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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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