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Clear filtersPRAGATI-50 was launched on 29 September 2026 in New Delhi to develop 50 model cities across 24 states under Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0. It seeks better urban cleanliness, solid waste management, used water managemen...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive push for human dignity and occupational safety, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) strictly and officially observed the 3rd National NAMASTE Day,...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive judicial pronouncement, the Supreme Court of India has strictly and officially ruled that the right to walk on safe and demarcated footpaths is a fundamental right. T...
Urban Municipal Logistics: MoHUA Partners with Local Bodies to Integrate Photogrammetric Garbage Tracking Across Pilot ZonesIn a major technical enhancement upgrading the sanitation tracking infrastructure of the Swachh...
Constitutional Jurisprudence: Apex Court Links Citizens' Safety from Stray Dog Attacks Directly with Right to Life Under Article 21In a milestone judicial pronouncement addressing the growing public hazard of stray dog a...
Grassroots Excellence: Decentralized Governance and Rural Transformation The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj officially declared the winners of the National Panchayat Awards 2025, celebrating exceptional local bodies th...
Three Panchayats from Tripura secured top honours in the Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Nanaji Deshmukh Panchayat Satat Vikas Puraskar 2025.Sepahijala was judged the best District Panchayat.Kanchabari won first place in the Hea...
MoSPI has released the ‘Planet in Focus’ report on environmental sustainability under the SDGs.India has achieved Open Defecation Free status, and 97.2% of schools have separate toilets for girls and boys (SDG 6).Waste-r...
A Private Member Bill seeking a Right to Recall for elected representatives was discussed in Parliament as a way to improve democratic accountability. The right lets voters remove a representative before the term ends. M...
The Union Government published the first national dataset on waste-pickers under the NAMASTE (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) scheme. Urban Local Bodies in 35 States and Union Territories have profil...
