Swachch India Campaign

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the officials concerned to initiate a campaign to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi is the cleanest city in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick-started countrywide celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi today. PM Modi, who launched the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign in 2014, will declare the country open defecation-free at the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat in the evening.

Renowned author Ruskin Bond has said that India has become much cleaner following Swachh Bharat Mission but old habits die hard and the challenge lies in addressing the issue appropriately.

A short films competition on 'Swachh Bharat' which will showcase inspiring stories and send a message among citizens about sanitation and its linkages with public health will be organised as the Government's cleanliness campaign completes two years.

Achieving complete success of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' will not be possible until the entire population uses toilets, Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh today said as he urged social groups and communities to work towards the goal of making India open defecation-free.

In the words of an expert, Prof. Dean Spears, "Modi's Swachch Bharat Abhiyan is essentially the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan of the previous government and the Total Sanitation Programme with a new name".

In line with the 'Swachch Bharat' mission, the government today inaugurated a public toilet complex in the heart of the city, built at a cost of about Rs 15 lakh.

As she left for Delhi where she is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said it was her state that first launched a cleanliness campaign and much before the PM's Swachch Bharat mission.

NDTV and Dettol together organised a 12-hour live televised Cleanathon on Sunday, which aims to bring together the entire nation for better sanitation and hygiene. The ambitious five-year campaign found praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachch India Campaign, a five-year ambitious program to address the rising need of hygiene and sanitation in India.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, whose comments in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have discomfited sections in his party, today said he was "astonished" by charges that he is pro-BJP. The rejoinder came as the party's Kerala unit chief MM Hasan talked about action against Mr Tharoor for "supporting Modi and the BJP".

Bollywood bats for the Clean India Campaign that was kicked off today

Rohit Sharma, who is on the Indian Oil rolls, formally launched the 'Swachch Bharat Abhiyan' campaign. The official launch is on October 2, which is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

As most Indians anticipate a week of festivals and holidays ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is apparently set for more work than play.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the officials concerned to initiate a campaign to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi is the cleanest city in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick-started countrywide celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi today. PM Modi, who launched the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign in 2014, will declare the country open defecation-free at the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat in the evening.

Renowned author Ruskin Bond has said that India has become much cleaner following Swachh Bharat Mission but old habits die hard and the challenge lies in addressing the issue appropriately.

A short films competition on 'Swachh Bharat' which will showcase inspiring stories and send a message among citizens about sanitation and its linkages with public health will be organised as the Government's cleanliness campaign completes two years.

Achieving complete success of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' will not be possible until the entire population uses toilets, Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh today said as he urged social groups and communities to work towards the goal of making India open defecation-free.

In the words of an expert, Prof. Dean Spears, "Modi's Swachch Bharat Abhiyan is essentially the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan of the previous government and the Total Sanitation Programme with a new name".

In line with the 'Swachch Bharat' mission, the government today inaugurated a public toilet complex in the heart of the city, built at a cost of about Rs 15 lakh.

As she left for Delhi where she is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said it was her state that first launched a cleanliness campaign and much before the PM's Swachch Bharat mission.

NDTV and Dettol together organised a 12-hour live televised Cleanathon on Sunday, which aims to bring together the entire nation for better sanitation and hygiene. The ambitious five-year campaign found praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachch India Campaign, a five-year ambitious program to address the rising need of hygiene and sanitation in India.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, whose comments in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have discomfited sections in his party, today said he was "astonished" by charges that he is pro-BJP. The rejoinder came as the party's Kerala unit chief MM Hasan talked about action against Mr Tharoor for "supporting Modi and the BJP".

Bollywood bats for the Clean India Campaign that was kicked off today

Rohit Sharma, who is on the Indian Oil rolls, formally launched the 'Swachch Bharat Abhiyan' campaign. The official launch is on October 2, which is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

As most Indians anticipate a week of festivals and holidays ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is apparently set for more work than play.