Swachch Bharat Mission

India coronavirus dispatch: The reinvention of the Indian Railways

From the aviation sector workers resting stranded Indians, to on-and-off lockdowns till we discover a vaccine, and how coronavirus affects our kidneys - read these and more in today's India dispatch

Updated On: 27 Apr 2020 | 6:32 AM IST

Govt starts ODF Plus, aims to take up solid, liquid waste mgmt in villages

Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria Saturda released a 'Way Forward' document on the ODF Plus programme

Updated On: 13 Jul 2019 | 6:31 PM IST

Nabard to raise Rs 55,000 crore from market for rural development schemes

The financial institution raises funds through long term bonds - usually of 10-15 years tenures

Updated On: 12 Jul 2019 | 1:20 PM IST

Modi asks ministers to take part in cleanliness drive from Sep 15 to Oct 2

A documentary was also shown to all ministers and PM asked them to conduct cleanliness drive across country

Updated On: 13 Sep 2017 | 11:45 AM IST

Swachh Bharat survey 2018: Negative marks for false claims under new rules

Rules and weightages for the survey were changed by the govt on Monday

Updated On: 01 Aug 2017 | 2:10 PM IST

Swachh Bharat rankings: Indore is India's cleanest city, Bhopal comes 2nd

The cleanliness rankings of 434 cities and towns were announced on Thursday

Updated On: 04 May 2017 | 3:46 PM IST

Infographic: Indore is India's cleanest city, Gonda dirtiest

Gujarat's Surat, which was first in the previous list of clean cities, moved to fourth

Updated On: 04 May 2017 | 2:21 PM IST

In Modi's Swachch Bharat, no toilets in over 10 mn urban Indian households

The total number of households in urban areas is about 78 million

Updated On: 16 Apr 2017 | 11:45 AM IST