A 30-foot cockroach effigy will be displayed at a Ramleela event in Delhi this year. The organizers aim to promote cleanliness while symbol...

Philip Morris India has launched a 12-month anti-littering initiative in Delhi with Litterati. This project aims to analyze littering patte...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said India's economic resilience has been built consciously over the past decade thro...

The Indian Embassy in Iceland recently celebrated Uttar Pradesh Diwas, showcasing its culture and investment opportunities. Dignitaries att...

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Union Minister Manohar Lal arrived in Houston for the G20 Energy Ministers' meeting. He addressed the Indian diaspora at India House, highl...

The BJP plans a month-long outreach program focusing on youth engagement. This initiative will highlight Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pub...

Swachh Bharat Mission was officially launched on October 2, 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an aim to eradicate open defecation b...

For achieving universal sanitation and to put focus on hygiene, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission on October ...

The government is expected to reach out to Kumar to provide him with more details of the Swachh Bharat project.

"The amount of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan cess collected in financial year 2015-16 is Rs 3901.78 crore," Minister of State for Finance Santosh K...

The ministry also reached out to over 58,000 people through social media about the importance of a clean India and the Swachh Bharat Missio...

The recently-introduced Swachh Bharat Cess adds-on to the service tax liability and is applicable on all taxable services.

The Swachh Bharat Mission includes building household toilets, community and public toilets and scientific waste management.

The Centre said that the proceeds collected through the cess would be allocated to the state governments to fund Swachh Bharat initiatives.

By bringing citizens on MyGov platform for Swachh Bharat campaign, the government also plans to reward the most prolific performers.

Jaitley further proposed to an enabling provision to levy Swachh Bharat Cess at a rate of 2 per cent or less on all or certain services, if...