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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicSwachhata Hi Seva

Topic: Swachhata Hi Seva

Swachhata Hi Seva concludes with transformation of 519 Cleanliness Target Units (CTUs) across India

The SHS campaign, which started on 17 September focused on transforming neglected areas lacking significant health and hygiene facilities and aimed to improve the welfare of sanitation workers.

Piyush Goyal leads pledge, hails PM Modi’s ‘Swachhata’ vision

Goyal credited the prime minister for making cleanliness a people's movement.

UP Swachhagrahis who helped make India open-defecation free ‘not paid since 2019’, say ‘govt forgot us’

Swachagrahis are demanding compensation of Rs 250 a day along with promised bonus of Rs 10,000. CM Yogi promised minimum pay last year but it seemingly remains to be delivered.

Royal Enfield, SX4s to photocopiers — govt aims to make Rs 400-cr off Central Secretariat ‘clean-up’

23 vehicles, cited by CISF as 'security threat', added to list of items languishing at Shastri Bhawan, which houses several ministries & govt depts. 'Scrap disposal' to begin tomorrow.

Arvind Kejriwal wants Delhiites to carry mobile phones everywhere except his office & home

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Brushing Rewari case under the carpet, and Modi’s sudden ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ initiative

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.