New Delhi/Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said that the state’s Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) model has proved highly effective and will soon be developed as an “ideal model” at the national level.Calling it a matter of pride for Maharashtra, DCM Shinde said the state government was taking concrete steps towards implementing the concepts of “Zero Waste” and “Waste-to-Energy”.A statement issued by the Deputy Chief Minister’s Office …
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Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for fuel conservation amid the ongoing United States-Iran war, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday opted to travel by a commercial Air India flight instead of a private jet for his scheduled visit to Delhi. The Deputy Chief Minister departed from Mumbai for the national capital on the 4 p.m. Air India flight.He is attending a two-day special review meeting for the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 organised …
Gandhinagar, March 17 (IANS) Gujarat has allocated Rs 59.14 crore in the 2026-27 state budget for the construction of “pink toilets” for women across urban areas, as part of an expanded push under the ‘Nirmal Gujarat 2.0’ programme to strengthen sanitation infrastructure and public hygiene.The initiative, to be implemented in municipal corporations, municipalities and urban pilgrimage sites, is among four new components introduced under the cleanliness campaign for the upcoming financial yea…
Amaravati, Feb 10 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and sought the Centre’s support on funding and approvals. The Chief Minister discussed key state-related issues, including ongoing and proposed projects, and sought the Centre’s support on funding and approvals, according to a brief official release here.The Chief Minister posted on social media that he discussed key matters related to Andhra Pradesh’s devel…
Gandhinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Not just in the development index, Gujarat is leading other states in setting up new milestones in waste management and is expected to realise its target of 100 per cent legacy waste disposal in the next two months. The state government is marching steadfastly towards ‘legacy waste-free Gujarat’ with a target of 100 per cent disposal by March 2026, with an aim to make the cities greener, cleaner, and livable, guided by the mantra that “urbanisation is not a problem but …