Open Defecation Free: 100 Per Cent Sanitation Coverage In Rural Areas Of Assam Soon, Says Official

The rural areas of Assam will become open defecation free (ODF) by December 31 this year as 98 per cent of the target have already been...

Swachh Jharkhand: The State Aims To Go Open Defecation Free On Its Foundation Day, November 15

From mere 28 per cent of sanitation coverage in 2014 to 100 per cent now, Jharkhand has come a long way in achieving the swachh bharat...

Swachh Bharat Mission: Districts Gear Up To Compete In Sanitation Activities For The World Toilet Day Contest

To mark the upcoming World Toilet Day on November 19, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has started “Swachh Bharat World Toilet Day Contest 2018”...

Jharkhand To Become Open Defecation Free By November 15: Uma Bharti

Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti on Sunday announced that Jharkhand would become open defecation free by November 15 owing to the current...

40 Per Cent Of Teenage Girls Still Defecate In Open, 50 Per Cent Anaemic In India: Teen Age Girls Report 2018

The Teen Age Girls Report 2018, carried out among 74,000 girls in the age group of 13-19years, across 600 districts and compiled by Naandi Foundation, found...

Allahabad To Get Over One Lakh Toilets For An Open Defecation Free Kumbh Mela

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced installation of 1.2 lakh toilets in the city ahead of the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad that will be...

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Crosses Another Milestone, Five Lakh Villages, 500 Districts Attain ODF Mark

With 5 lakh villages across India achieving open defecation free status, India’s sanitation coverage has moved up to 95 per cent from mere 38 per cent...

Northeast India Sees Two More States Go ODF On Gandhi Jayanti

With rural areas of Manipur declared free from open defecation, the entire state has now turned open defecation free (ODF). Meanwhile, Nagaland’s rural areas have been...

Punjab Is The Fourth State To Completely Go ODF

After missing two deadlines to go ODF – December 2017 and June 2018, urban areas of Punjab finally achieve open defecation free status

A Look Back At How India Celebrated The Mega 15-Days 'Swachhata Hi Seva' Campaign

Here’s how India participated in the Swachhata Hi Seva initiative leading up to Gandhi Jayanti this October 2

Berhampur Municipal Corporation Areas Have Become Open Defecation Free: Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange

After declaring Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) areas Open Defecation Free, Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange appealed to the people to shun plastic and use cotton bags...

Puducherry Achieves Swachh Goal, Declared Open Defecation Free

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...

Let's Make Bihar Open Defecation Free Before October 2, 2019: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

In a bid to make Bihar open defecation free by October 2, 2019, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged citizens to contribute in the cleanliness campaign

Watch Live: 12-Hour Banega Swachh India Cleanathon With Amitabh Bachchan

Join Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan for NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India 12-Hour Cleanathon with an aim to meet Swachh Bharat Abhiyan's deadline of making India open defecation...

Highlights: Banega Swachh India 12-Hour Cleanathon@5 With Amitabh Bachchan

In its fifth year, the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India Cleanthon looks back at the achievements of the last five years of the campaign and sets the...