IBRD official lauds India's efforts towards river rejuvenation and cleanlinessXavier Chauvet De Beauchene of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has lauded India's efforts towards river re...
13 Dec, 2020, 10.46 PM IST
Experts question government's claim of country becoming ODF-freeAccording to the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, the country has achieved the dream of an open defection-free India, except in 52 urban...
03 Oct, 2019, 01.21 PM IST
Government to launch Jal Jeevan Mission to bring piped water to households: PM ModiIn his Independence Day address, Modi said half of the country's households do not have access to piped water.
15 Aug, 2019, 05.35 PM IST
India's development depends on progress of the states: M Venkaiah NaiduThe Union Urban Development Minister who was in Ranchi,said that the country's overall development depended on the progress of each state r...
16 May, 2017, 08.13 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu asks India Inc to adopt bio-toilets at stationsThe minister said industry should apply their business minds to develop water-less, odour-less and vacuum toilets to further the Swachch Bh...
27 Apr, 2017, 05.51 PM IST
Over 1 cr households in urban India without bathrooms: HUPA MinistryWhile 74.64 lakh houses use enclosures without roof, 18 per cent or about 1.42 crore households do not have separate kitchen in their house...
16 Apr, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
New law on maternity leave will encourage people to have more kids: BJP MP, Tathagat SatpathyHe was referring to a recent passage of a bill under which the tenure of the maternity leave in the organised sector has been increased fro...
30 Mar, 2017, 10.08 PM IST
NRIs/PIOs can now send funds online for Modi govt's flagship schemes like Swachch Bharat, Clean GangaSwaraj said this while chairing a meeting of India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians, a trust established to supplement developmen...
31 Jul, 2016, 05.41 PM IST
'Modi government working through a vision and mission to develop India'Raghubar Das today said the Narendra Modi government "is working through a vision and mission" to make the country developed and prosperous.
20 May, 2016, 06.32 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi directs ministers to create buzz around Swachh Bharat Mission on anniversaryPrime Minister Narendra Modi has directed his ministers to create a buzz around Swachh Bharat Mission as his pet project completes a year o...
23 Sep, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
Minister Mahesh Sharma unveils 365kg ladoo, declares PM Narendra Modi's birthday 'Swachhta Diwas'Stressing the need for cleanliness, he said that he was at pains when tourists capture images of garbage dumps than of India's rich heritag...
17 Sep, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
CII to construct 10K toilets this fiscal.Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has taken upon itself the task of constructing over 10000 toilets in impoverished schools this fis...
20 Aug, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
Children biggest ambassadors of 'Swachh Bharat' mission: PM Narendra ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the children of the country as the "biggest ambassadors" of the 'Clean India' campaign.
15 Aug, 2015, 02.40 PM IST
Mirdula Sinha meets PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, discusses social development projectsAs the Ambassador of Swachch Bharat Abhiyan, she discussed activities undertaken by her in Goa and in other parts of India.
16 Jun, 2015, 07.03 PM IST
Contribute towards India's transformation: Sushma Swaraj to Indian diasporaSwaraj said the government was taking a slew of steps to ensure that investing and doing business in India for them becomes simpler and eas...
07 Jan, 2015, 05.29 PM IST
Private, public companies like Dabur, TCS, Indian Oil, GAIL and others pledge support to Swachh Bharat missionPepsiCo India chairman and CEO D Shivakumar said a cleaner India will lead to multi-level improvement in country's health and wellness.
10 Nov, 2014, 03.27 PM IST
'Swachch Bharat' should become a people's movement: Venkaiah Naidu"The purpose of Swachch Bharat mission is that it should become a people's movement and all the citizens should take part in the cleanlines...
25 Oct, 2014, 05.12 PM IST