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Sesquicentennial Gandhi Jayanti: Centre plans bigThe latest list includes Ayushman Bharat’s free healthcare coverage for all sanitation workers and families, Gandhi busts in 54 countries, ...
Ministries asked to draw action plan for Clean India MissionMinistries have been asked to choose their own theme and any fortnight, particularly around the days having special significance for them, ...
Sanitation programmes have failed to achieve targets: CAGThe country's sanitation programmes have failed to achieve the desired targets largely due to planning level weaknesses even as large-scale...
Singapore can offer lessons in sanitation: StudyPrime Minister Narendra Modi has launched an ambitious Clean India campaign last year to achieve total sanitation by 2019.
Centre to spend Rs 2 lakh crore on sanitationNaidu today lamented that nearly $ 54 billion worth GDP is being lost every every year on account of inadequate sanitation in the country.
PM Narendra Modi, a merchant of mere dreams and lies: CongressReleasing a bunch of papers, he said the state then ruled by Modi could spend only Rs 278.39 crore from Rs 702.39 crore approved by the Cen...
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: I feel honoured not to be invited, says Mani Shankar AiyarAccording to Aiyar, the national cleanliness campaign, launched by Modi on Gandhi Jayanthi day, "ignores the fundamental Gandhian propositi...
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 ...
Jairam Ramesh welcomes Narendra Modi's emphasis on toilets in Independence-Day speechRamesh said it was indeed a formidable challenge to make India open defecation free by October 2, 2019, the 150 birth anniversary of Gandhi.
India will get rid of open defecation in 10 years, says Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh today launched the 'Nirmal Bharat Yatra' to make the country free from open defecation, in Sewagaram Ashram.
- Stung by Jairam Ramesh's remarks, DRDO offers bio-toilets for villages
At least 1000 gram panchayats across the country will soon have odourless bio-toilets-- thanks to defence research agency DRDO
- CCEA approves enhanced allocation for sanitation; Sanitation Campaign rechristened as Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
At present out of Rs.3400 allocated for individual toilets, Centre gives Rs. 2100, State’s share is Rs.1000 and Rs. 300 comes from the bene...
- Planning Commission allocates Rs 36,000 crore for the 12th Five Year Plan
Planning Commission has allocated a Rs 3,6000 crores for the 12th Five Year Plan, up from Rs 7800 Crore in the previous Plan.
Economic growth: Jairam Ramesh tries to draw PM's attention to sanitation and hygieneWith an eye on creating a momentum, Ramesh is trying to get the Prime Minister’s attention on issues such as sanitation and hygiene that ha...
- More funds for government sponsored toilets in rural India
Government is planning to double the money it provides for the construction of toilets in villages under its campaign for total sanitation.
- Half of India still defecates in the open
Half of the country's population still defecates in the open even after 60 years of independence, the Planning Commission has admitted.
- Govt to assess utilisation of funds given to PRIs
The Government has decided to assess the utilisation of the over Rs 400 crore given by it under a national award to Panchayati Raj Institut...
- India achieves UN Millennium Goal for drinking water
India has achieved the Millennium Development Goal for drinking water by providing 84 per cent of its rural population with access to impro...
- TSC receives approval of Cent Outlay of Rs 7,816 crore
Government's ambitious Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) that envisages the achievement of providing total sanitation in all villages of the ...
- Centre approves Rs 101 cr projects for sanitation in HP
Centre has sanctioned Rs 101 crore worth projects for rural sanitation in Himachal Pradesh, state Rural Development Minister Sat Mahajan sa...