Swachh Bharat Mission Current Affairs, GK & News
Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0: Agreement signed with UNDP
On December 6, 2021, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement was signed under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0. It was signed to strengthen the waste management sector in the country. About the MoU Under the MoU, the UNDP will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Swachh Bharat Mission • Swachhata Kendra • United Nations Development Programme
Swachhata Pakhwada launched in Cochin Port Trust
Swachhata Pakhwada 2021 was launched at the Cochin Port Trust and the Swachhata pledge was administered in all departments on September 16, 2021. Highlights On the occasion, shramdaan cleaning activities were also started in the Port areas. Activities that were proposed during the Pakhwada comprise of cleaning of work places, crafts & public spaces and ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan • Swachh Bharat Mission • Swachh Bharat Mission Phase-2 • Swachhata Pakhwada • Swachhata Pakhwada 2021
Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship- Things to Know!
The Office of Principal Scientific Adviser of the Government of India has launched the “Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship” under the “Waste to Wealth” Mission on March 3, 2021. About the Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship The Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship initiative was launched with the objective of recognizing the students, self-help groups, community workers, sanitary workers and municipal workers ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies • Smart Cities Mission • Swachh Bharat Mission • Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship • Waste management • waste to wealth
Field Assessment of Swachh Survekshan 2021 Launched
The Secretary of Ministry of Housing and Housing Affairs (MoHUA), Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, has launched the field assessment of Swachh Survekshan, 2021. It is the sixth edition of this annual cleanliness survey which is conducted by the Government of India. Background The Swachh Survekshan 2021 was introduced by the MoHUA in the year 2016. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Housing and Housing Affairs (MoHUA) • Swachh Bharat Mission • Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban • Swachh Survekshan • Swachh Survekshan 2021
Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge: Launched across 243 cities to prevent Hazardous Sewer Cleaning
On November 19, 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the “Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge”. The challenge aims to ensure that no life of septic tank or sewer cleaner is lost during cleaning. The challenge stresses on the fact that safety and dignity of sanitation workers is the core of Swachh Bharat Mission. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Manual scavenging • Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge • Sewerage • Swachh Bharat Mission • World Toilet Day