Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
The other ‘pandemic’: Worsening antimicrobial resistance needs to be battled with better vaccine coverage, safe drinking water & proper sanitation
By Jyoti Joshi & Erta Kalanxhi As the world deals with the acute ravages of Covid-19, the collateral damage on other public health threats is apparent. The previous decade witnessed an unprecedented global political coord
Antony Waste Handling Cell shares grey market premium surges 54%; should you expect listing gains?
The Rs 300-crore Antony Waste Handling Cell initial public offer (IPO), which opened for subscription from today, has been subscribed 58 per cent in less than two hours.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan urban toilet plan 76 pct behind schedule; Gujarat on top
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan urban toilet plan: Of a target of 2.5 million household toilets in urban areas by March 2016, 24 percent (0.6 mn) have been constructed.
Swachh Bharat Mission: Over half of rural people go for open defecation, survey shows
More than half of people in rural areas still go for open defecation though things seems to be changing after construction of community toilets as part of Swachh Bharat Mission, a survey has found.
Swachh Bharat Mission: Government partners with AAI for ‘Swachh Varanasi’
A tripartite agreement was signed on Wednesday between the urban development ministry, Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to set up a system for solid waste collection and transportation in 1
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Mysuru is India’s cleanest city, PM Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi among dirtiest
Nearly 18 months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Mysuru in Karnataka has retained the top spot as India's cleanest city out of 73 cities with a population of 1 million or more.
Narendra Modi govt approaches banks for funding Swachh Bharat Mission
The Narendra Modi government is now looking at the private sector to aide its Swachh Bharat Mission and provide financial assistance for building toilets for poor families...
Funds won’t be constraint to achieve Swachh Bharat Abhiyan targets: Minister
Highlighting the government’s commitment to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Union minister Birender Singh on Wednesday assured states that funds will not be a constraint to achieve targets of sanitation and drinking water in
Clean India digitally
There has been great buzz in the last few months over Clean India or Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan cess to realize Rs 10,000 crore annually
The government is poised to raise Rs.10,000 crore revenue annually from levy of the 0.5 percent Swachh Bharat Abhiyan cess (SBC), parliament was told on Tuesday.
‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ drive associated with economic strength: Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter
Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Usha Gokani today linked the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" drive with the economic strength of the country and endorsed the initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Roadmap for sustainable growth
Dr Ajit Dangi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Danssen Consulting, outlines measures needed to ensure the Indian pharma industry’s continuous and accelerated growth
A P J Abdul Kalam’s last book ‘Advantage India’ launched at IIM-Ahmedabad
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam's last book about how can new initiatives like 'Make in India', 'Swachh Bharat' can be used to unleash country's vast potential, was today launched at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahme
60 per cent of corporates, PSUs have set up less than 100 toilets: Report
Sixty per cent of the corporates and public sector undertakings, which had committed to constructing toilets under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Swachh Bharat Mission', have set up less than 100 lavatories booked
Editorial: India@68
The social agenda is better served by higher growth.
Aamir Khan assures help in making Maharashtra ‘waste-free’
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has assured his help to make Maharashtra the first 'waste-free' region of the country and has asked citizens to adopt a combination of modern and conventional methods to tackle the issue.
Impressed by Narendra Modi’s commitment to clean energy: Bloomberg
Bloomberg stated: Congratulations to Narendra Modi for taking such a bold step towards 'Swach Bharat' by proposing new public health standards for emissions from coal fired power plants.
TCS to construct 860 toilets for girls in schools by end-2015
TCS on Sunday said it has completed a survey of 1,100 schools allotted to it for installing sanitation facilities for girls and will start the first phase of construction by end of this month.
Matter of Attitude
Sanitation efforts fail if the focus is only on providing toilets and not motivating usage as well
World Bank to commit $ 1 bn in Narendra Modi’s clean India programme
World Bank today said it will commit USD 1 billion in the government's Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign.
