Indore ranked India's cleanest city, Uttar Pradesh's Gonda dirtiestGujarat has the maximum of 12 cities among the top 50 clean cities, closely followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with eigh...
05 May, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
Centre aims 200 open defecation free districts by November next yearSo far, 61 districts and more than 1,14,332 villages have been declared Open Defecation Free
21 Nov, 2016, 10.00 PM IST
In Urban Mission, Team Venkaiah to hand-hold states through problemsAccording to the official, it is not only a review exercise, but also a confidence building measure so that all missions show results on th...
11 Oct, 2016, 12.06 AM IST
5 towns in Maharashtra, Telangana declared open defecation freeA total of 141 towns in 7 states have claimed to have become Open Defecation Free including 100 in Maharashtra. These claims are under veri...
30 Aug, 2016, 03.06 AM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission a lost opportunity, reduced to toilet counting: ExpertThe Prime Minister's effort is "sincere" but SBM has remained "just a government scheme", he said addressing a FEJI and UNICEF organised WA...
27 Jul, 2016, 04.31 PM IST
SWM a lost opportunity, reduced to toilet counting: Expert"Lots of people say sanitation was discovered in India two years ago but that is not true. The country's sanitation programme was developed...
27 Jul, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
Govt plans 100 model 'Swachh Tourist Destinations'It said the aim of this initiative is to make these 100 places model 'Swachh Tourist Destinations' that will enhance the experience for vis...
03 Jun, 2016, 09.27 PM IST
50,000 toilets for women in Mumbai soon: Devendra FadnavisAltogether 50,000 toilets would be built for women under the Swachh Maharashtra Mission, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the state As...
16 Mar, 2016, 10.57 PM IST
Swachh Maharashtra Mission: 19 cities become free of open defecationNineteen cities in the state have achieved the status of being free of open defecation under the government's 'Swachh Maharashtra Mission'.
01 Nov, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
Complete irrigation well project in suicide-prone districts: Chief SecretaryMaharashtra government has instructed officials to complete irrigation well projects in suicide-prone districts of the state by March end n...
20 Oct, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
Half the states show poor progress under Swachh Bharat MissionConstruction of toilets in urban areas, a key component under Swachh Bharat Mission, has not started in half the states almost a year after...
24 Aug, 2015, 10.59 AM IST
Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu lead Swachh Bharat campaignKarnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Andhra Pradesh are in the forefront of generating awareness about Swachh Bharat Abhiy...
29 Jul, 2015, 02.08 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission: Delhi leads in building public toiletsDelhi has taken a lead in building the highest number of public toilets in urban areas under Swachh Bharat Mission, followed by Chhattisgar...
08 Jul, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
Swachh Bharat: Delhi leads in construction of public toiletsDelhi has built the highest number of community and public toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission, followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, w...
08 Jul, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
Meenakshi Kalyanam, Amarnath Yatra part of Centre's clean India campaignGanga Sager Mela (West Bengal), Mela Hemis Gompa (Leh) and Rajasthan's famous Nagaur fair could also be targeted for spreading awareness.
05 Jul, 2015, 12.10 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission meet: Congress CMs attend, BJP’s give a missAll the three Congress CMs in the sub-group set up by Modi to finalise the implementation of the Swachh Bharat mission, were present for th...
25 Jun, 2015, 09.59 AM IST
Rs 460 crore sanctioned to 10 states under Swachh Bharat MissionBabul Supriyo said while Maharashtra got Rs 135 cr, Karnataka received Rs 80.01 cr followed by West Bengal Rs 64.01 cr and Gujarat Rs 40.95...
03 Mar, 2015, 02.51 PM IST