Nation marks 2 years of Clean India campaign

New initiatives to clean public places, rewarding the impact-makers and fresh pledges to meet the 2019 target of a clean-India marked the day as the the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime......

Modi wins Gates Foundation award for Swachh Bharat movement

Modi dedicated the award to those Indians who transformed the Swachh Bharat campaign into a "people's movement" and accorded topmost priority to cleanliness in their day-to-day lives. Prime......

What purpose does Swachh Bharat serve?

'Can anyone honestly say with hand on heart that our streets and office buildings, railways and other public spaces are any cleaner?' asks Sunanda K Datta-Ray.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

When Smriti Irani made a clean 'sweep'

In a bid to promote the ambitious ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ (Clean India Mission), Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani made a surprise visit to a government school in Delhi......

After Sachin, Anil Ambani wields the broom

Joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to rid the country of litter and rubbish, Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani on Wednesday picked up the broom to clean an area outside Church Gate......

Want a good appraisal? Pick up a broom

Performance evaluation of PSU executives to be linked to targets in Swachh Bharat campaign Executives of public sector companies hoping for a good appraisal next year might want to arm themselves......

10 clean cities that make India proud

Chandigarh has emerged as the cleanest city in India as per a study conducted by the ministry of urban development.   Dancers perform during the Republic Day celebrations in the northern......

Brands eye big business from cleanliness drive

Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Swach Bharat Mission.   The government's new initiative appears to be timely for health and hygiene players, battling low awareness and the......

Kamal Haasan meets Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry.   All eyes were on Kamal Haasan as he met up with spiritual guru and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, Sri Sri Ravi......

'India is such a fantastic country'

Image: Prasoon Joshi cleans the streets outside the Sofi Mahal building in Lalbaug, South Mumbai, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Photograph: Sahil Salvi 'I was......

Kohli, Thakur participate in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

India’s Test captain Virat Kohli and BCCI President Anurag Thakur swept the stands at the EdenGardens as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Sunday. "On the......

Tendulkar bats with PM Modi for 'Swachh Bharat'

Sachin Tendulkar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Courtesy: Narendra Modi/Facebook Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of his......