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India's Urban Development expenditure jumped eight folds with an expenditure of INR 11.83 lakh crores: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
The Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA), Hardeep Puri recently asserted that the expenditure allocated on the urban development domain has expanded eight-fold over the last six years (2015-2021). He further added that Swachh Bharat Mission becomes a Jan-Andolan and will be launching SBM 2.0, with an outlay of Rs. 1.41 lakh crores.
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3 Andhra Pradesh Cities awarded 'Water Plus Certification' by MoHUA awards
Three Cities of Andhra Pradesh, namely, Visakhapatnam, Tirupathi Municipal Corporation, and Vijayawada Municipal Corporation have been awarded the tag.
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Swachh Bharat Mission: Game-changing India’s battle against Covid-19
“The SBM has truly evolved into a people-driven movement where every step that we take is matched and taken five steps ahead by citizens, who have become our partners”, ascertains an enthusiastic Naveen Kumar Agarwal, Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) in conversation with Poulami Chakraborty of BW Businessworld. Excerpts Below
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Coca-Cola India reinvigorates its vision of creating a ‘World Without Waste’
Coca-Cola India reinforces its commitment towards one of its key Sustainability priorities of Waste Management. Aligned with the Government of India's Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission, Plastic Waste Management Rules and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the company’s global initiative ‘World Without Waste’ aimed at creating a circular plastic economy, has achieved significant milestones in the country.
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Ambuja Cement joins hands with BCCI on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
• Ambuja Cement will run a waste management drive during the India England T20 five-match series through its in-house waste management arm Geocycle as part of the Net Zero pledge of LafargeHolcim group globally. • Aims to collect and manage around 3-4 tonnes of waste and approximately 1 tonne of single-use plastic ( state Co2) • The collected waste will be safely re-purposed in the cement kiln as an alternative fuel at the Ambujanagar plant. • With sustainability at the heart of its global strategy, Ambuja is committed to building a world that works for people and the planet. A greener world: low carbon and circular; A world that is smarter: innovation-driven and digital; and A world that works for all: connecting people and society.
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NDMC Chairperson launches Swachhta Song to create awareness among citizens for behavior change
After launching the song Shri Dharmendra said that NDMC Swachhta song shall unify all its citizens and keep them motivated in one platform with the objective of achieving the goals of Swachh Bharat Mission and upcoming Swachh Survckshan 2021.
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Indore tops Swachha Survekshan as Cleanest City
Indore has retained the title of the cleanest city in the last three years. This time a total of 4,372 cities participated in the league.
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Karnataka Making Imprints in the Nation’s Mission for Clean City
The Urban Development department of the state has strategized plans to monitor this regions minutely to cut the menace of littering, banning plastic usage and waste management, based on which and several others, Karnataka has improved drastically in Swachha Sarvekshan ranking by Government of India. Elaborating further, Anjum Parvez, Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Karnataka states: “Cleanliness is much more than a mission. It’s more of a mind-set that we had to inculcate within our citizens, who themselves reject using plastic bags and promote other several mandates that the state government department owns and adopt. Poulami Chakraborty of BW SmartCities World writes excerpts:
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Satyagraha se Swachhagraha is a mass sanitation drive which is spiralling into a jan andolan in Bihar
A social behavioural change led community movement, Satyagraha se Swacchagraha is an ambitious sanitation drive by the Central Government to bolster its Swachh Bharat Mission. Sensitising people in rural India about the importance of sanitation and cleanliness of their surroundings in day to day life, Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation talks to Manali Jaggi of BW SmartCities about this movement as more of a peoples’ movement driven for them, by them and from them. Edited Excerpts:-
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‘URBAN RENEWAL SCHEMES KEY TO INDIA’S TRANSFORMATION’
Hardeep Singh Puri is a distinguished former diplomat. Many people were surprised when he was chosen to head the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. But, Puri has a number of plans, and he is proceeding at a breakneck speed to implement PM Narendra Modi’s flagship programmes. Excerpts from a conversation with BW Smart Cities’ Suman K Jha.
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