Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

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 Praises NDTV For Creating Awareness On Cleanliness, Hygiene

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday October 2, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi complimented NDTV for its role in creating awareness on cleanliness today, even as the country observed Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary by organising clean-up drives and spreading the word on good hygiene. He was referring to the fifth edition of the media group's Banega Swachh India Cleanathon, spearheaded by campai...

UP School Painted As Train To Attract Students, Promote "Swachh Bharat"

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday August 10, 2018

A state-run school in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district now resembles a train after its walls were painted and the classrooms were turned into coaches. The freshly painted school has been named the "Swachhata Express" by the district administration, which aims to increase student enrolment and spread awareness about the Prime Minister Narendra Mod...

India's Record Toilet-Building Spree A Windfall For Companies: Report

India News | PR Sanjai, Bloomberg | Wednesday August 1, 2018

India is on the greatest toilet-building spree in human history, and it's a windfall for companies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's $20 billion "Clean India" mission aims to construct 111 million bathrooms in five years.

'Send Photo Of Toilet At Home Or Forget Salary': Officials Told In UP's Sitapur

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday May 26, 2018

A photograph of Bhagwati Prasad sitting on a wooden stool inside the toilet at his home is being circulated widely on social media. His picture is accompanied by important details, including his Aadhaar and phone number. Mr Prasad is a principal at a state-run school in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur and this document is a "proof" that he has a toilet at ...

Water Shortage At Madhya Pradesh Hostel Forces Girl Students To Defecate Near Drain

India News | edited by Nidhi Sethi (With inputs from PTI) | Friday May 11, 2018

Four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan" with an aim to make India open defecation free by 2019, over 100 students at an all-girls government hostel in Madhya Pradesh are being forced to defecate and bathe in the open. Reason? Scarcity of water, says the warden.

In Bihar, PM Modi Lauds Nitish Kumar For Swachh Bharat Initiatives

India News | Edited by Arun Nair (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday April 10, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar for leading the Swachh Bharat mission in India.

On International Women's Day PM Modi Meets Betis, Remembers Swachh Bharat Mascot Kunwar Bai

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday March 8, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent quality time with children in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district on Thursday, to extend his government's Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme on International Women's Day. The Prime Minister remembered Kunwar Bai, who became the mascot of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Madhya Pradesh Lawmaker Unclogs School Toilet With Bare Hands. Watch

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday February 18, 2018

When a BJP lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh learnt that a toilet in a school was clogged and students were unable to use it, instead of issuing directions, he decided to take things in his own hands, literally. Janardan Mishra, lawmaker from the state's Rewa district, can be seen unclogging the toilet with bare hands in a video that he later posted on ...

Bihar Woman Begs To Collect Money To Construct A Toilet At Home

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 12, 2018

Setting a rare example that has drawn applause, an underprivileged woman in Bihar collected money through begging for the construction of a toilet at her home, an official said on Monday. Amina Khatoon, a resident of Pathra Uttar village under Pipra block of Supaul district in flood-prone Koshi region, begged in the neighbouring villages to collect...

Mann Ki Baat Highlights: A Vision Of New India Free From Communalism, Says PM Modi

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Sunday December 31, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the final edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' of 2017 today. He conveyed his New Year greetings for 2018 and addressed a wide range of topics. He said that it is time for the country to transform from a Positive India to a Progressive India.

India Has Highest Number Of People Without Basic Sanitation: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 17, 2017

India, the world's second-largest country by population, has the highest number of people without basic sanitation, according to a report.

Highlights: Banega Swachh India #Mere10Guz 12-Hour Cleanathon With Amitabh Bachchan Gets Underway

Campaigns | Monday October 1, 2018

NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India is a five-year 360-degree campaign aimed at spreading awareness about sanitation, empowering citizens with better hygiene and sanitation facilities across the country.

PM Modi Praises Class IX Student From Goa For Essay On 'Swachh Bharat'

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Monday September 25, 2017

In a tweet posted last evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised a class nine student from Goa for her essay on ways to keep India clean. His tweet, posted some 18 hours before writing this, has collected over 9,000 'likes' and more than 2,000 retweets so far - and still counting.

PM Modi In Varanasi Day 2 LIVE: PM Addresses Farmers In Shahanshahpur, Calls For A Clean India

India News | Saturday September 23, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Pashu Arogya Mela', a mega animal fair; a newly-constructed gaushala (cowshed); and laid the foundation for toilet units as part of his pet project, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, in Shahanshahpur on the second day of his visit to Varanasi.