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No toilets for Dalits in open defecation-free Maharashtra village?The village was declared open defecation free under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) last year .
28 Jul, 2016, 11.13 PM IST
Parliamentary panel asks government to revisit target on units polluting GangaThe panel made a strong pitch for using bio-fertilisers and less water-guzzling irrigation methods to cut losses caused by over extraction ...
15 May, 2016, 01.56 PM IST
POKE ME: Iran, Myanmar don't come to mind as vacation hotspots but they shouldYou may not experience a 'wow' experience on arrival. Most major airlines don’t fly due to sanctions, and Iran Air isn’t sold aircraft or s...
04 May, 2016, 06.25 PM IST
Republic Day: Government's flagship schemes showcased at RajpathThe NDA government's flagship programmes like Swachh Bharat, Digital India and green energy were showcased at the Rajpath during the 67th R...
26 Jan, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
Waste to Wealth: BARC pioneers new life saving radiation technologyThe global nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has lauded this breakthrough from BARC and promises to popularis...
25 Oct, 2015, 10.29 AM IST
It's Narendra Modi Sarkar not BJP Sarkar: Jairam RameshRamesh also termed the performance of Modi government as "an arrogant one man-show," wherein ministers don't count, and ministries don't co...
25 May, 2015, 07.29 PM IST
Government faces threat from within, not us, says oppositionThe opposition also charged the government of working for capitalists while pushing for the ordinance on land acquisition.
26 Feb, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi can even teach 'Madison Avenue' packaging skills: Congress MP Jairam RameshAccusing NDA govt of "hijacking" several of the UPA dispensation's schemes, he says it has done such "political branding and repackaging."
24 Feb, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
Government to spend over Rs 2,100 crore for toilets in 1,649 villagesGovernment will spend over Rs 2,100 crore to build toilets and sewage treatment plants in 1,649 identified villages situated along both sid...
04 Dec, 2014, 06.01 PM IST
Centre sanctions 76 projects worth Rs 4974.79 crore in five basin states to clean up river GangaThe latest Union Budget had set up an integrated Ganga conservation mission with an allocation of Rs 2037 crore for Ganga rejuvenation.
01 Dec, 2014, 03.49 PM IST
Clean India 'a bit of hype', needs more details: Jairam RameshFormer Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the programme also needs to address the issue of open defecation.
06 Nov, 2014, 09.18 PM IST
Vision is to achieve goal of clean Ganga: Government to SCSolicitor General Ranjit Kumar made the statement in the wake of repeated remarks by SC that Centre was "visionless" in its mission to clea...
15 Oct, 2014, 08.47 PM IST