Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan Current Affairs, GK & News
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
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. 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 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
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
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
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