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Rural India Has Achieved 100 Percent ODF Status: Govt

The Centre launched SBM(G) on October 2, 2014 with the aim to attain Open Defecation Free (ODF) India by October 2, 2019.
December 2, 2019, 9:59 pm explore: India

Jal Shakti Ministry Audits UP’s Swachh Bharat Data to Map Thousands of Toilet-less Households

An inspection team was formed after SBM (Rural) director, Dr Bramhadev Ram Tiwari, sent a letter to district magistrates on September 20 to highlight the number of toilet-less households in UP despite the state being declared ‘Open Defecation Free’ in October 2018.
Aditya Sharma, October 23, 2019, 8:27 pm explore: India

Happy Birthday Amitabh Bachchan: Some Social Causes That He Supports

Here's looking at a few humanitarian and environmental causes that Amitabh Bachchan endorses.
October 11, 2019, 12:54 pm explore: Lifestyle

Dealing With Shit: India’s Toilet Story Does Not End at the Flush

India’s declaration to the world on Wednesday that its villages are open-defecation free (ODF) only solves one of the two problems.
Aditya Sharma, October 2, 2019, 11:31 pm explore: India

PM Modi to Declare India Open Defecation-free on October 2, Says Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel

PM Narendra Modi would visit Gujarat on that day and declare the entire country open defecation-free in the presence over 20,000 sarpanchs, including around 10,000 other states,' Patel told reporters in Gandhinagar.
September 25, 2019, 9:17 pm explore: India

Several States Achieved 100% Open Defecation Free Status After Swachh Bharat Mission: Economic Survey

The improved sanitation and ODF figures have helped reduce diarrhoea cases in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Bihar, the survey said.
July 4, 2019, 3:41 pm explore: India

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Gets UNICEF Approval, Body Says Mission Reduced Groundwater Contamination

The study launched by UNICEF found that in terms of faecal contamination, non-ODF villages were on average 11.25 times more likely to have their groundwater sources contaminated.
June 6, 2019, 11:25 am explore: India

Who's Feeding Demon of Corruption? PM Modi Takes a Swipe at Naveen Patnaik Govt in Odisha Rally

The Prime Minister, who launched a slew of projects for the state, also hit out at the Odisha government for not adopting the Centre's mega health scheme Ayushman Bharat.
December 24, 2018, 6:49 pm explore: Politics

Asked to Cut His Speech Short, Puducherry MLA Shouts Back at L-G Kiran Bedi

The government event to mark the Open Defecation Free (ODF) tag achieved by Puducherry, was marred by an on-stage altercation between L-G Kiran Bedi and MLA Anbalagan.
Poornima Murali, October 3, 2018, 7:29 am explore: India

On Gandhi Jayanti, Nitish Kumar Says 'Let's Make Bihar Open Defecation Free by 2019'

Addressing an event on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary Nitish Kumar urged the people of Bihar to take pledge to make the state Open Defecation Free before October 2, 2019.
October 2, 2018, 9:28 am explore: India

CAG Questions Gujarat Govt's Claim on Open Defecation Free Status

In a survey conducted in eight districts, nearly 30 per cent of houses were found to have no toilets, said the CAG report tabled in the state Assembly on Wednesday.
September 20, 2018, 7:23 pm explore: India

Girls in Govt-run Hostel in MP Forced to Defecate in Open, Hostel Warden Accompanies Them

The hostel's inmates, Class 6 to 12 students, have been facing this problem for the past one month, hostel warden Kanti Ahirwar said.
May 11, 2018, 1:46 pm explore: India

Kiran Bedi Faces Flak, Withholds No Toilet, No Rice Order Against Poor Puducherry Villagers

Kiran Bedi made the announcement in a WhatsApp message to mediapersons after her weekend visits to some villages, where she expressed dissatisfaction over the 'slow pace' of implementation of the rural sanitation programme.
April 28, 2018, 11:54 pm explore: India

India to be Open Defecation Free by October 2019, Says Government

Secretary Parameswaran Iyer termed this as a â€˜sanitation revolutionâ€™ in rural India and said that 15 States/UTs are expected to be declared ODF by March 2018, and also that with this accelerating progress, â€œthe Mission is on track to achieve an ODF India by October 2019â€.
January 24, 2018, 7:00 pm explore: India

Andhra School Girls Threaten to Boycott Sankranthi Festivities if Parents Fail to Build Toilets

With an aim to make the state completely open defecation-free, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has set March 31 as deadline for construction of toilets in every home in the state.
Sakshi Khanna, January 10, 2018, 6:08 pm explore: India

Bihar, Goa Among States With No Open Defecation Free Districts, Says Govt

Among the states which had no ODF villages until December 22 were Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Manipur, Puducherry and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
Debayan Roy, December 28, 2017, 2:47 pm explore: India

Bihar Teachers Unhappy With Task to Check Open Defecation

Orders issued by block education officers asked teachers to do rounds in various wards and panchayat areas in the mornings and evenings and ask people to use toilets.
November 22, 2017, 9:58 am explore: India

Women Name Toilets Izzat Ghar, Perform Puja as Panchayat Declared Open Defecation-Free

They burst crackers and performed Puja (offered prayers) in front of their newly constructed toilets, named as Izzat Ghar (House of dignity), terming it a very important step in maintaining womenâ€™s dignity and security.
Alok Kumar, October 18, 2017, 3:15 pm explore: India

Breach of Privacy? MP Town Announced Reward for Clicking Picture of Those Defecating in Open

The Chief Executive Officer of Zila Panchayat Gwalior announced reward of Rs 100 for those who would be clicking picture of people breaching directives regarding open defecation and sending those clicks to local government staff on WhatsApp.
Vivek Trivedi, September 14, 2017, 2:18 pm explore: India

Twinkle Khanna Tweets Picture of a Man Defecating on Beach in 'Open Defecation-Free' Mumbai

Actress Twinkle Khanna tweeted a picture of a man defecating on a city beach even though the public toilet was 7-8 minutes away from that particular spot.
August 20, 2017, 3:24 pm explore: Movies

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