Aafrin Kidwai
Last month, SBM-U 2.0 launched the flagship newsletter Swachh Vaarta. This bi-monthly newsletter envisages keeping all citizens updated on the activities and events undertaken by the Swacch Bharat Mission. It aims to showcase the journey of…
Aafrin Kidwai
“Enhanced focus will be provided for scientific management of dry and wet waste,” said Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, while announcing a 150-per cent hike in the outlay of the Swacch Bharat Mission, with an…
Aafrin Kidwai
A 13-person team of administrative officers from the Swachh Bharat Mission visited Indore to learn about the city’s Solid Waste Management system. The team also included representatives from Aligarh, Jhansi, Vrindavan, Saharanpur, Bareilly, Farrukhabad, Kushinagar,…
Aafrin Kidwai
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mr Anurag Thakur has said that 8.4 million kg of plastic waste has been collected across India since the start of the Swachh Bharat 2.0 programme. Thakur also…
Aafrin Kidwai
In the run-up to the first anniversary of SBM 2.0 on October 2, 2022, the government is planning a series of events including a youth-focused event for waste-collection. The Indian Swachhata League is an inter-city…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Centre has allocated Rs 70 crore to the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) under the Swachh Bharat Mission’s Solid Waste Management fund. The civic body intends to use this fund to improve solid waste…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Centre has approved Rs 403.77 crores for legacy waste clearance in Gujarat. To retrieve prime land in Gujarat from hazardous landfills, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved the central share…
Aafrin Kidwai
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Guidelines detailed in Plastic Waste Management Rules 2022 provide a comprehensive mechanism to hold plastic producers and manufacturers responsible for managing post-consumer plastic waste Consumer responsibility should be given more attention…
Aafrin Kidwai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded “people’s participation” in the Swacch Bharat Mission (SBM). Noting the increased use of cloth bags instead of polythene in various cities of the country, he said that the collective…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Delhi administration is petitioning the Central government for Rs 1,755 crore to clear three landfill sites in Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa, which are administered by the East, South, and North Delhi Municipal Corporations, respectively.…
Moumita Bhattacharjee
The Patna Municipal Corporation has decided to turn traditional dumping sites into green sites by potting plants in all wards. This is being done in a bid to earn points in the Swacch Sarvekshan 2021…
Aafrin Kidwai
Speaking on the occasion of the Swachchata Diwas, Minister of State – MoHUA, Mr Hardeep Singh Puri, underlined the importance paid to urban spaces by the Modi government. Mr Puri said the greatest success of…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Swachhata Ke 6 Saal Bemisaal event on the occasion of sixth anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) on Gandhi Jayanti in New Delhi today is focussing on the experiences of various states and…
Aanchal Bansal
Launched on Gandhi Jayanti in 2014, the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) has come a long way. Aimed at transforming the behavior of citizens on issues of cleanliness and sanitation, the program has changed the way…
Editor
The cities of Amritsar, Bathinda, Mohali, Rupnagar, Moonak, and Nawanshahr, in Punjab plan to set up WtE plants, as was reported by The Economic Times. For this purpose, the government of Punjab intends to introduce…
Editor
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has reduced the proposed gap of 300-500 metres between incineration power plants and residential areas to 30-100 metres, much less than what is defined by the Swachh Bharat Mission.…
