UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) Executive Director Henrietta Fore has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for investing the "political time and efforts" in issues like health...
At the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India 12-hour Cleanathon, Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairperson, India Sanitation Coalition, talks about the need for faecal sludge management and how it...
Stepping into its fourth year, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has achieved significant milestones in both the rural and urban front, though it will take more than...
During the inauguration of a three-day Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention in New Delhi, President Ram Nath Kovind encouraged the delegates from other countries to use,...
A total of 331 villages of 62 panchayats became open defecation free after the construction of 84,614 individual household latrines (IHHLs) under the Swachh Bharat Mission(Grameen)...
As per the MoU which is for two years,Portugal and Goa governments will collaborate on various issues including the Opa water supply project in north Goa,...
Improvement of sanitation facilities in rural areas has made Northeast India one of the best performing regions in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, though the urban performance...
Health and Sanitation Department of Surat Municipal Corporation is planning a cleanliness based programme packed social activities for sensitizing people and spreading the message of ‘swachhta’...
Long before the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched, Dr Suhas Vithal Mapuskar launched a safe sanitation awareness campaign in Maharashtra’s Dehu, and worked extensively on community-based...
West Bengal’s sanitation drive pre-dates Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and its rural sanitation coverage is one of the highest among eastern zone states in India
The campaign that will continue till October 2 has roped in 135 workers of NGO Adarsh Seva Samiti who will be raising awareness against open defecation
With rural Punjab’s open defecation free status complete, urban parts of the state to join the ODF list by October