New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- President Droupadi Murmu presented the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 awards on Wednesday, honouring India's cleanest urban local bodies and municipal corporations for excellence in waste management and sanitation.

In the newly introduced 'Swachh Shehar Jodi' category, which pairs mentor and mentee cities to accelerate urban cleanliness, Ahmedabad and Sanand secured the top rank, followed by Indore and Deopalpur in second, and Tirupati and Kuppam in third.

Navi Mumbai, Surat, and Vijayawada emerged as the top three clean cities under the Super Swachh League. Meanwhile, in the million-plus population category, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), Jabalpur, and Lucknow were named India's leading sanitation ...