Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launches ‘Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities’

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the ‘Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities’ in Goa along with the Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar in order to fulfill India’s biggest dream ..

Kajol named as advocacy ambassador for Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat initiative

Actress Kajol has become an advocacy ambassador for Hindustan Unilever’s Swachh Aadat Swachh Bharat ‘haath muh bum’ initiative. She is an active supporter of eradicating preventable deaths from hygiene-related issues.

After Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh officially declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF)

Arunachal Pradesh has been officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) and has become the second state in the North East after Sikkim to achieve the status. On 1st January 2018, Upper Subansiri, Siang and Changlang were officially declared ODF. The ..

Arunachal Pradesh declared open defecation-free State

Arunachal Pradesh was officially declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) state. It is second State from Northeast, after Sikkim and overall fifth state after Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Haryana to be declared ODF state. The announcement comes after three remaining districts ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018

Government launches nationwide Swachhta Hi Seva Campaign

The Union Government has launched Swachhta Hi Seva’ (cleanliness is service), a nation-wide fortnight-long sanitation campaign to highlight the government’s flagship cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission. It was launched by President Ram Nath Kovind from Ishworiganj village in Kanpur, Uttar ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017

President Ram Nath Kovind launched a nationwide campaign ‘Swacchata Hi Seva’ from Kanpur

President Ram Nath Kovind has launched a nationwide campaign ‘Swacchata Hi Sewa’ from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on September 15, 2017. He will administer nation-wide Swachhta Hi Seva pledge initiating parallel action in all the two lakh 50 thousand plus ..