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...
16 Sep, 2022, 06.02 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
PM to declare India open defecation-free on Oct 2: PatelModi will make the declaration in the presence of over 20,000 village heads at a function at the Sabarmati Riverfront here during his visit...
25 Sep, 2019, 07.53 PM IST
Sabarmati riverfront dinner, show planned for Swachh Bharat successA celebration with 25,000 people in attendance is being planned to be held on the riverfront, complete with a world-class laser show in the...
15 Jun, 2019, 06.57 AM IST
568 kilo ladoo unveiled on PM Modi's birthdayThe ladoo was unveiled by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar and his cabinet colleague Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
17 Sep, 2018, 04.33 PM IST
Government to celebrate Swachh Bharat Diwas on MondayOctober 2 is also celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence. On June 15, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly had voted for ...
01 Oct, 2017, 10.23 PM IST
President Ram Nath Kovind to launch Swachh Bharat Mission 3.0 in Kanpur on FridayAll ministries have been asked to send a detailed note to the PMO on how they plan to include the campaign in their ministry.
15 Sep, 2017, 12.35 AM IST
Prepare 2 yr action plan for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Government to ministriesThe execution of the plans will be monitored by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Rural Development Ministry along ...
27 Apr, 2017, 06.04 PM IST
All 56 ministries told to draw up 2-year plan for Swachh BharatIt will begin in January with the first fortnight allocated to ministries of external affairs, finance and steel. The next fortnight has be...
13 Dec, 2016, 01.36 AM IST
‘Swachhta diwas’ in schools, colleges to spur clean drive?Officials said this could help inspire children and youth to become "change agents" who in turn will influence their families to adopt clea...
22 Jun, 2016, 12.34 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to celebrate Panchayat DayThe next five days will be dedicated to various themes like Swachh Bharat and welfare programmes to let the people know the initiatives of ...
29 Mar, 2016, 02.49 AM IST
Gram Uday se Bharat Uday: Narendra Modi government to kickstart a new campaign at panchayat levelPM Modi will kickstart a new campaign with an address to gram panchayats through video conferencing on National Panchayat Day on April 24.
28 Mar, 2016, 09.39 PM IST
Finance Ministry launches e-book to improve governanceThe e-book details disinvestment plans, trade facilitation initiatives, Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) and direct benefit transfer scheme, among ...
25 Dec, 2014, 07.37 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi visits Varanasi on Good Governance DayDuring his day-long tour, his second to Varanasi after becoming the Prime Minister, Modi is scheduled to inspect cleanliness drive as part ...
25 Dec, 2014, 01.13 PM IST
Indira Gandhi anniversary: Congress ok with government dissociating"Disgraceful that Govt is ignoring martyrdom of our only PM who was killed in office in the line of duty. Oct 31 forgotten," tweeted Shashi...
30 Oct, 2014, 06.43 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor slams Narendra Modi government for 'ignoring' Indira Gandhi's 'martyrdom'The Modi government has declared 31 October as "Rashtriya Ekta Diwas" to mark the birth anniversary of country's first HM Sardar Vallabhbha...
30 Oct, 2014, 02.19 PM IST
'Swachh Haryana Abhiyan' to be launched from November 1: Manohar Lal KhattarDuring the campaign, which Khattar said will be on the lines of Narendra Modi government's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', focus will also remain ...
27 Oct, 2014, 05.36 PM IST