Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has increased access to toilets and reduced open defecation in India but not to the extent that the government claims, shows a study.
3 min read9 Jan 2019Despite rapid progress on income and development parameters in the past decade, heights of children grew slowly, and a big contributor is sanitation
3 min read6 Dec 2018In a world where terrorism, radicalization, extremism and mindless hate are dividing nations as well as societies, Mahatma Gandhi's clarion call of peace and ahimsa have the power to unite humanity.
5 min read2 Oct 2018The Swachh Bharat team realised that, if it was to achieve the seemingly impossible goal of an open defecation free India, it had to become a disruptor
4 min read1 Oct 2018The cleanliness is service campaign will continue till Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary on 2 October, with PM Modi asking people to rededicate themselves to fulfilling Gandhi's dream of a clean India
2 min read15 Sep 2018Almost 80 million household toilets are estimated to have been built since PM Narendra Modi's 2014 pledge to ensure universal sanitation coverage by October 2019
4 min read31 Jul 2018Narendra Modi's six top infrastructure initiatives, including the Smart Cities project, spent on average just 21% of the $5.6 billion allocated, says a parliamentary committee
2 min read20 Mar 2018While behavioural science provides several interventions to further the cause of a cleaner India, people must do their part by focusing on what they ought to do and not what others seem to be doing
7 min read9 Jan 2018All 4,041 cities and towns in the country will be rated and ranked on various parameters of sanitation and cleanliness under Swachh Survekshan
2 min read5 Jan 2018About 1 million citizens in Mysuru are in the vanguard of a campaign by Narendra Modi to clean up the country and recycle rubbish into compost and electricity
5 min read2 Jan 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared