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Open Defecation in India
In Open Defecation (OD), people use fields, forests, rivers, canals, drains, bushes, roads, railway tracks etc. to defecate instead of use of toilets. Prevalence of Open Defecation around the World In terms of total number of persons practicing OD, India is top country of the world with around 626 million people defecating in open. As ..
..Read MoreUnified 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 Abhiyan approved by Cabinet
The Union Cabinet has granted its approval for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) which will be officially launched on October 2, 2014. The main goal of the programme is a clean India with all gram panchayats being open defecation free by 2019. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Urban) will last a span of five years and ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Government Schemes • India • Indian society • Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation • open defecation in India • Swachh Bharat Abhiyan