← Today's Current Affairs · Society & Sports GA Prelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★☆☆☆☆
Navi Mumbai is India’s cleanest city in latest Swachh Survekshan
വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്?
Indore's eight-year reign is over: the Swachh Survekshan ranking and Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) facts GS2 tests
Navi Mumbai tops Swachh Survekshan; Indore’s eight-year run ends.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 മിനിറ്റ്
Navi Mumbai has been recognised as the cleanest city in the latest Swachh Survekshan.
Indore, which had been ranked the cleanest for the previous eight years, did not figure among the winners this time.
The survey is run under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) to rank cities on sanitation and waste management.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
പ്രധാന വസ്തുതകൾ
Remember these
- Navi Mumbai was recognised as India's cleanest city in the latest Swachh Survekshan.
- Indore, ranked cleanest for the previous eight years, did not figure among the winners this time.
- Swachh Survekshan is run under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) to rank cities on sanitation and waste management.
- Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, launched in 2014.
പ്രിലിംസ് · മെയിൻസ്
How the exam will ask it
പ്രിലിംസ്
- Swachh Survekshan is an annual survey that ranks cities on sanitation and solid waste management under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
- Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) is implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- Navi Mumbai, in Maharashtra, was named the cleanest city in the latest Swachh Survekshan, ending Indore's eight-year run.
മെയിൻസ്
GS2 Governance: urban sanitation. Issue: sustaining cleanliness outcomes beyond one-time rankings. Policy: Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) uses the Swachh Survekshan to create competition among cities on sanitation and waste management. Implication: a change at the top shows that rankings are contestable. Way forward: strengthen source segregation, municipal finances and citizen participation so that gains last.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
In the latest Swachh Survekshan, which city was recognised as India’s cleanest after Indore’s eight-year run at the top?
- Surat
- Bhopal
- Visakhapatnam
- Navi Mumbai
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: D — Correct: Navi Mumbai — Navi Mumbai was recognised as the cleanest city, in a year when Indore did not figure among the winners. • Surat — wrong: Surat has been a high-ranked city but was not named the cleanest; Navi Mumbai was. • Bhopal — wrong: Bhopal is a frequent top-ten performer but did not top the latest survey; Navi Mumbai did. • Visakhapatnam — wrong: Visakhapatnam has ranked well among large cities but was not the overall cleanest; Navi Mumbai was.
Convert this topic into marks
Today's 10-MCQ test · instant analysis · Powered by AdaptIQ