World Toilet Day: November 19

Published: November 19, 2020

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. What is the theme of World Toilet Day? In 2020, the World Toilet Day is celebrated under the following theme Theme: Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change What ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events in Current Affairs

Topics: Climate change • Open defecation • Open Defecation Free • Sustainable Development Goal • Swachh Bharat • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • swachhta puraskar • UN Water • United Nations • World Toilet Day

Rs 170 crores disbursed to MNREGA

Published: May 22, 2020

On May 21, 2020, the Government of India disbursed RS 170 crores to MNREGA workers. The amounts were disbursed to the beneficiaries through the Deaprtment of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. Highlights The Department has taken up more than 14,000 development projects under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act) since April 20, 2020. This ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • Employment • employment generation • Migrant workers • MNREGA • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin • Rural Development • solid waste management • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • Swachh Bharat Mission

GoI: Star Rating of Garbage Free Cities Released

Published: May 19, 2020

On May 19, 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs released star rating of garbage free cities for the year 2019-20. Highlights Around 5 cities were given 5-star rating. This includes Ambikapur, Surat, Rajkot, Mysuru, Indore and Navi Mumbai. The ministry had given 3-star rating to 65 cities and 1-star rating to 70 cities. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: COVID-19 • Ministry Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • sanitation • solid waste management • Star Rating • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • Swachh Survekshan

Revised Version of Swachhata Application launched to fight COVID-19

Published: April 9, 2020

On April 9, 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched a revised version of Swachhata application. The application was launched at a video conferencing held with states and union territories. Why Swachhta Application? The Application has more than 1.7 crore urban users all over the country, Therefore, the reach is faster. It has ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: lock down • Migrant workers • Migrants • Quarantine • sanitation • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • Swachh Bharat programme • swachhata app

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana launched to fight COVID-19

Published: March 26, 2020

On March 26, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman launched Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. The scheme is an economic help package for people in the country to fight against COVID-19 and its effects. Around 1.7 lakh crore has been allocated under the package. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana Under the scheme, around ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • MNREGA • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

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