No litter, no smoking, no spitting: Odisha’s tribal village is attracting tourists for its cleanliness. But there’s more.Babojola village in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, is a model of civic sense. Women sweep the village thrice daily. Plastic is banned, and smoking and...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
BMC fine: From spitting to washing cars in public, get ready to pay up to Rs 25,000 for 21 offences in Mumbai. Check listMumbai residents face new fines for cleanliness breaches. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has introduced penalties for 21 offenses. ...
02 Feb, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
Anand Mahindra shares video explaining why Indore is India's cleanest cityMahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra highlights Indore's seventh consecutive win as India's cleanest city. His tweet emphasizes the city'...
22 May, 2024, 01.48 PM IST
Delhi govt notifies Motor Vehicle Aggregator scheme, mandates companies to switch to EVs by 2030In a move aimed at promoting green and sustainable mobility and enhancing the quality of transportation services in the national capital, t...
29 Nov, 2023, 10.10 PM IST
Public transport reliability in Bengaluru goes up, says studyThe report Kochi holds the greatest promise for the adoption of active and shared mobility, while Bhubaneswar shines in terms of providing ...
25 Apr, 2023, 08.20 PM IST
Railways to rank best & worst performing trains, zonesThis initiative is part of railway minister Piyush Goyal’s efforts to give the national transporter a performance makeover before the 2019 ...
07 Dec, 2017, 10.41 PM IST
Swachh Bharat rankings: Rashtrapati Bhavan among the cleanest buildingsLast year, Rashtrapati Bhavan had missed out on the full score (20) by one mark while UPSC building had secured 17.
23 Mar, 2016, 12.48 PM IST
Rashtrapati Bhawan, UPSC building, Hyderabad House among cleanest government buildingsRashtrapati Bhawan, Vigyan Bhawan, UPSC building, Hyderabad House and Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhawan are the cleanest government buildings in New...
22 Mar, 2016, 07.43 PM IST
Ratan Tata advocates better passenger amenitiesKayakalp, the Innovative Council of Railways headed by Ratan Tata today discussed safety related issues and sought to know the causes of th...
06 Nov, 2015, 08.59 PM IST
Delhi Metro ranked first in 'information during travel'Delhi Metro has been ranked first in "information during travel", as per an international survey of Metro systems conducted by Railway and ...
04 Oct, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission: Three-phase cleanliness campaign to begin tomorrowEleven theme-based cleanliness drives are planned as part of the third phase starting from November 1 till March 31 next year.
24 Sep, 2015, 06.51 PM IST
71% say Swachh Bharat a flop in cities: SurveyAccording to the poll, 94 per cent respondents felt municipal bodies need a major upgrade in skills, processes, equipment system and leader...
19 Sep, 2015, 03.45 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission survey finds North Block, South Block and rashtrapati Bhawan fare poorly in cleanlinessIn the overall ranking of 29 government buildings from 1 to 11, Rashtrapati Bhawan and South Block have finished on the sixth place.
06 Jul, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission: Clean up venue within 6 hours after event or lose part of depositYou may lose a part of the security deposited with municipal bodies or local authorities for failing to clean up the venue within six hours...
11 May, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
Cleanliness drive in Assam public transport vehiclesAssam transport department has directed authorities to maintain cleanliness in the public transport vehicless keeping in with CM Tarun Gogo...
10 Feb, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
Rail Budget 2014: Railways to have 40% increased allocation for cleanlinessThe drive to ensure clean rail travel ties with the focus on cleaning up cities, towns and ensuring a better standard of living for citizen...
09 Jul, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
Mumbai ranked at the bottom for overall tourist experienceMumbai, India's fashion capital and home to Bollywood, has ranked last among the top 37 cities in the world featured in the best overall to...
21 May, 2014, 05.42 PM IST