Nagpur: The 17-day cleanliness campaign conducted by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) concluded on Saturday with an uncomfortable question over its ambitious citizen-participation push — where were most of the Swachh Bharat ambassadors?Nearly two years after the civic body handpicked social activists, influencers, sportspersons, a radio jockey, a transgender representative and content creators as brand…
Guwahati: The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has announced plans to transform Guwahati into a ‘purple city’ by introducing the vibrant purple hues of Assam’s state flower, the Kopou (Foxtail Orchid), across various neighborhoods. The rare initiative aims to enhance the city’s aesthetics and strengthen its cultural identity.As part of the initiative, shops, residential buildings, boundary…
Lucknow: Public participation is essential to make Lucknow the country’s number one city in sanitation, said state urban development minister, AK Sharma, on Wednesday while chairing a review meeting on Swachh Survekshan 2026 at Sangam Auditorium.The minister said that Lucknow had improved its standing in sanitation, but officials must now focus on achieving the top…
Despite the improvement, persistent gaps in the city’s waste management system continue to raise concerns Gurgaon: A team from the Swachh Survekshan has begun a cleanliness survey in the city to assess sanitation and waste management systems ahead of the national rankings.In 2025, the city jumped from 140th position in 2024 to 41st rank nationally…
Belagavi: The Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) has launched the Swachh Survekshan campaign under the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission to collect public feedback on sanitation and civic services across the city.Addressing reporters at the corporation office on Wednesday, executive engineer (environmental division) Hanumant Kaladagi said the Swachh Bharat Mission, introduced in 2016, aims to…
