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  Fake News

  Video Of A Swachh Bharat Pledge Passed Off As Students Taking A Pledge Against BJP

  By Anmol AlphonsoApril 22

  BOOM found that the video had been edited and in the original video students were taking...
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  FactCheck

  Bihar Built 8.5 Lakh Toilets In One Week, Says PM Modi: Is It True?

  By Sneha AlexanderApril 11

  8.5 lakh toilets were built, but not in one week. Preparations had begun since March 13,...
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  FactCheck

  Fake Twitter Accounts Defend Rajasthan CM’s Tweet About Zafar Khan’s Death

  By Karen RebeloJune 19

  Pop up Twitter accounts use fake identities to defend Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje, comments on Zaffar...
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  Boom Picks

  Progress With Nitish But Bihar Still On Lowest Rungs – I

  By A Staff WriterAugust 17

  Bihar has the second-highest economic growth among poor states It has India’s third-highest level of poverty...
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  Boom Picks

  The Consequences Of India’s Lack Of Toilets Go Beyond Hygiene

  By BOOMJuly 17

  India’s poor hygiene attitude is deeply influenced from their discriminatory caste system. Providing access to clean...
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  90% Of Toilet Target Ahead, 4 Years To Go

  By BOOMJuly 15

  90% of rural homes will need toilets in next 4 years for government to  achieve 100%...
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  96% of J&K Swachh-Bharat Money Unspent

  By BOOMJune 24

    Sanitation in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is among the worst in India, with more than...
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  Issues

  Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: The View From the Ground

  By Anwar KhanJanuary 13

  More than 30 million people live in Mumbai and the city generates 7,500 metric tonnes of...
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  Issues

  Creating A 'Swachh Bharat'

  By BOOMDecember 19

  Indians are famous for outsourcing domestic chores. These jobs are done by people on the lowest...
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  Issues

  Knock Knock: Who Cleans Your Loo?

  By Madhurima BoseDecember 13

  Food for thought: 60% of  Mumbaikars get other people to clean their loos.