Anisha Bhatia

After missing two deadlines of becoming an open defecation free Union Territory, Puducherry finally meets its Swachh goals, Lieutenant Governor, Kiran Bedi today declared Puducherry free from the age-old tradition of open defecation

Karnataka’s rural areas show commendable progress in achieving the first goal under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – Open defecation free, on the other side urban Karnataka poses a huge challenge for the state

Success of Chhattisgarh in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a factor of many fruitful initiatives to first end open defecation through behavioral change rather than just toilet construction and now the same learnings are being applied to dealing with waste

A look at steps taken by India’s second most populous state – Maharashtra in order to fulfill its swachh dream. From achieving the status of being 100% ODF state of India to moving towards a zero-waste status, Maharashtra is leading the swachh movement

Kerala floods tragedy recently made a sudden stop at state’s swachh bharat mission targets – one to meet the ODF target in its urban areas and other to go zero-waste

As Swachh Bharat Abhiyan completes four years on October 2, many events and clean up drives are on the anvil, including results of the Swachh Survekshan Grameen that will recognise India's cleanest villages and some states like Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, hope to get the ODF certification on that day

The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar conferred the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2018 today, says cleanliness has become a movement in which schools and students are playing a crucial role

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi in an eco-friendly way, asks his fans to go green and opt for eco-friendly idols and do the idol immersion either at home or in an artificial ponds

Mumbai’s Versova beach clean-up led by Afroz Shah which is into its 152nd week, got PM Modi’s appreciation as he launched the 15-day Swachhata Hi Seva initiative to give an impetus to the Swachh Bharat Mission agenda

Swachh Bharat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches 'Swachhata Hi Seva' movement, a 15-day cleanliness campaign to ensure a high standard of cleanliness across the country

Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, Surat Municipal Corporation along with the city’s police, rolled out a ban on immersion of Ganesh idols in River Tapi in order to protect it from further pollution

In order to make India plastic-free by 2022, Environment Ministry will roll out a plan to make Ardh Kumbh a plastic-free event

Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti, PM Modi calls for Swachhata Hi Seva campaign, a 15-days cleanliness initiative, urges people to join the campaign by doing their bit towards creating a Swachh India