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Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0

The Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U), launched on 2nd October 2014 aims at making urban India free from open defecation and achieving 100% scientific management of municipal solid waste in 4,041 statutory towns in the country. The objectives of the mission are mentioned below: Elimination of open defecation Eradication of Manual Scavenging Modern and Scientific Municipal Solid Waste Management To effect behavioral change regarding healthy sanitation practices Generate awareness about sanitation and its linkage with public health Capacity Augmentation for ULB’s To create an enabling environment for private sector participation in Capex (capital expenditure) and Opex (operation and maintenance)…

14 December, 2021 Governance reforms

Index Monitoring Cell Report

Report by Index Monitoring Cell The Index Monitoring Cell (IMC) in its report recommended, Decriminalising of defamation Consent of the Press Council of India is a prerequisite before filing an FIR against the media or a publication. In the World Press Freedom Index, 2020, India had been ranked 142nd among 180 countries. In the Freedom in the World Report, 2021, India’s status had been downgraded from a free country to a “partly free” country. Index Monitoring Cell It was set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in 2020. Chaired by Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau The 15-member…

22 March, 2021 Governance reforms

Coal sector reforms

Coal sector reforms GS-PAPER-2 Governance and Energy PT-MAINS-I.V India, being a developing country, coal remains one of the most important indigenous energy resources and the dominant fuel for power generation and many industrial applications. Presently, despite being the world's fourth-largest producer, India is the second-largest importer of the dry-fuel. Therefore, in line with the vision to build an ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’, a slew of reforms to promote commercial mining of coal in India, has been announced. Unlocking coal mining for private players is a step forward to attain self-reliance in the coal sector. However, for sustainable utilization of coal, there is a need to…

25 June, 2020 Governance reforms

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