Sanitation and campaign for open defecation free status would be the key priority areas of the 'Country programme of cooperation between government of Bihar and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) for 2018-2022

Good news: Arunachal Pradesh recently became the second state after Sikkim, and overall the fifth -- after Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Haryana -- to be declared an Open Defecation Free (ODF) state -- according to an o

The government is looking at roping in state-run banks and financial institutions to give a push to its Swachh Bharat campaign. The finance ministry will prod lenders to increase credit towards industries, especially s

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

This was proved right by the people residing in a small village in Haryana. A group of close to 1,000 swachhta senanis (sanitation ambassadors) is

Sanitation coverage in the country became almost double in 2017 since the launch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's signature Swachh Bharat mission three years ago even though behaviour change remains the primary focus

We aim to hit the mark of 3 lakh ODF (open defecation free) villages by the year end, says Union sanitation secretary Parameswaran Iyer. This is a landmark figure in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's signature Swachh

During the last two years, the government collected more than Rs 16,400 crore as Swachh Bharat cess, meant to fund sanitation schemes, but the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out nearly a quarter of t

The corporate sector and individuals have donated more than Rs 666 crore since 2014 in the Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK), the government informed Parliament on Thursday.

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Public and community toilets in urban areas will be alloted unique identification numbers that will be displayed at their entrances, an initiative aimed at their better upkeep under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, according