Goa highlights its growing digital and entrepreneurial ecosystem at the 28th Bengaluru Tech Summit, showcasing initiatives like the Goa AI Mission 2027 and supporting 716 startups through the Startup & IT Promotion Cell.
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Central Government Urges States to Fast-Track Cleanliness Drive under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0
The Central Government has ordered the States to urge in ‘Fast-Track’ cleanliness drive, yesterday. The Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal today advised States and Union Territories to fast-track cleanup of dirty spots with high focus on visible cleanliness. Mr Manohar further said that the ministry has drafted a framework for time-bound clearance of these urban lands, that will focus on regular reviews and aggressive monitoring by states, citizen mobilization and interface for mapping CTUs via Swachhata App, mr Mahnohar said,”The CTUs is about converting eyesores into areas of pride, restoring dignity of public spaces and ensuring that cleanliness is not just on paper but visible and felt”. The ‘Fast-Track’ cleanliness drive has been a talk for a while, where the Central Government has emphasised the ‘Swach Bharat’ movement which was inspired by Indian peacemaker and freedom fighter Late Shri Mahatma Gandhi, is even today taken the toll to urge people in making an India a ‘Clean Country’ and ‘A beautiful diverse place’.The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on October 2, 2014, by the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in Rajghat in New Delhi, with a focus on making India Open Defecation Free (ODF).
Panaji Bags Presidential Award in Swachh Survekshan 2024
The City of Panaji has been conferred the coveted Presidential Award in the Swachh Survekshan 2024 rankings. Mayor Rohit Monserrate and Commissioner Clen Madeira will receive the national honour from the President of India on July 17 in New Delhi, recognising the capital city's outstanding efforts in urban cleanliness and sanitation.
