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
How Mysuru roped in a private firm under Swachh Bharat MissionG Jagadeesha, commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation said that it was impossible for the city corporation to construct toilets using Swach...
17 Feb, 2018, 08.51 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh tops all states with 3.2 lakh toilets built in 17 daysUP was followed by Rajasthan, which constructed 2,54,953 toilets, and Karnataka, which got 2,41,708 toilets built in the same period, it sa...
03 Oct, 2017, 08.20 PM IST
Centre okays Rs 419.56 crore to Karnataka under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan"So far, we have released Rs 190.07 crores to the Karnataka government. The state had demanded release of Rs 419.56 crores and the same has...
31 Jan, 2017, 09.07 PM IST
Civil service officers are competing to build toilets as part of Clean India MissionPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s backing of the mission has caught the imagination of these civil servants, with officials sharing their inno...
09 Jul, 2016, 06.08 AM IST
Swachh Bharat push: 89 lakh toilets built in rural India in one yearUrban areas in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have built only 927 and 862 household latrines respectively since the sanitation mission was launche...
05 Oct, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission: States like Bihar, UP yet to pick up momentumNaidu said the initiative is unique in nature and more challenging since it aims at creating demand for sanitary services and infrastructur...
01 Oct, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
Karnataka has built 100% toilets, but yet to tackle dysfunctional onesCongress-ruled Karnataka has made a good name for itself in various cleanliness-related schemes pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
08 Sep, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
Half the states show poor progress under Swachh Bharat MissionConstruction of toilets in urban areas, a key component under Swachh Bharat Mission, has not started in half the states almost a year after...
24 Aug, 2015, 10.59 AM IST
3.64 lakh toilets built in schools since last Independence Day: GovernmentClose to 87 per cent of schools have been provided with toilets so far under the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative, the government today said.
10 Aug, 2015, 08.03 PM IST
Government racing against time for PM Modi's promise of school toiletsPM Modi had last year promised toilets in all schools within a year, as lack of such facilities was keeping girls away from schools in many...
26 Jul, 2015, 09.07 AM IST
2.86 lakh toilets constructed in schools across country under Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative: Smriti IraniSmriti Irani said states and PSUs from 15 Central ministries and more than 10 private sector entities are involved in construction of toile...
22 Jul, 2015, 09.27 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Mission: Delhi leads in building public toiletsDelhi has taken a lead in building the highest number of public toilets in urban areas under Swachh Bharat Mission, followed by Chhattisgar...
08 Jul, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
Swachh Bharat: Delhi leads in construction of public toiletsDelhi has built the highest number of community and public toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission, followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, w...
08 Jul, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
Odisha leads in building community toilets, Gujarat in household segmentMadhya Pradesh constructed 99,151 household toilets followed by Karnataka with 4,697, the data says.
03 Apr, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
Mandya leads the way in toilet construction in KarnatakaWhile the set target was 31,425 toilets, the district achieved it by October 2014.
01 Dec, 2014, 03.53 PM IST
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh faltering in Narendra Modi government's 100-day target for toiletsGuj and MP are among the 17-odd states faltering in achieving Modi govt's target for constructing separate toilets for girls in schools.
20 Aug, 2014, 07.26 PM IST