Why Your Kitchen Sponge Might Be Making Everything Smell WorseYour kitchen sponge, a cleaning essential, harbors billions of bacteria. Research reveals these porous tools become microbial hotspots, bre...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.15 PM IST
Why Keeping the Bathroom Door Closed Can BackfireContrary to popular belief, closing bathroom doors can worsen indoor air quality by trapping moisture, microbes, and pollutants. Research i...
18 Apr, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
Drops Of Essential Oil On The Inside Of The ToiletA popular home hack of adding essential oils to toilet bowls for odor control is questioned by science. While these oils offer a pleasant s...
08 Apr, 2026, 02.45 PM IST
The Forgotten Bathroom Liquid That Brightens Yellowed Toilet Seats EffortlesslyYellowed toilet seats, often mistaken for dirt, are actually caused by polymer degradation from UV light and harsh chemicals. A simple, ove...
07 Apr, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
The Bathroom Spot That Almost No One Cleans ProperlyResearchers highlight that the underside of the toilet rim is a breeding ground for bacteria, often missed during regular cleanings. Biofil...
04 Apr, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
The 5-Minute Sunday Bathroom Habit That Quietly Changes Your Entire WeekMaintaining a clean bathroom is now effortless with a simple five-minute Sunday routine. This approach, along with daily quick fixes and ov...
03 Apr, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
No Air Freshener: The Hotel Trick for a Bathroom That Always Smells GoodLuxury hotels achieve fresh bathrooms by tackling odor sources. They avoid artificial fresheners due to harmful chemicals. Instead, they fo...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
As Bengaluru faces severe water shortage, Anand Mahindra shares water-saving techniqueAmid Bengaluru's water crisis, Anand Mahindra, Mahindra Group chairman, has sparked conversation on conservation by sharing a video on soci...
18 Mar, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
UP takes up cleanliness measures ahead of local body polls, G20 eventsNow, the UP government has started a 'Swachh Dhaba' campaign for roadside eateries and restaurants in each of the 750 municipal bodies wher...
06 Jan, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
View: What happens when employees return to workWe will need to consider more distancing and less sharing, and an overall increased reliance on technology.
11 Apr, 2020, 06.28 PM IST
Many states became open defecation free, achieved 100 pc toilet coverage since Swachh Bharat Mission launch: Economic SurveyAs on 14 June 2019, 30 States/UTs are 100 per cent covered with individual household latrine (IHHL).
04 Jul, 2019, 02.35 PM IST
How water scarcity put paid to good morning squads’ effortsDetermined foot soldiers used a mix of social pressure, health education and coercion to get the recalcitrant in line. But lack of water re...
12 Apr, 2019, 11.31 PM IST
India making efforts to be clean: PM Narendra Modi"The government, society, institutions, organisations, citizens and in fact everyone is making some or the other effort towards cleanliness...
26 Feb, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
Digital payment can check black money, graft: PM ModiAddressing his monthly 'Mann ki baat' radio programme, he said people, especially the youth, should become ambassadors of digital payment s...
26 Feb, 2017, 03.20 PM IST
175-km long track becomes discharge free rail corridorAbout 29 trains consisting of nearly 700 coaches have been provided with bio-toilets to prevent open discharge on the track.
19 Oct, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
Need to scale up efforts to meet 'Clean India' target: Harsh Vardhan"The cleanliness campaign is a social movement and there has been a satisfactory progress. But efforts have to be scaled up to meet the tar...
30 Aug, 2016, 10.23 AM IST
Renovated Kashmere Gate ISBT inauguratedPassengers at the Kashmere Gate ISBT can now enjoy better amenities with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today inaugurating the renovated fac...
02 May, 2013, 03.56 PM IST