The myth of India’s extreme inequality: What the data gets wrongRecent studies reveal a misrepresentation of income inequality in India, challenging the commonly accepted pre-tax Gini coefficient of 0.61...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
Thailand's Chiang Mai offers attractive experiences for Indian touristsChiang Mai welcomes people of all nationalities for organising their weddings and special celebrations.
03 Jun, 2021, 08.03 AM IST
West Bengal government appoints EEPC India to adopt a Kolkata market for sanitizing it to prevent spread of Covid-19Today power & non conventional energy sources Mr Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay joined EEPC India chairman, Mr Ravi Sehgal to distribute hand sani...
18 Apr, 2020, 06.48 PM IST
Palestine blames Israel for its sanitation woes at Swachh meetPalestinian water minister Mazen Ghunaim’s presentation during the conference raised a few eyebrows, given the political attack on Israel.
15 Oct, 2018, 07.22 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj, Antonio Guterres discuss UNSC reforms, climate changeGuterres' visit coincided with the commencement of events marking the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
03 Oct, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
PM Modi: Gandhi inspired me to launch Swachh BharatPrime Minister Narendra Modi said political leadership, public funding, partnerships and people’s participation were important in making th...
02 Oct, 2018, 11.23 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission a deeper reform to transform how we think, live & work: Lee Hsien LoongOver the last four years, India has made great progress, building more than 86 million toilets for households, and declaring 470,000 villag...
01 Oct, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Swachh Bharat a revolution representing spirit of independence movement: President KovindInaugurating a three-day Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention here, Kovind said Swachh Bharat has become a mass movement and ...
29 Sep, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
How Swachh Bharat changed India and became a global inspirationWhen PM announced that India would become open defecation free by 2019 no one thought it was possible.
19 Sep, 2018, 06.12 AM IST
Ministers from 70 nations to be taken on a 'Gandhi Trail' in GujaratThe tour is part of a government initiative scheduled to mark the 150th anniversary celebrations of India's iconic leader Mahatma Gandhi.
12 Jun, 2018, 09.53 AM IST
Delhi High Court disapproves of dumping garbage on roads as mark of protestsReferring to the incident, the high court said,"This is no way of protesting. It is completely intolerable. It is also a public health issu...
29 May, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
Crumbs for sanitation workers, crores for ads: Congress slams AAPMaken underlined that had the Balmiki community not extended their full support, AAP would not have come to power in Delhi with such a huge...
04 Jul, 2015, 10.08 PM IST
UNICEF's State of the World's Children presentedGogoi urged the media to be more sensitive reporting on children and called on them to give a proper platform to children to voice their co...
15 Dec, 2014, 08.09 PM IST
India has highest number of people practising open defecationUNICEF said the call to end the practice of open defecation is being made with growing insistence as the links with childhood stunting beco...
19 Nov, 2014, 03.20 PM IST
- Centre for Science and Environment insists on river pollution control
New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has stated that reinventing the strategy for river pollution control must be on th...
15 Jun, 2014, 07.33 PM IST
Meghalaya keen on trying DRDOs eco-friendly toiletsThe eco-friendly bio-digester toilets mainly used by the army in high altitude regions of the Himalayas has caught the fascination of Mukul...
24 Jun, 2013, 03.22 PM IST
- India improves ranking in Human Development Index to 126
India has inched a rank higher up the Human Development Index (HDI) to 126 among the 177 countries surveyed this year.
10 Nov, 2006, 03.21 AM IST