Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Politicians were seen participating in an hour-long "shramdaan" on October 1, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a nationwide cleanliness drive.

PM Modi hails Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, says country writing new stories in cleanliness

Taking to Twitter, the prime minister shared a graphic detailing the achievements under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan such as construction of toilets in over 11.5 crore households and more than 58,000 villages as well as over 3,300 cities becoming open defecation free.

PM Modi launches week-long campaign to free India of garbage

Delivering the inaugural address at the launch of the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra, which was also attended by students, Modi urged children to follow social distancing norms and wear masks to guard against coronavirus.

PM Modi calls 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' people's movement upon receiving Global Goalkeeper Award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Netizens were touched by Modi's gesture of dedicating the award to 130 crore Indians and dubbing it a people's movement

PM Modi receives 'Global Goalkeeper' award for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

PM Narendra Modi dedicated the award to those who transformed the Swachh Bharat campaign into a "people's movement"

Netizens laud PM Modi for his noble gesture just as he landed in the US for Howdy, Modi!

Modi's act of picking up the fallen flower was widely appreciated by netizens who pointed out that the Prime Minister practices what he preaches

Plastic Ban | A hasty stop to single-use plastic may not help India’s sustainability agenda

A hurriedly ordered ban unaccompanied by adequate preparedness for the fall-out of such a step on a slowing economy could create huge business uncertainties and aggravate an already stressed jobs scenario.

Budget 2019 | The Har Ghar Jal scheme could be Modi’s ticket to 2024

If the focus on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan helped the BJP in 2019, expect the Har Ghar Jal scheme to do the same for the party in 2024.

Budget 2019 | Modi govt will fulfil promise, make India open defecation free by October, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

In urban India, 95 percent of all the cities have been declared open defecation free, the finance minister told the Parliament.

Tamil Nadu Governor calls for following eco-friendly path to preserve

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit today called for following an eco-friendly path to preserve nature and "bequeath" its resources to the future generations.

Run awareness programmes on effects of defacing public property: HC to govts

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said as the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has made a big impact across the nation, the Centre, the Delhi government and the other authorities should do something similar.

3 years of Swachh Bharat mission: Govt claims 84% urban areas Open-Defecation Free

According to government data, there are 2.47 lakh open defecation free villages in the country as of September 2017, as compared to 47,300 villages in 2015-2016.

Sell your wife if you don’t have money to build toilet: Bihar DM

The DM had gone to a village in a bid to promote Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India movement), where he tried to link toilet with the dignity of women.

Centre okays Rs 419.56 cr to K'taka under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

"So far, we have released Rs 190.07 crores to the Karnataka government. The state had demanded release of Rs 419.56 crores and the same has been approved after taking into account the past utilisation certification," he said.

Tata Capital to build 40 houses for tribal families

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organisation that aims to eliminate poverty housing by providing shelter to the families in need. This project aims to support families with safe, secure and affordable housing, the company said in a release.

Plastics finished goods exports to double at USD 15bn in 5 yrs

Plastics is one of the fastest growing industries in India witnessing a double digit growth rate annually, on an average.

Govt collected Rs 3,902 cr Swachh Bharat cess in FY'16

"The amount of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan cess collected in financial year 2015-16 is Rs 3901.78 crore," Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha today.

Railways spent Rs 315 cr on cleanliness in 2015-16: Govt

Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, special cleanliness campaign was launched by Railways on October 2, 2014, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said in a written reply.

Modi govt spent Rs 1000 cr on ads for '2nd year bash': Kejriwal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and most of his ministerial colleague are expected to attend an event at India Gate to be hosted by mega star Amitabh Bachhan on May 28 to mark the second anniversary of the government.

Amitabh to host Modi govt's 2-yr anniversary event at India Gate

The government is organising the event-- 'Zara Muskura Do' (Smile Please)-- which will have several performances and programmes highlighting its "achievements".

NIIT University Recognized as the Greenest University at Clean & Green India Awards 2016

Acknowledging NIIT University (NU) as the greenest campus in the country, NU has been conferred with the prestigious Clean, Green and Sustainability ...

NIIT University Recognized as the Greenest University at Clean & Green India Awards 2016

Acknowledging NIIT University (NU) as the greenest campus in the country, NU has been conferred with the prestigious Clean, Green and Sustainability ...

Display price, quantity in 40% packet area: Govt to food cos

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has directed his ministry officials to ensure the amended rule is enforced positively from July this year.

Skipper eyes Rs 3,000 cr revenue by FY19

The Kolkata-based firm, which is also engaged in manufacturing of PVC pipes and fittings, is betting big on the government's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and smart cities programme and expects the contribution from this business to grow by up to 25 per cent from the current 8 per cent.

Cairn India to Celebrate International Women`s Day in line with UN`s Theme of Gender Equality

In India, women empowerment has different connotations. In rural India it is quite different compared to the urban areas. The socio-economic ...