Open Defacation Free

In a bid to discourage open defecation, the Gram Panchayat of Jarandi village near Maharashtra's Aurangabad has decided to cancel ration cards of families even if one of the members is caught defecating in the open.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said rural India has declared itself open defecation free, as the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of not just Indian independence but also cleanliness.

With India preparing for year-long celebrations from today to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday called for a drastic reality check about the nation's impending Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Saturday suspended an order that said the union territory's poorest families entitled to free rice will not get the grains from next month-end unless they can produce a certificate that their village is open defecation free and cleaned up after the move triggered sharp attacks from the Congress that call...

Reiterating the importance of recycling and reusing waste to create wealth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for "Swachhagraha" or insistence on cleanliness, like Mahatma Gandhi's "Satyagraha".

In a bid to discourage open defecation, the Gram Panchayat of Jarandi village near Maharashtra's Aurangabad has decided to cancel ration cards of families even if one of the members is caught defecating in the open.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said rural India has declared itself open defecation free, as the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of not just Indian independence but also cleanliness.

With India preparing for year-long celebrations from today to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday called for a drastic reality check about the nation's impending Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi on Saturday suspended an order that said the union territory's poorest families entitled to free rice will not get the grains from next month-end unless they can produce a certificate that their village is open defecation free and cleaned up after the move triggered sharp attacks from the Congress that call...

Reiterating the importance of recycling and reusing waste to create wealth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for "Swachhagraha" or insistence on cleanliness, like Mahatma Gandhi's "Satyagraha".