
PM invites views on “Mission Swachh Bharat”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his bit to seek people’s participation in all endeavours of his government, he has again reached out to the people of India for their views and suggestions for his most dear mission, ‘Mission Swachh Bharat’ which is going to be launched on October 2nd, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Topics: Cleanliness • Current Affairs - 2017 • India • Mission Swachh Bharat • PM Modi • PPP