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Chandigarh: Congress, INLD slams state government on sanitation workers stir

Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the demands of the striking employees were legitimate. (Manoj Dhaka/HT)

Published 65 days ago

Sanitation security and kidney stones in women

Research on sanitation insecurity in India has found that women often deliberately reduce water consumption or delay urination because toilets are distant, unsafe, or lack privacy. Surveys conducted after household toilets were installed have found that a large majority of women reported no longer needing to restrict food or water intake once a private toilet became available. (Shutterstock)

Published 118 days ago

Giving voice to sanitation advocacy through radio

In Mohanpura, Santi Damor was struck by one reality above all: Despite having a toilet, no one in her new home used it. It had become a storeroom, while the family used the fields for toilet purposes. (HT Archive)

Published 159 days ago

Arunachal Guv urges GBs to lead rural transformation from grassroots

Arunachal Guv urges GBs to lead rural transformation from grassroots

Published 252 days ago

The Outsider: A tale of enduring misery

Suhel Seth is a businessman and columnist and a resident of DLF’s Magnolias (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published 313 days ago

Bengaluru ranked fifth dirtiest city in India in Swachh Survekshan 2025

Bengaluru's national ranking was at 36 and state ranking was at 15.

Published 359 days ago

Ex-Jet Airways CEO slams Gurgaon authorities over filthy streets

Former Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor criticised Gurgaon’s civic mess, posting photos of a filthy roadside.

Published 376 days ago

CM Rekha Gupta flags off 20-day blitz to clean up Delhi’s streets

Chief minister Rekha Gupta meets workers at a construction site at New Rohtak Road on World Labour Day in New Delhi on Thursday. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Published 440 days ago

Centre earns over ₹650 cr revenue from scrap disposal in cleanliness campaign

A special cleanliness drive generated revenue of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,364 crore through disposal of scrap

Published 613 days ago

23 years of Narendra Modi in public office

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI)

Updated 647 days ago

U.P.: Special cleanliness bike rally flagged off from Raj Bhavan

Sudhir Mahadev Bobde, the additional chief secretary to the governor, flagged off the rally. (Sourced)

Updated 653 days ago

PM Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' averted 70,000 infant deaths a year: Study

Officially launched on October 2, 2014, by the Narendra Modi government, the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' is aimed at cleaning the country's streets, roads and infrastructure

Updated 679 days ago

453 died while cleaning sewers since 2014, says Centre

Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said states have made significant strives in improving their mechanisation capabilities by improving access to more than 5,000 standard septic tank vehicles.

Published 709 days ago

Massive 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign: Union ministers, BJP leaders join drive

Union Minister Amit Shah takes part in 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign.

Updated 1019 days ago

Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti, PM Modi calls for cleanliness drive

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Published 1021 days ago

Irked by Swachhta song, man shoots sanitation staff in Ghaziabad; arrested

Ghaziabad Sanitation workers creating gathered at Loni police station. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated 1144 days ago

BJP to continue fight against corruption, nepotism: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Updated 1196 days ago

Activists infuriated as NMMC draft development plan ‘lacks’ green focus

HT Image

Updated 1202 days ago

₹250 fine for spitting in public in all cities, towns of UP now

The offenders will be fined <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>250 in cities with 6 lakh population or more, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>150 in cities with less than six lakh population. (For representation)

Published 1228 days ago

Bengaluru ranks 43rd among 45 cities under Swachh Survekshan 2022 list

In the recently released report of Swachh Survekshan 2022, Bengaluru’s rank dropped from 28 among 48 cities to 43rd among 45 cities with more than 10 lakh population. (HT File Photo)

Published 1383 days ago

SBM: Collective effort for scaling up social change

UNICEF is proud to be an active partner of the SBM over the past seven years.

Published 1383 days ago

Swachh rankings to take Delhi civic bodies’ Covid response into account

In the past year, several sanitation unions have flagged the issue of lack of protective equipment during the pandemic.

Published 1746 days ago

PM Narendra Modi launches second phase of Swachh Bharat mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the schemes a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, whose 152nd birth anniversary will be celebrated on Saturday. (ANI)

Updated 1749 days ago

SBM-U, AMRUT 2.0: PM launches plans for garbage free, water secure cities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Published 1749 days ago

News updates from HT: PM highlights importance of Swachh Bharat amid Covid-19

Representative Image (HT File Photo)

Published 1782 days ago

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