Swachh Bharat

Day After PM's Mega Rally, BJP's 'Swachh Bharat' Drive At Kolkata Ground

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 4, 2019

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega rally at Kolkata's iconic Brigade Parade Ground, over 200 BJP workers on Thursday conducted a 'Swachh Bharat' cleanliness drive at the venue.

Indians Take To Viral #Trashtag Challenge. See Pics

Offbeat | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 14, 2019

Given that initiatives like the Swachh Bharat Mission have led to public discourse on cleanliness, Indians have taken to the #trashtag challenge in a big way.

PM Modi Meets Nari Shakti Award Winners, Says Their Work An Inspiration

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told recipients of the Nari Shakti Puraskar, the highest civilian honour for women, that their work is an inspiration for others and exhorted them to go even further in their respective fields.

Mauritian PM Couldn't Stop Self From Dip In Clean Ganga: Yogi Adityanath

India News | ANI | Wednesday March 6, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Prime Minister of Mauritius, who came to India in 2013, had gone back without taking a holy dip at Sangam due to the pollution and filth that prevailed in the river back then.

93 Per Cent Households In Rural India Have Access To Toilets: Survey

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 5, 2019

Over 93 per cent households in rural India have access to toilets and of these households, 96.5 per cent uses them, a survey commissioned by the government has found.

Over 4,000 Urban Cities Declared Open Defecation Free: Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 3, 2019

Over 4,000 urban cities have been declared open defecation free (ODF) under the Swachh Bharat Mission, an official at the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said.

Urge PM To Make Leprosy Eradication Programme Massive: Gandhi Peace Prize Winner

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 31, 2019

Gandhi Peace Prize winner Yohei Sasakawa has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the leprosy eradication programme as "massive" as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and include it in school curriculum to remove the stigma attached to it.

''Around 9 Crore Toilets Built In Rural Areas Since 2014," Lok Sabha Told

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 14, 2018

Around nine crore toilets have been built across the country since October 2014 under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and a total of 546 districts were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Tamil Nadu Girl Seeks Father's Arrest Over Broken Promise To Build Toilet

Chennai News | Reuters | Wednesday December 12, 2018

A seven-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu has lodged a police complaint to have her father arrested after he failed to build a toilet in their home as promised, police said today.

Indian Cities Much Cleaner After Swachh Bharat Mission, Says Ruskin Bond

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 9, 2018

Renowned author Ruskin Bond has said that India has become much cleaner following Swachh Bharat Mission but old habits die hard and the challenge lies in addressing the issue appropriately.

PM Modi Praises India's Increased Sanitation Coverage On World Toilet Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 19, 2018

India is proud of the remarkable speed with which sanitation coverage has increased in the last four years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today and reiterated his government's commitment to enhancing sanitation facilities.

Japan Offers Support To PM Modi's Clean India Initiative

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 12, 2018

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered his government's support to the Swachh Bharat Mission, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation said on Thursday.

Bill Gates Hails PM Modi For Swachh Bharat Mission

India News | ANI | Tuesday October 9, 2018

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for improving sanitation in the country through the Swachh Bharat mission, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said now is the time to build on the success of the movement.

Sanitation Coverage Risen To 94 Per Cent In Last Four Years

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 5, 2018

Sanitation coverage in the country has risen to 94 per cent in the last four years after launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday.

Ghaziabad Cleanest District In UP, Ranks 11th Across Country: Survey

Ghaziabad News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 5, 2018

Ghaziabad has topped in Uttar Pradesh and secured 11th position across India in a cleanliness survey conducted by an independent agency appointed under the Centre's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.