CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Sixty percent of all open defecation in the world takes place in India and 60 to 70 per cent of the women of the country defecate in the open. Himachal Pradesh became the second such state along with Kerala.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Mizoram. South Maubuang in Aibawk block of Aizawl district in Mizoram has been declared a model ODF (open defecation free) Plus village.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taking a step ahead towards the Swachh Bharat Mission, South Maubuang village, located in the Aibawk block of Aizawal district in Mizoram, has become the first Model ODF (Open-Defecation Free) Plus village of the state.

Detailed explanation-4: -BHUBANESWAR: Odisha is among the top five performing states where maximum number of villages have been declared open defecation free (ODF)-Plus. Other top performing states are Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -Goa has also become the first state to provide tap water to every household under the “Har Ghar Jal Mission”. Apart from that, Goa achieved 100 per cent target to provide free ration to the poor and needy.