New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Anurag Singh Thakur, the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 today, the second version of the movement that was launched last year with the goal of making India clean.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 9 (ANI): The Lunglei Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), conducted a lecture cum cleanliness drive under "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" at Tuipang village on Saturday.

New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): As a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) which marks the celebrations of India's 75 years of Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released a special series of Rs 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20 coins.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday lauded the schemes of the Central government and said that it has brought changes in the lives of the people of the state.

Gujarat [India] May 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India is gradually inclining towards electric vehicles (EV), considering the environmental need of the hour. Many reputed automobile manufacturers offer electric vehicles of various sizes and features nowadays.

Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 24 (ANI): In his first major visit to Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday while addressing Panchayat workers stated that development and democracy are flourishing in the Union Territory after the Constitutional reforms.

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI Noting that the government has built toilets in over 115 crore households under its Swachh Bharat mission the BJP said on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked to fulfil Mahatma Gandhis dreams about cleanliness and effected change in the lives of a large number of Indians Referring to the Open Defecation Free ODF campaign and the scheme to supply piped drinking water to households BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia told reporters that these measures will be written in golden letters in history He was addressing a press conference as part of the BJPs social justice campaign to highlight the governments initiatives specific to certain sectors or groups Over 58000 villages and 3300 towns have benefitted from the ODF Plus campaign he said claiming that the opposition had mocked Modis cleanliness campaign launched in 2014 but it went on to become a mass movement He noted that Rs 7192 crore has been allocated in the 2022-23 budget for the Swachh Bharat Mission Rural while Rs 141678 crore will be spent during 2021-2026 for the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban Earlier Modi said in a tweet that new stories are being written in the field of cleanliness and the campaign shows how public participation can fill new energy in the development of a country Taking to Twitter the prime minister shared a graphic detailing the achievements under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan such as construction of toilets in over 115 crore households and more than 58000 villages as well as over 3300 cities becoming open defecation free PTI KR SMN

New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced every village and town in the country becoming open defecation free under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan of the Centre and said that it is a proof that public participation can fill new energy in the development of the country.

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI Asserting that new stories are being written in the field of cleanliness Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan shows how public participation can fill new energy in the development of a countryTaking to Twitter the prime minister shared a graphic detailing the achievements under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan such as construction of toilets in over 115 crore households and more than 58000 villages as well as over 3300 cities becoming open defecation freeThe Swachh Bharat Abhiyan directly demonstrates how public participation can fill new energy in the development of a country Modi said in a tweet in HindiBe it construction of toilets or disposal of waste preservation of historical heritage or competition for cleanliness the country is writing new stories in the field of cleanliness today he said PTI ASK DV DV

New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): In another step toward eliminating single-use plastic, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday launched "Prakriti", a mascot to spread greater awareness about small changes that can be sustainably adopted in the lifestyle for a better environment.