Action after officials unable to explain why funds weren't used. Development on day Haryana Congress leader Randeep Surjewala flagged Centre's surrender of Rs 1.17 lakh crore from agriculture budget.
The journey from ODF to ODF Plus Model has not been about ticking boxes, but about ensuring that households, schools, and anganwadi centres reflect the success of the rural water and sanitation missions.
Researchers analysed infant & under-5 mortality data from 35 states, 640 districts. 'Happy to see research highlighting impact of Swachh Bharat Mission,' says Modi on X.
Rather than making it a public cause, if these had been made private causes involving every citizen of the country, some positive results would have been there.
The three World Bank papers, published in September, highlighted decline in toilet use citing lack of sustainable institutional measures to support Swacch Bharat Mission.
Conducted across 341 districts of India, the results of the survey were released Monday, to coincide with 9th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission, launched by PM Modi on 2 October, 2014.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs released the Swachh Survekshan 2022 Saturday. With two cities in the top 10, Madhya Pradesh emerged as the best-performing state in India.
Telangana has highest number of villages declared 'Open Defecation Free Plus', the 'plus' signifying sustained ODF status, solid and liquid waste management, and visual cleanliness.
For decades, policy-making in India has treated transgenders as invisible while allocating funds for creation of public facilities. But inclusivity can't be reduced to a token exercise.
The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.
The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.
Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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