Harsh Goenka points out one quality Indians need to learn from the Japanese, says we must ensure better civic senseIndian billionaire Harsh Goenka sparked a debate on social media regarding cleanliness standards in India versus Japan. He emphasized that ...
29 Jun, 2025, 03.48 PM IST
Cleanliness to godlinessCleanliness, as emphasised by figures like John Wesley and Mahatma Gandhi, extends beyond personal hygiene to encompass environmental respo...
26 May, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
UK tourist speechless after he visits Indian city: 'Looks like Singapore'Daniel Pinto, a UK tourist, visited Indore in Madhya Pradesh. He was surprised by the city's cleanliness. Indore is known as the 'Singapore...
01 May, 2025, 02.24 PM IST
Swachh Survekshan 2023: Here are 10 dirtiest cities in India and all are in West BengalCuriously, West Bengal houses all ten cities with populations over 100,000 ranked as the dirtiest in India. Indore in Madhya Pradesh has cl...
14 Jan, 2024, 07.17 AM IST
PM Modi implemented Gandhi's mantra of 'Swachhata hi Seva' through 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan': Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah participated in a cleanliness drive in Ahmedabad as part of the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' initiated by Prime Mi...
01 Oct, 2023, 07.30 PM IST
Caught littering on the streets in Patna, you could earn new 'Road Enemy' tagTo ensure sustained cleanliness, every road will be assigned a dedicated team comprising a sanitation worker, sanitation inspector, and sup...
26 Jul, 2023, 12.16 PM IST
National Cleanliness Day 2023: Significance, Theme, and MoreThe theme for National Cleanliness Day 2023 is "Swachh Bharat: Swasth Bharat." The purpose of this day is to raise awareness about the impo...
30 Jan, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
Rajasthan polls: Alwar group makes candidates sign affidavit of promises for votesHe said the group has met 12 of the 17 candidates who have filed their nominations for the electoral battle from Alwar (Urban) seat, curren...
06 Dec, 2018, 10.57 PM IST
Swachh Bharat failed to click in Delhi, UP, Punjab & Bihar: SurveyIt has also found that failure of municipal bodies to fulfil their duties, poor enforcement and lack of civic sense among citizens are the ...
06 Oct, 2016, 05.13 PM IST
'500 cities & towns to vie for cleanest area'The urban development ministry on Saturday launched the Swachh Surveskshan that will start from January 2017 where citizens' feedback will ...
07 Aug, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu launches "clean my coach" serviceSuresh Prabhu launched the "Clean my Coach" service on Friday whereby a passenger can request for a dirty coach to be swept and cleaned by ...
11 Mar, 2016, 05.58 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission: A year on, only 6 states show Swachh promiseOnly six states have shown visible improvement in cleanliness almost a year after the Swachh Bharat campaign was launched.
27 Sep, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
Launch of Swachh Bharat is welcome, but it must sweep beyond the photo-opHistory tells us that while sanitation and sewers have been ingredients of urbanised modernity for nearly 200 years, nowhere did they come ...
10 Nov, 2014, 03.23 PM IST
Delhi government to set up control room to register complaintsDelhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today asked the Chief Secretary to set up the control room, deploy staff and put into place the mechanism for...
20 Oct, 2014, 07.33 PM IST
AAP sends 2,500 photos to Delhi mayors showing garbage in cityHowever, the party said that the final responsibility of the day-to-day work for keeping Delhi clean belongs to the municipal corporations.
07 Oct, 2014, 10.48 PM IST
Parkash Singh Badal calls for community participation for clean IndiaAddressing the gathering at Shekpura near here, Badal said that people should take up the cudgels of keeping the country clean.
02 Oct, 2014, 04.04 PM IST
PM Modi launches 'Swachh Bharat' campaign; takes pledge for a clean IndiaPM Narendra Modi on Thursday took the 'Swachh Bharat' pledge, inviting everyone to participate in the movement and make it a success.
02 Oct, 2014, 12.18 PM IST