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Unhappy With Lack Of Proper Equipment And Minimum Wage, Sanitation Workers In Haryana Go On Strike

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta
May 25, 2018
Haryana sanitation workers are on strike for 15 days, demanding minimum wage and better equipment
Haryana News
The sanitation workers of Haryana have been on strike for a fortnight, demanding minimum wages and proper equipment for their work
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Banega Swachh India Season 5 Agenda – Sanitation, Wash, Air Pollution, Cleanliness, Health And Hygiene

May 16, 2018
Banega Swachh India Season 5 Agenda
Campaign Highlights Season 5 Highlights
NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India’s Season 5 agenda for the year is to not only motivate people to keep their ten yards clean but also ask people to lend a hand and help others learn to do so, thereby, creating a ripple effect in the Swachh ecosystem
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Mumbai’s Community Toilet Reconstruction Programme Sees Little Interest From Contractors, As BMC Extends Deadline For Tender Bids

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
May 2, 2018
BMC Toilet
Maharashtra News
Contractual bids have only been received for revamping of only 4,000 toilet seats as against a target of 27,000 toilets
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Back To An Uncertain Future: In Bihar’s Gaya, A Water Crisis Has Led People To Go Back To Open Defecation

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
April 30, 2018
Rural toilet
Bihar Features
The sudden water crisis in the district has halted Gaya’s plans of becoming the first ODF district in Bihar
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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Can Boost Economic Growth, Says Industry And Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu

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Written By: Aastha Ahuja | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
April 26, 2018
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Can Boost Economic Growth, Says Industry And Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu
News
Improving sanitation goes well beyond just construction of toilet, it has a positive impact on the economy, said Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry
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Attention Hospitals! If Your Premises Are Unclean You Will Be Named And Shamed From 2019

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Written By: Gopi Karelia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
April 23, 2018
News
Under the Kayakalp initiative, the Ministry of Health will make public the names of the hospitals found unclean based on the negative feedback received from the patients through the ministry’s Mera Aspataal (My Hospital) App
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With Open Defecation In Its Rural Areas Eradicated Years Back, Sikkim’s Urban Areas Are Also ODF Now

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
April 20, 2018
Sikkim Public Toilet
News Sikkim
All 53 urban local bodies in Sikkim have been declared ODF as more than 70 public and community toilets have been built since Swachh Bharat Abhiyan began
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Swachh Bharat Diwas Celebrated In Many States To Mark Success In Rural Sanitation

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
April 19, 2018
Gram Panchayats Across India Come Together To Celebrate Swachh Bharat Diwas
News
Swachh Bharat Diwas was celebrated across gram panchayats in several states to honour the relentless work done by district administrations and local people to improve India’s rural sanitation scenario
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One Man Army: Meet Ateeq Ahmad From Bijnor Who Helped Turn 15 Villages Open Defecation Free

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Written By: Gopi Karelia | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
April 19, 2018
Swachh Warriors Uttar Pradesh
A 47-year-old teacher from Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his contribution to the Swachh Mission. Here’s how he brought in a mass behavioral change
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How Clean Water, Sanitation and Awareness About Hygiene Can Save Lives Of Children In India

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Reported By Ambika Singh | Edited By Anisha Bhatia
April 7, 2018
How Clean Water, Sanitation and Awareness About Hygiene Can Save Lives Of Children In India
World Health Day 2018
Story of Sarfaraz from Varanasi who was suffering from chronic diarrhoea and how his life got changed after his school adopted hygiene curriculum
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World Health Day 2018: Nationwide Deaths Due To Diarrhoea Have Come Down Since Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Began, Though India’s Per Person Disease Burden Remains High

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta | Edited By: Sonia Bhaskar
April 7, 2018
A newly constructed toilet in a school at Nashik
Features World Health Day 2018
Diarrhoea continues to be a major disease in India causing deaths of children, though marginal decreases since 2014 shows the gradual impact of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
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Swachh Shakti: On International Women’s Day, India Celebrates And Honours Women Who Played Pivotal Roles In The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

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Written By: Saptarshi Dutta
March 8, 2018
Swachh Shakti celebrations held across India on Women's Day
News Women's Day Special
To celebrate the immense contributions made by women in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, several Swachh Shakti events were organised across India which celebrated the efforts of women to popularise the sanitation mission
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