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The campaign's official name is in Hindi. In English, it translates to "Clean India Mission". The campaign was officially launched on 2 October 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. It is India's largest cleanliness mission to date with three million government employees, students and citizens from all parts ...
The Indian anti-corruption movement, popularly known as Anna Andolan, was a series of demonstrations and protests across India that began in 2011 and was intended to establish strong legislation and enforcement against perceived endemic political corruption. [5] The movement was named as one of the "Top 10 News Stories of 2011" by Time magazine ...
Swachh Survekshan (lit. Sanskrit "Swachh" for Cleanliness and "Survekshan" for Survey - (सर्व (sarv, “all”) + ईक्षण (īkṣaṇ, “viewing”) is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in villages, cities and towns across India.
Sachidanand Bharati (Hindi: सच्चिदानंद भारती) is an Indian environmentalist activist, philanthropist, and teacher from the Indian state of Uttarakhand. He is the founder and secretary of the Ufrainkhal-based voluntary organisation named Dudhatoli Lok Vikas Sansthan (DLVS) .
The social media platform has now garnered attention for calling itself the Swadeshi Andolan 2.0. [ 18 ] On 18 August 2020 IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday announced Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge with award money of Rs 4.3 crore to key challenges after ban on Chinese investments.
Patel quota stir, Patidar Anamat Andolan: Type: street protest, protest march, procession: Cause: Seeking Other Backward Class status for the Patidar community: Organised by: Several Patidar community organisations: Outcome: 103rd Amendment of the constitution granting 10% reservation to economically weak people: Deaths: 14 [1] [2] [3] Non ...
Social activist Anna Hazare has said the Jail Bharo Andolan will begin on April 13 if the government fails the Jan Lokpal Bill. The 74-year-old leader, who was on a fast-unto-death at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi from April 5, 2011, told the media that people of India would take to the streets. Millions of Indians are supporting him.
The Jan Andolan also organised celebrations in Port Louis to mark the independence of India and Pakistan in August 1947. Ahead of the August 1948 General Elections the Jan Andolan also led a nationwide literacy campaign to enable the mass of mainly illiterate Indo-Mauritians to cast their votes for the first time in island's history ...