CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indore further cemented its position by emerging as India’s first 7-star Garbage Free city, while Surat, Bhopal, Mysuru, Navi Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam, and Tirupati earned 5-star Garbage Free certifications.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indore further cemented its top place by emerging as India’s first 7-star garbage-free city, while Surat, Bhopal, Mysuru, Navi Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, and Tirupati earned 5-star garbage-free certifications. The state awards saw a few surprises.

Detailed explanation-3: -Karnataka got the 20th rank among all states in the Swachh Survekshan-2022, the Centre’s annual cleanliness survey of rural areas under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Udupi bagged first place in the Karnataka, while being ranked 129th in the country in the cleanest districts category.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chandigarh’s rank jumped more than 50 spots to end up as the 12th cleanest city in the country according to Swachh Survekshan 2022, the results of which were declared here on Saturday. Chandigarh had slipped to the 66th spot in last year’s survey.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mysore city in Karnataka has topped the Swachh Bharat Rankings of 476 cities in the country. The city of Mysore leads the cities with minimal open defecation and extensive adoption of solid waste management practices.