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"Modi Govt putting integrity of Census at risk": AIMIM chief Asaduddin OwaisiIn a post shared on X, Owaisi said, " lies, damned lies, and statistics. Census data is essential for delimitation, development schemes, an...
How Toyota's CSR initiative taught rural Karnataka hygiene habitsToyota Kirloskar Motor's ABCD program transformed rural Indian schools by tackling hygiene beliefs. Children became agents of change, promo...
'Era of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Beti Badhao': Delhi CM Rekha Gupta backs Nari Shakti Vandan AdhiniyamParliament will convene for a special session to advance the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. This move introduces a 33 percent reservation fo...
India advances Sustainable Development Goals with clean energy, sanitation, and inclusive growthIndia stands at the forefront of sustainable development innovation. Noteworthy achievements include the complete eradication of open defec...
Clearly, cleaning India is workingIndia marks 10 years of the Swachh Bharat Mission, aiming to provide toilets in every home and reduce open defecation. The initiative led t...
Jal Jeevan Mission achieves 72% rural tap water coverage, eyes 100% in 2024According to Parliament data, out of 5.91 lakh villages in the country, 3.18 lakh aspire to achieve ODF Plus status, and 1.23 lakh villages...
Don't sit on Swachh Bharat Mission's successIndia has made substantial progress in providing sanitation for people in recent years. Now is the time to double down on those efforts wit...
Rural India achieved 100 pc ODF status: GovtThe Centre launched Swachh Bharat Mission(Grameen on October 2, 2014 with the aim to attain Open Defecation Free (ODF) India by October 2, ...
Experts question government's claim of country becoming ODF-freeAccording to the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, the country has achieved the dream of an open defection-free India, except in 52 urban...
Gorakhpur’s infant death rate one of the worst in the worldTopping the CIA list is Afganistan with an IMR of 112. Mali with 100, Somalia with 96, Central African Republic with 88 and Guinea Bissau w...
PM Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission: Few get it, everyone is talking about itAnalysis of the types of interventions conducted according to location also depicted a preference for rural areas. 11 of the 12 types of in...
Just 54% of 2015 toilets target met in urban areasBuilding both individual and community toilet seats are key ingredients to achieve complete sanitation in urban areas, particularly to end ...
What Bangladesh can teach India about toilet trainingIndia still struggles with its sanitation targets. 38 % of South Asia defecates in the open, and India is responsible for a full 30%, despi...
63 lakh toilets made in 8 months: NSSOAccording to NSSO findings, at least 95% of family members in rural areas and around 99% household members in urban areas used toilets, whi...
Dirty Delhi ranks in bottom 100 of India's clean city listMysore is India's cleanest municipal area and Damoh in MP the dirtiest. Bengaluru tops state capitals in the list and Patna stands last.
Open defecation also leads to unhealthy pregnanciesPoor sanitation can cause ill health is well-known but the new study finds open defecation leads to children with low birth weights and an ...
Swachh Bharat will fail unless the Modi government totally redesigns UPA’s sanitation programmeCentral government programmes — the central rural sanitation programme 1986-99, total sanitation campaign (TSC) 1999-2012, and the ongoing ...
Now, UP gets its Rs 2,900 crore Toilet ScamThis one really stinks. UP, home to scams of all kinds, ranging from NRHM to land, now has a filthy new entrant: the Toilet Scam.
People of 67% households in rural India defecate in openPeople of 67 per cent households in rural India defecate in the open and several states "fudge" data on building of toilets.
- Government will take 10 years to achieve total sanitation
There are about 2.60 lakh gram panchayats in the country and as per the population Census data, only about 28,000 of them have achieved tot...