Happy With Progress On Open Defecation Free India: PM Modi

'Over One Lakh Child Deaths, Rs 3.6 Lakh Crore Lost Due To Poor Sanitation'

Here's Why This 10-Year-Old Wrote A Letter To The Prime Minister Of India

G Shashank is unlike a regular 10-year-old. He hates plastics, feels we need to clean up our rivers and do our bit for the environment. Not...

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Forms Swachhta Abhiyan Samiti

The Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), a constituent of the NDA, has formed a cleanliness committee in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,...

Swachh Rail-Swachh Bharat: Why The Big Push To Bio-Toilets?

To meet the target of 100 % sanitation by 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is coming up with new ways to boost ‘Swachhta’ or cleanliness....

Swachh Bharat Mission Failing Due To Lack Of Credible Data: CSE

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today said that despite huge investments, the Swachh Bharat Mission is failing to achieve the desired results due to...

Urban Areas of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh Declared Open Defecation Free

Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, and all the cities and towns in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh were declared Open Defection Free (ODF) on the birth...

Cleaning Up Tirupati's Landmark Temple And Its Surroundings

Given the importance of the Shri Venkateshwara Temple, it was selected as one of the 100 iconic sites in India as part of Prime Minister Narendra...

Government To Release Stamp To Commemorate Two Years Of Swachh Bharat

Swachh Bharat Mission is completing two years on Sunday, the program launched on Gandhi Jayanti in 2014, and on this occasion the government will release a...

PM Calls For A Mass Movement Of 'Swachhagraha,' For A Clean India

Reiterating the importance of recycling and reusing waste to create wealth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for "Swachhagraha" or insistence on cleanliness, like Mahatma...

PM Felicitates 11 Institutions, Organisations For Cleanliness

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today felicitated as many as 11 institutions and organisations for cleanliness. Chandigarh and Mysore were felicitated for 'Clean Cities in million plus...

According to CSE Analysis, 'Govt Far From Meeting Its Target Of Building Toilets'

The government is far from meeting its sanitation target of building a toilet for every household by 2019, a green body today said and claimed its...

Swachh Campaigns That Caught Our Attention

From celebrities to politicians picking up the broom, even if for a photo-op, to various initiatives that aimed to provide basic amenities like toilets to millions...

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus To Get A Swachh Makeover

The CST is also among the iconic locations selected among the 10 tourist sites in India which the Government of India wants to clean up under...

Garbage Collection Points To Be Cleared Twice A Day Now: Jung

Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung directed all three Municipal Commissioners as well as New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) Chairman to ensure that 'dhalaos', or intermediary transfer...