Coming up: Fit India campaign from August 29Incidentally, Modi had called for a fitness movement in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ address, in March 2018.
23 Jul, 2019, 08.44 AM IST
Rourkela Steel Plant initiates project to use waste plastic in road constructionSAIL said its plants have plans to lay more such green roads with waste plastic in the coming months, in a significant step towards Swachh ...
17 Feb, 2018, 04.46 PM IST
Six states including four BJP-ruled states set to declare themselves Open Defecation FreeA review undertaken by secretary, urban development, DS Mishra, on Monday revealed that by Gandhi Jayanti, 1,559 cities and towns — about 4...
04 Jul, 2017, 11.56 PM IST
Know the charges, taxes on your restaurant bill to avoid being overchargedIt is always better to know the charges and taxes levied on your restaurant bill if you want to avoid being overcharged.
09 Jan, 2017, 05.30 PM IST
Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Haryana in race to join Swachh ClubSix districts out of 33 and all 170 towns of Gujarat have gone ODF while five out of the 21 districts in Haryana have turned ODF as on date.
04 Nov, 2016, 12.30 AM IST
Contracts replace extensions in Delhi power corridorsNITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant is on contract till 2018. AK Mital got a twoyear-contract in July on the day of his retirement to serve further...
02 Nov, 2016, 12.27 AM IST
RSS ropes in professionals from top business schools to lure youthA number of initiatives have ensued under the “Six Sigma approach of culture, values, pride, self-help, service and truth,” they said.
20 Aug, 2016, 01.52 AM IST
Increase in jobs would be yardstick for govt performance: Sanjaya BaruThe NDA government can claim to have delivered the goods if its initiatives to promote infrastructure and industrialisation lead to massive...
11 Mar, 2016, 11.19 PM IST
From Swachh Bharat to startups, 30 things PM Modi said in his Independence Day speechBank accounts are essential for integrating poor into the financial system, 17 crore people opened accounts under Jan Dhan Yojna, says PM M...
16 Aug, 2015, 10.11 AM IST
India showing improved consumer sentiment: Rakesh Kapoor, CEO, Reckitt Benckiser"The pickup in emerging markets was mixed with an improvement in consumer sentiment in some countries, such as India."
29 Jul, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
Programme to help 1 lakh kids resume their education: Smriti IraniShe also announced that Mansi Mahumkar, a blind mallakhamb player from Maharashtra as the brand ambassador of HRD ministry's 'Swachh Bharat...
01 Feb, 2015, 07.57 PM IST
Work to begin on 20-30 smart cities this year: These features may help your city become 'smart'Under the retrofitting scheme, a city can undertake an area of minimum 500 acres and can implement the scheme in three years.
30 Jan, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
National interest should be priority in talks with US president Barack Obama, says CongressDuring Obama's visit & bilateral talks, India's interests should be kept on top of agenda & non-alignment foreign policy should be kept int...
25 Jan, 2015, 10.27 PM IST
Anil Ambani takes 'Swachh Bharat' campaign to Badrinath, KedarnathAmbani, who was among the nine celebrities named by Modi to carry the Swachh Bharat campaign forward, was accompanied by his wife Tina.
18 Oct, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
Anil Ambani joins Swachh Bharat driveModi had named nine celebrities, including Ambani, cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar and film stars Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra, to take...
09 Oct, 2014, 05.22 AM IST
Swachh Bharat campaign to start in New Delhi tomorrowSwachh Bharat was one of the first schemes that the new government had announced, and it has since featured in almost every major Modi spee...
01 Oct, 2014, 09.09 AM IST
Government begins revision of skill development policyThe government has also directed the NSDA to create a web portal where persons interested in developing skills can register themselves.
24 Sep, 2014, 07.08 PM IST