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Wayanad District Tops ODF Plus Ranking

Wayanad, a district in the southern Indian state of Kerala, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the first ODF Plus district in India. This is a significant...

May 3, 2023

India’s ‘Panch Pran’ target for next 25 years

On August 15, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation for 9th consecutive time from the Red Fort. During the 88 minutes speech, PM set a “Panch...

August 17, 2022

Goa achieves ODF and Electricity for every household

Information and Broadcasting Minister, Anurag Thakur, recently complimented Goa as it achieved ODF and Electricity for every household. Key Points Goa has also become the first state to...

October 25, 2021

SUJALAM campaign launched by Jal Shakti Ministry

Ministry of Jal Shakti started the SUJALAM campaign on August 25, 2021. What is SUJALAM? SUJALAM Campaign is a 100 days campaign launched as a part of the...

August 26, 2021

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...

February 4, 2021

World Toilet Day: November 19

Every year, the United Nations and several other international organizations celebrate World Toilet Day on November 19. The official convener of the World Toilet Day is the UN-Water....

November 19, 2020

First Installment of Highest Ever Rs 60,750 Crore Grant to RLBs Released

For the Financial Year (FY) 2020-21, the Fifteenth Finance Commission had earlier submitted its report for the Rural Local Bodies (RLB), the recommendations in the report were accepted...

June 20, 2020

Swachh Bharat Mission: Gram Panchayats get more funds under 15th finance commission

The GoI approved the implementation of second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission in February 2020. The Mission is to focus two crore projects during its second phase. It...

March 18, 2020

Union Cabinet approves Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved the Phase II of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) till the financial year 2024-25. The...

February 20, 2020

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...

February 20, 2020

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