Every year, November 19 is celebrated as the World Toilet Day to tackle the problem of open defecation across the globe. The idea of dedicating a...
To mark the World Toilet Day on November 19, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDW&S) is running a 'Swachh Bharat World Toilet Day Contest...
At the launch of season 5 of NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India, Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan urged people to fight against poor hygiene, sanitation and air pollution....
The launch of Season 5 of NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India, Campaign Ambassador set the agenda for this year's initiative, which will focus on Sanitation, Wash, Air...
47-year-old Ateeq Ahmad dedicated a little over two years of his life in bringing a mass behavioral change in his district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. From...
Ever since the inception of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in 2014, municipal corporations across the country have been coming up with unique initiatives to realise the dream...
To create awareness on ill-effects of open defecation and to make India an open defecation free country by 2019, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation...
Rural Uttarakhand was declared open defecation free in June this year. Since the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, 5,84,000 individual toilets have been constructed in 13...
Central Government had set a target of achieving Open Defecation Free status for all the states in India by 2019. Rural Uttarakhand achieved 100 per cent...
Two and a half years since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission, India's sanitation coverage has risen to 60.53 per cent from 44.72 per cent in...
At the launch of season 4 of NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India campaign, Amitabh Bachchan urged the people to collect the waste, segregate it and compost it...
The Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan has been one of the most successful campaigns in India and has now got the pledge and support of millions, but a...
Manual Scavenging in India was made illegal in 1993, but the practice continues to be India's shame to this day. Data from the Ministry of Social...
Did you know by segregating, recycling and composting, a family of 4 can reduce their waste from 1000 Kg to less than 100 kg every year....
Generating almost 62 million tonnes of garbage every day, India has been among the top 10 countries generating the highest amount of Municipal Solid Waste. Out...
Long before the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched, Sikkim became India's first open defecation free state in 2008 as the state government and the local population...
Ancient civilizations flourished along rivers, that created, nurtured and sustained life. Rivers have been so important in Indian history that we continue to worship them as...
The world today is facing a huge waste management crisis. We are producing far more waste than we can treat, the implications of which are already...
It's easy to complain about the lack of cleanliness around us, but it's very difficult to actually be the change we want to bring about. These...
In the era of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', issues like open defecation and human waste are getting attention from a large section of our society. Building public...
Ashish and Ruta Kalawar quit their well-paid job in the UK and moved to a remote village in Maharashtra. The couple, who were part of many...
At a time when the Swach Bharat Abhiyan is on a mission to make India clean, we meet Swachh Warrior Marta Vanduzer-Snow from Boston, who has...
On World Toilet Day, immerse yourself in history of a different kind. Explore the vast collection of toilets at the Toilet Museum in New Delhi. Built...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' (Clean India Mission) on October 2, 2014. Today, the mission has garnered 13,685 active participants, 19,188 pledges...
President Murmu lauded Indore for remaining on top in the cleanliness survey for the seventh time in a row and...
India is a great example where if we can reduce malnutrition, it literally helps drive meaningful economic growth, said Bill...
Between now and 2050, 40 million more children will have stunted growth and 28 million more will suffer from wasting,...
