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HYDERABAD: It was a day of double pride for the twin cities on Thursday, with Greater Hyderabad ranked the sixth cleanest city in the country in the Million Plus Cities category (population over 10 lakh) among 44 cities in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings, while Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) secured the top position among 58 cantonment boards and ranked 11th nationally in the medium cities category (50,000-3 lakh population). Hyderabad outperformed other southern metros, with Bengalu ...Read More >
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore Corporation has been ranked 28 out of 44 cities in the cleanliness survey (Swachh Survekshan 2025) under the category of cities with population of more than 10 lakh. The cleanliness ranking was released on Thursday by the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA).Coimbatore has shown significant improvement in rankings. It stood at 35th place in 2023 and 46th place in 2022.In Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore has maintained its top position for the third consecutive year whil ...Read More >
Jaipur: Former CM Ashok Gehlot acknowledged Thursday that BJP's campaign focusing on the 2022 Kanhaiya Lal murder case contributed to his govt's electoral defeat in 2023.The case involved the brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, who was beheaded inside his shop on June 28, 2022, by two assailants who filmed and shared the act on social media. The accused, Mohammad Riyaz Akhtari and Ghaus, were arrested within four hours after the crime.The murder occurred against a backdrop of es ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 17: Shillong has bagged the 'Promising Swachh Shehar of State/UT' title during the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 Awards at Vigyan Bhagwan, New Delhi, hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Besides Shillong, 33 other cities across different states and UTs were selected for this distinction based on their efforts in improving sanitation, waste management, and citizen participation. The awards, presented by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday, marked a decade of ...Read More >
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, securing ₹600 crore under SASCI scheme for capital investment, supporting infrastructure and employment. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, securing a ₹600 crore commitment under the Centre's Special Assistance to States/UTs for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme. The funds are expected by the end of this month. The SASCI scheme was launched in 2020-21 in response to t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
Mumbai: Continuing its streak in national cleanliness rankings, Navi Mumbai has emerged as Maharashtra's only representative in the newly launched 'Super Swachh League' of the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 for cities with 10 lakh plus population. It secured the third position in the overall cleanest cities ranking after Indore and Surat.This elite classification, positioned above regular rankings, acknowledges the fact that Navi Mumbai has maintained top-three positions in the annual cleanliness dri ...Read More >
Surat: Surat, which has been consistently ranked among India's cleanest cities, has added another feather to its cap after securing the top rank in the newly introduced 'Super Swachh League' category for cities with a population of over 10 lakh.The announcement was made during a special Swachh Bharat Mission event held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday. The President of India presented the award to the Surat Municipal Corporation in recognition of its outstanding efforts in sanitation an ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi continued to show lacklustre results in the Swachhta Survekshan. In the assessment of cities with populations exceeding 10 lakh (or million-plus cities) for 2024-25, it placed 31st out of 44. This follows the 2023-24 performance in which Delhi ranked 90th among 446 cities in the category of urban areas with populations above one lakh. MCD had aspired to rank in the top 10 in this category in 2024-25, but fell far short.Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh argued t ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17: Social media major Meta on Thursday apologised for inaccurate Kannada translation and claimed to have fixed the issue, after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah raised concerns over faulty auto-translation of Kannada content on its platforms. Raising concerns over the faulty auto-translation of Kannada content on Meta platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, Siddaramaiah said that it was leading to the distortion of facts and misleading users. "We fixed an issue that brie ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Delhi will receive Rs 600 crore from the Central government under a special assistance scheme for Union Territories, said an official statement on Thursday. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the funds will be used to accelerate development projects across the city, including initiatives for traffic management, drainage, green energy and waste management. Also Read | Patna Voter List Controversy: Election Commission, District Administration Reject Claims in Viral Cli ...Read More >
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] July 17 (ANI): In a shocking incident in Madhya Nayanapalli village of Pakala mandal, a man named Giri allegedly murdered his wife and two daughters and then attempted to take his own life. According to police reports, Giri and his wife, Hemalatha, had two daughters. In a heinous act, Giri reportedly pushed his wife and daughters into a well. A family member stated that he received a call informing him that Giri had thrown his wife and children into a well. Wh ...Read More >
Vadodara: Climbing up the cleanliness rankings, Vadodara secured the 18th position in the Swachh Survekshan 2024 among cities with a population of over 10 lakh. The city scored 10,713 out of 12,500 points and was also recognised among 12 urban centres as a 'Promising Swachh Shehar'.The improvement comes after the city ranked 33rd last year. Officials noted that Vadodara's performance still fell short of its earlier rankings -- eighth in 2021 and 14th in 2022 -- reflecting a dip from its past ach ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad has been rated as the sixth cleanest city out of the 40 cities in India with a population of over 10 lakh, according to the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 conducted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs. The city was ranked 9th in 2023-24, and stood at 10th place the year before. The top two cleanest cities this year are Ahmedabad and Bhopal. In Telangana, no other city featured in the top 10 list this year. However, from Andhra Pradesh, the Greater Visakhapatnam Mu ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's campaign at the World University Games in Germany got off to a mixed start on Thursday, with teenage swimmer Rohit Benedicton providing the day's standout performance by shattering a national record in the men's 50m butterfly, even as other Indian athletes struggled to make an impact across multiple disciplines. The 19-year-old swimmer clocked 24.00 seconds to finish 12th overall and qualify for the semifinals, eclipsing the seven-year-old national ma ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has secured the 31st position in the 'Medium Cities' category in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25. The awards, announced on Thursday, were based on the world's largest urban sanitation survey conducted under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. This edition of the survey saw participation from 4,589 Urban Local Bodies, a significant increase from just 73 participating cities in 2016 when the exercise was firs ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has secured the 31st position in the 'Medium Cities' category in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25. The awards, announced on Thursday, were based on the world's largest urban sanitation survey conducted under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. This edition of the survey saw participation from 4,589 Urban Local Bodies, a significant increase from just 73 participating cities in 2016 when the exercise was firs ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 17: In a major achievement under the Swachh Survekshan 2024, Jammu has been declared the cleanest city in Jammu & Kashmir. The announcement was made today by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, based on a detailed survey conducted in April and May 2025. Jammu Municipal Corporation not only topped the UT rankings but also earned the prestigious 3-Star Garbage-Free City (GFC) certification. It was further honoured with the 'Promising Swachh Shehar' ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) India will require USD 1.5 trillion investment by 2030 across key areas to address the climate challenge at scale, according to a Deloitte India report. The investments will be driven by India's efforts towards renewable energy, biofuels, decarbonisation and sustainable infrastructure to combat climate change, the report, 'The climate response: Tapping into India's climate and energy transition opportunity', said. Also Read | 'A Decade of Digital India' Reel Contest by ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dairy company Heritage Foods Limited on Thursday reported a sharp decline in net profit for the first quarter of FY26, as the company posted a net profit of Rs 40.5 crore for the April-June quarter, down 30.7 per cent from Rs 58.4 crore reported in the same period previous year (Q1 FY25). The fall in profit came despite a 10.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in revenue, which rose to Rs 1,136.7 crore from Rs 1,032.6 crore in a year-ago period, according to it ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) India will require USD 1.5 trillion investment by 2030 across key areas to address the climate challenge at scale, according to a Deloitte India report. The investments will be driven by India's efforts towards renewable energy, biofuels, decarbonisation and sustainable infrastructure to combat climate change, the report, 'The climate response: Tapping into India's climate and energy transition opportunity', said. The report highlighted water security, sustainable agric ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17: The rules of performance marketing have changed. What once worked - batch reports, generic creatives, and reactive decision-making - now leads to wasted budgets and missed targets. Today, it's all about speed, precision, and knowing exactly where your next best opportunity lies. Also Read | Wipro Q1 FY26 Results: Tech Giant Reports 11% Rise in Net Profit to INR 3,336 Crore, Announces INR 5 Interim Dividend. That's where performance marketing expert Nipun Taneja step ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's remark 'cleanliness is next to godliness', President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday asked citizens to pay utmost attention to source segregation, which is a key step in the waste management value chain. Presenting the Swachh Survekshan awards at a function organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, President Murmu said that controlling plastic and electronic waste and preventing pollution caused by them is a big challenge. ...Read More >
Surat, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Surat has once again reinforced its image as one of the cleanest cities in India, securing the second spot in the prestigious Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 Awards. In a landmark recognition, the city also clinched the top position in the "Super Swachh League" - a new category introduced this year for cities with a population of over one million. The awards, presented at a grand ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, were handed over by the President of India, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) was honoured with the 'Super Swachh League City Award' at the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 awards ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan on Thursday. The award, presented by President Droupadi Murmu and Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, was jointly received by Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood, NDMC Chairman Keshav Chandra and NDMC Vice Chairman Kuljeet Singh Chahal, an NDMC statement said. The municipal ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indore has once again emerged as India's cleanest city, securing the top spot in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 for the eighth consecutive year. The results of the Central government's annual cleanliness survey were announced in New Delhi, where President Droupadi Murmu conferred the awards at a ceremony organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at Vigyan Bhawan. Surat and Navi Mumbai followed Indore, grabbing second and third positions, respecti ...Read More >
The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) is advocating for a Rs 5,000 crore scheme to revive 50 lakh underutilized biogas units across rural India by providing a Rs 10,000 per unit subsidy. This initiative aims to promote clean energy adoption, reduce reliance on LPG imports, and foster a sustainable, circular economy. Indian Biogas Association has pitched for a scheme to provide Rs 10,000 per unit subsidy for reviving 50 lakh biogas units, which are ready with basic infrastructure, saying it can sp ...Read More >
To nurture innovation and support aspiring entrepreneurs, Chandigarh University, in collaboration with professional networking platform Apna and investment firm Venture Catalysts, launched Campus Tank -- a university-led platform for young innovators to pitch their startup ideas and secure funding. The initiative was officially launched on Monday. The Campus Tank portal (https://apna.co/contests/campus-tank-2025) was unveiled in the presence of Satnam Singh Sandhu, MP and chancellor of Chandiga ...Read More >
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