Mizoram achieves 100% Jal Jeevan Mission implementation: 1.3 lakh households get tap waterMizoram has achieved 100% functional tap water connections for all households, schools, and Anganwadi centers under the Jal Jeevan Mission....
06 May, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
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...
26 Apr, 2026, 08.51 PM IST
Gram panchayats boost own earnings, fund schools, flood control and digital accessIndian villages are achieving financial independence. Gram panchayats are boosting tax collections and using their own funds for schools, f...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission transformed India's sanitation landscape: Economic SurveyThe Swachh Bharat Mission has significantly improved sanitation and hygiene practices in India, with 3.64 lakh villages achieving ODF Plus ...
31 Jan, 2025, 08.55 PM IST
WittyFeed’s platforms spreads awareness on Swachh Bharat AbhiyaanFocusing on rural development and sanitation, Tomar used his visit to WittyFeed office to make youth aware of the benefit of proper sanitat...
26 Aug, 2017, 12.56 PM IST
India, World Bank sign $1.5 billion loan pact for Swachh Bharat MissionSBM is the country's largest-ever drive to improve sanitation. It aims to end open defecation and improve the management of liquid and soli...
30 Mar, 2016, 06.18 PM IST
World Bank approves $1.5 billion to support Swachh Bharat AbhiyanMore than 500 million of the rural population in India continue to defecate in the open, suffering from preventable deaths, illness, stunti...
16 Dec, 2015, 01.19 PM IST
Bharti Foundation bats for better sanitation, earmarks Rs 100 crore for LudhianaThe Bharti Foundation aims to cover over 900 villages across Ludhiana district at a cost of Rs 100 crores under the initiative.
13 Aug, 2015, 01.43 PM IST
West Bengal to give $248 mn loan to Punjab for water supply, sanitationWorld Bank will provide a loan of $248 million (approx. Rs 1,500 crore) for improving the water supply and sanitation services in rural are...
11 May, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
Bharti Foundation appoints Sulabh for making 12,000 toiletsBharti Foundation has committed Rs 100 cr investment under 'Satya Bharti Abhiyan' in next 3 years for constructing toilets in rural househo...
01 Dec, 2014, 03.43 PM IST
One in 5 government constructed household toilets are now defunctDrinking water & sanitation ministry in a circular to state govts, said that mobile-based system is being introduced to "strengthen monitor...
28 Nov, 2014, 11.46 AM IST
Toilets key to improving child health in India: StudyA total of 5,209 children aged under 5 years and 3,039 households were involved in the study led by Sumeet Patil from the School of Public ...
27 Aug, 2014, 05.09 PM IST
Narendra Modi's ‘Swachh Bharat’ call: India Inc queues up to invest big money in building toiletsTCS, Bharti, HUL, Aditya Birla Group, ITC, Adani & Dabur mong major cos that announced big CSR spends for building sanitation facilities.
19 Aug, 2014, 09.49 AM IST
Bharti Foundation to spend Rs 100 crore on rural sanitation in LudhianaBharti Foundation HAS kicked off a major social initiative - ‘Satya Bharti Abhiyan’ - to improve rural household sanitation facilities in P...
18 Aug, 2014, 05.54 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh hails Gopinath Munde's decision to give priority to sanitationHis opening remarks show that there is more continuity in our system than is commonly appreciated," Jairam Ramesh said.
28 May, 2014, 04.24 PM IST
Centre's plans to built toilets in rural areas hits roadblockThe Centre's ambitious plans to build toilets in rural areas has hit a roadblock with several states complaining about lack of proper conve...
21 Dec, 2012, 07.31 PM IST
Bill Gates, central govt to focus on rural sanitationBill Gates is joining hands with the Indian government to improve sanitation in rural areas where nearly 60% of people have no access to ba...
31 May, 2012, 07.39 AM IST