Haryana was declared as the best performing state in terms of cleanliness and sanitation in Swachh Survekshan-Grameen, a cleanliness survey conducted in rural areas of India
Recognising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment towards eliminating single-use plastic items in India by 2022 and his involvement with the International Solar Alliance, led to the...
On Gandhi Jayanti, the Bengaluru Civic Corporation organised a ‘plog’ run in 55 localities across the city with the aim to make the city plastic-free
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is hosting world’s biggest ever convention on sanitation this year where sanitation ministers and experts from around the world are...
Maharashtra banned plastic across the state from June 23 and now hopes to put the seized plastic to good use by constructing much needed public toilets
Madhya Pradesh, where 72 per cent of the population resides in rural areas plans to go open defecation free by October 2, 2018. The urban areas...
Districts of Dhanbad, Khunti, Bokaro, Sahibganj and Purbi Singhbhum in Jharkhand were declared open defecation free by Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on September 27. The state...
With all the urban and rural areas in Uttarakhand Open Defecation Free (ODF), the state is now moving towards its next swachhta goal of ODF Plus...
To mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, 12,700 villages in Punjab will plant 550 saplings
Lack of access to sewer lines, space constraints and tenancy laws that demand a ‘No Objection Certificate’ to construct toilets are some of the issues that...
On World Environment Day (June 5) this year Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government had announced its ambitious plan to drive out all single-use plastic items including...
With only a year left for India to become 100 per cent Open Defecation Free (ODF), only 2 out of 30 districts and four out of...
Organised by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, 3-km plogging (jogging and picking up garbage activity) will be conducted at 50 locations across Bengaluru to eradicate plastic...
31 of 32 districts and 490 out of 654 urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu have been declared free from open defecation under Swachh Bharat Mission....
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
