Under the 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma participated in the cleanup drive at Humayun’s Tomb and called upon citizens to make India garbage...
Players from hockey and cricket team came forward to participate in government's Swachhata Hi Seva campaign to mark three years of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
In June, the rural areas (70 per cent of the state) were declared open defecation free and now its urban counterpart is striving to attain the...
Speaking at an event of 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu pointed out that sanitation in the country has improved as the number...
The 15-day campaign will focus on spreading awareness on health and hygiene in rural areas through self-help groups, anganwadi centres and schools, and conducting training programmes
Nearly 1/3rd of Goa’s population require a ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from the landlord to build a toilet. Blame it on the age old practice of...
Northeastern states of India have progressed slowly but steadily in improving rural sanitation coverage in three years since the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan began, but urban sanitation...
Bihar’s sanitation coverage of 32.35 per cent is the lowest among all Indian states and the state must step quickly if it is to meet the...
Poor sanitation due to open defecation often results in impairing the ability of a child to absorb nutrients, leading to a total of 39% of children...
Rajasthan’s rural sanitation coverage stands at over 85 per cent and 11 out of its 33 cities are open defecation free, but allegations of coercion in...
Jharkhand’s improvement in rural sanitation deserves praise, but the state still has to build over 15 lakh toilets out of its target of 30 lakh, for...
Launched on October 2, 2014 the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has seen sanitation coverage increase from 37% to 65.7%
