The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a ban on the sale of firecrackers in Delhi ahead of Diwali. The order came on a petition filed by...
Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairperson, India Sanitation Coalition, praised District Collectors who are strong and motivating in nature to ensure that their districts become open defecation free....
Meeta Singh, Additional Commissioner, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, at the Banega Swachh India Cleanathon said that Swachhta begins at home and it is up to the...
At the Banega Swachh India 12-hour Cleanathon with Amitabh Bachchan, specially-abled children gave a performance on song hum honge kaamyab (we shall overcome).
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar urged Indians to take their health seriously and focus on fitness. Emphasising on the importance of a healthy nation, he underlined the...
According to the Swachhta Status Report by the National Sample Survey (NSS) Office, more than half the rural population of the country still opts to defecate...
Thousands of volunteers and mostly young Indians picked up the broom to join clean-up drives in hundreds of locations across India. Several Union ministers like Prakash...
Actor Tisca Chopra says that raising awareness on cleanliness needs to start early. "We need to ingrain the idea of Swachhta in children as early as...
The key to encourage tourism and improve public health is Swachhta, says Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Human Resource Development. "I have full faith that our aim...
A special e-curriculum was launched in Rajasthan by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in Jaipur as part of the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India campaign. The curriculum promises...
Setting aside a tradition of gifting money, sweets and jewellery to sisters on Raksha Bandhan, this man in Jharkhand gifted a toilet to his sister hoping...
Actor-politician Khushbu visits St. Ebbas School in Chennai to interact with children to understand what 'swachhta' means to them and to teach them how they can...
"Not only do we need to teach children about Swachhta, but also their parents. We cannot leave them out", says Bollywood actor and Rajya Sabha MP...
Governor of Goa, Mridula Sinha who is one of the Swachh Ambassadors, stressed the importance of involving children in driving home the message of cleanliness and...