Clearly, cleaning India is workingIndia marks 10 years of the Swachh Bharat Mission, aiming to provide toilets in every home and reduce open defecation. The initiative led t...
Nearly 40,000 km of rural roads constructed using plastic waste: GovernmentNearly 40,000 km of rural roads have been built using plastic waste, 13,000 km in the past two years alone. This sustainable initiative is ...
5.47 lakh villages across country declared Open Defecation Free PlusIndia declared 5,47,283 villages as Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus, according to the jal shakti ministry. Andhra Pradesh tops with 15,758 ...
Jal Jeevan Mission achieves 72% rural tap water coverage, eyes 100% in 2024According to Parliament data, out of 5.91 lakh villages in the country, 3.18 lakh aspire to achieve ODF Plus status, and 1.23 lakh villages...
J-K attains new heights in development, growth after abrogation of Article 370: Amit ShahNoting that sustainability in ODF Plus is not a one-time achievement but a continuous journey, the statement further mentioned it requires ...
J&K achieves 'Open Defecation Free Plus Model' statusJammu and Kashmir has achieved the 'Open Defecation Free Plus Model' status, with 6,650 villages declared as such. The administration is no...
75 per cent Indian villages declared ODF Plus: Jal Shakti ministerAccording to Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, 75% of India's villages, approximately 4.4 lakh, have achieved the "ODF Plus" st...
Over 1.8 lakh villages ODF+, govt hoping to double it this year: Official"As we move forward on all these issues, the need for convergence between various sources of funds, especially MGNREGA, Fifteenth Finance C...
Government launches annual cleanliness campaign in rural IndiaUnder the campaign, the government will organise a 'jan andolan' towards Open Defecation Free (ODF)-Plus villages, disseminate importance o...
Seven crore rural families given piped water connection in three years that helped achieve milestone: PM ModiModi said, "In the seven decades since the Independence, only three crore rural households had piped water. But in the last three years, si...
Meghalaya produces only 50% of its total fish consumption: CM Conrad K SangmaHe urged the youths to take to fishing in a big way as it is a 'very lucrative business'. He said the youths must come forward to avail the...
Cleanliness survey for villages across India to be launched on ThursdayThe ODF Plus is an extension of the ODF programme under the Swachch Bharat Mission. Its objective is to sustain the ODF programme and to ta...
50 lakh household toilets to be built this fiscal under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) phase 2Union Jal Shakti ministry Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said for 2021-22, as part of the approved Annual Implementation Plan, Swachh Bharat Miss...
PM Modi to inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra on Saturday; interact with studentsPM Narendra Modi will interact with 36 school students from Delhi, representing the 36 states and union territories, at the amphitheatre of...
8,000 block level plastic waste management units on anvilEvery village will be asked to start waste segregation and send its plastic waste to the block level plastic waste management unit. The uni...
Government announces launch of cleanliness surveyPuri said that the survey under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) will provide "credible outcomes" which will be validated by third party cer...
Government to announce launch of cleanliness survey for next yearThe Swachh Survekshan 2019 is proposed to be conducted from January 4 to 31, which would encourage "large scale" citizen participation.