Aafrin Kidwai
Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2021 is being launched today under the Swachh Bharat Mission Phase- 2. As part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Swachh Survekshan Grameen aims to support acceleration of ODF plus interventions and results…
Aafrin Kidwai
Determined to raise their scores in Swacch Survekshan 2021 (SS-21), various municipalities across the country are actively promoting their waste management efforts through various IEC (Information, Education, Communication) initiatives in the city and via social…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Union government has extended the date for physical verification of Swacch Survekshan by two months. Earlier, inspection teams were due to visit cities for field inspection in January, but this time it will take…
Dhiraj Santdasani
India is witnessing rapid urbanisation and it must leverage the benefits of agglomeration economies with robust urban planning. However, such mega-urban expansion is always linked with challenges like limited resources and increased pollution. One critical…
Aafrin Kidwai
MoHUA Minister Mr Hardeep Singh Puri announced the winners of Swacch Survekshan 2020 on August 20. Here are the results: Winning cities for Swacch Survekshan (Population more than one lakh): #1 – Indore (Madhya Pradesh),…
Aafrin Kidwai
Heaps of garbage along NOIDA’s roads and drains are drawing the ire of local residents and activists, who complain that Noida Authorities have failed to take action despite repeated complaints. Admittedly, scenes of garbage piled…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the toolkit for Swachh Survekshan 2021, the sixth edition of the annual cleanliness survey for urban India conducted by MoHUA. Minister of State (Independent Charge)…
Aafrin Kidwai
The ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) has upgraded the rating for Pune, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, Ballarpur and Gwalior from one-star to three-stars in a central government’s ranking for garbage-free cities (GFC). The…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has decided to challenge the declaration of star-rating of the Swachh Bharat Mission. Vizag’s rating dropped to a one-star from the last year’s two star. The scoring mechanism is…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched a revised protocol for star rating of cities for handling municipal solid waste. “The new protocol will consider ward-wise geo-mapping, monitoring of SWM value chain…
