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Swachh Bharat Mission proved highly cost-beneficial with benefits related to health: Study

The study used household surveys in the 12 Indian states that once contributed to over 90% of open defecation in IndiaThe study said that the annual benefits of sanitation under SBM-Gare US$ 727 plus US$ 294 one-off property value benefit

3 min read22 Oct 2020
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How Swachh Bharat toilets save costs

Toilets built under the campaign help rural households gain ₹47,000 a year by reducing deaths, limiting medical costs and preventing income loss

1 min read19 Oct 2020
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Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 to focus on waste management

The ministry of housing and urban affairs is looking to finalise the draft of the second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission which may have increased focus on managing solid waste and sludge Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the mission was constantly evolving

1 min read21 Aug 2020
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Indore cleanest city in India for the fourth consecutive time

Surat in Gujarat and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra have ranked second and third respectively among cities with populations of more than 1 lakhIn cities with a population of less than 1 lakh, Karad, Saswad and Lonavla in Maharashtra ranked in the top three positions

1 min read20 Aug 2020
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Anand Mahindra impressed by Mumbai's auto-rickshaw with hand-washing system

The video, which is slightly over a minute's duration, shows the particular three-wheeler built with the hand washing unit equipped with a soap dispenser'One silver lining of Covid-19 is that it’s dramatically accelerating the creation of a Swachh Bharat,' tweetes Anand Mahindra

1 min read11 Jul 2020
Technology

Google Maps to expand mix mode commute option to more cities across India

Fitzpatrick listed 14 features that Google has incorporated in the mapsGoogle is looking to expand mixed mode commute option to cities across India which displays a combination of transport modes for commuting to a particular destination.

1 min read7 Feb 2020
Opinion

Opinion | Public has greater role than govt in keeping cities neat

There’s noise on drawbacks of the municipal corporations but the solution is missing

4 min read14 Oct 2019
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In a first, Indian Railways install benches made from recycled plastic

The plastic benches have been placed at platform no 2/3 at north end side of Churchgate railway stationAll the three benches are placed at Churchgate station

1 min read4 Oct 2019
Technology

Google Maps now lists 57,000 public toilets across India

The initiative was launched in 2016 as a pilot in three cities— New Delhi, Bhopal, and IndoreToday, users can simply type ‘public toilets near me’ on Google Search, Google Assistant or Google Maps and receive results at their fingertips

1 min read2 Oct 2019
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Gates Foundation award seen as boost to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Modi dedicated the award for the sanitation scheme to those Indians who had transformed the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan into a mass movementModi said that India is ready to share its expertise and experiences with other nations

2 min read25 Sep 2019
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