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Funds to cleaning drives, India Inc marks its presence in Swachh Bharat

At a time when Swachh Bharat is coinciding with the ban on single-use plastic, many corporate groups are looking at the two issues together

Over 16 crore rural households have access to toilets: Govt tells LS

Shekhawat said out of the over 16.34 crore rural households which have access to toilets, 2.84 crore are in Uttar Pradesh, 1.59 crore in Bihar and 1.37 crore in West Bengal

Govt's clean diktat to airlines: Promote Swachh Bharat, get flying rights

This is part of Swachh Bharat Pakhwada - a 15-day drive organised by all government ministries to promote cleanliness and sanitation

5 years of Swachh Bharat: More toilets but no end to manual scavenging

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the ambitious Clean India programme, popularly known as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, on October 2, 2014. How successful has it been? What targets did it miss?

Explained in numbers: How govt saved on costs by building toilets

The economic benefits of having a toilet

What corporate leaders can learn from the Swachh Bharat Mission

The sheer scale of accomplishment under the scheme has key lessons in leadership, project management and planning that can be taken straight to India Inc's boardrooms

Salvoes over open defecation

Many millions of toilets have been built in the past four years, but it still seems implausible that India has, in effect, become a completely different country overnight

'Most families warned of losing govt benefits if they didn't build toilets'

We are also concerned about what happens after a region is declared open defecation free, said RICE director Nikhil Srivastav

Has Swachh Bharat Mission really made India 96% open defecation free?

The Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin's achievements are built on shaky data left behind by the UPA government

Fake data, inept toilets: Why use, construction don't match in rural India

Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh not open defecation-free yet, contrary to claims

UP, Bihar slowest in constructing toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission: NITI

The Niti Aayog said the constraints faced by the clean India mission are largely related to implementation challenges, including lack of availability of space for construction of household toilets

Swachh Bharat Mission: A Tale Of Disappearing Toilets, Vanishing Data

The CAG of India--the government's own auditor--has raised serious questions on the veracity of SBM claims in at least two states

Swachh Bharat sans Swachh cities? Post-toilet crisis scourge of urban areas

The SBM focuses exclusively on toilets built, but cleanliness is not complete if we do not get rid of the solid and liquid waste we generate

How a Haryana village is discouraging open defecation, promoting sanitation

As per a local, the village has adopted this resolution so that their daughters are not forced to defecate in the open

Swachh Bharat: 8,000 toilets built in Kathua this year versus 15,000 target

As per survey of 2012, there were 92884 households without toilets. The target of construction of 41602 toilets is so far completed till 2017

Which law allows you to convert pvt toilets into public ones? HC asks BMC

The counsel for the BMC said that the corporation had done so to further the cause of the Centre's Swachh Bharat Mission

Swachh Bharat: Maharashtra constructs most toilets; BJP-ruled states shine

The Centre is focusing on construction of toilets to make the cities open defecation free by 2019

Swachh Bharat: A public health crisis is upon us; here is how to avert it

A campaign for Swachh Bharat Mission says 'put away your waste, make your city clean', but where should it be put away? A proper disposal mechanism is the only way forward, says Isher Judge Ahluwalia

Rs 33,700 cr allocated under Swachh Bharat Mission since 2014

The House saw some humour when Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said those not following rules and regulations governing cleanliness drive should be sent for training to Indore

2 yrs to Swachh Bharat deadline, 62% districts not open defecation free

Of the 29 states and seven union territories, tourism hub Goa has fared the worst since SBM began three years ago