Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti: India Join Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan In 1st Test Against South Africa, Fans Laud Initiative

Akash Khanna | Wednesday October 2, 2019

India took on South Africa in the 1st Test of the three-match series at Vizag on Wednesday as the country celebrated Gandhi Jayanti.

Kiren Rijiju's Plogging Idea Meets 2 Goals - Health And Cleanliness

India News | Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Wednesday September 25, 2019

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday called for a 'plogging run' exercise on Mahatama Gandhi's birth anniversary on October 2, also the official launch date of prime minister's flagship cleanliness programme 'Swachh Bharat Mission'.

RSS Body Urges PM To Reconsider Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Award

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 3, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should reconsider the award to be given to him by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), as it faces "severe allegations" and does business in the "guise of philanthropy", the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) economic wing Swadeshi Jagran Manch said on Monday.

PM Modi To Receive Award In US For Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

India News | ANI | Monday September 2, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive an award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan during his visit to the United States later this month.

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.