Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the Swachh Survekshan would continue to guide the country in sustaining the gains made under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), while providing a comprehensive roadmap to institutionalise the concept of total cleanliness in cities.

The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Bharat Mission Academy at an event on Tuesday as part of the ongoing week-long behavioural change campaign ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat’.

The Govt of India is looking to have a distinct identity for its ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ or self-reliant India campaign through a logo based on creative and innovative inputs from the citizens of the country through the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Logo Design Contest’ held on MyGov.in.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has certified a total of six cities as 5-star, 65 cities as 3-star and 70 cities as 1-star under the star rating of garbage free cities for the assessment year 2019-20.

The Union Budget has signalled a new era of a stability with a plan to deliver a $ 5 trillion economy in the next few years! The elections have already demonstrated that this regime has been selected for performance.

Need of modern wastewater treatment is rising not just to reduce pollution in water bodies, but also to reuse & recycle water.

Ten new heritage sites of the country firmed up action plans for raising their sanitation standards to exemplary levels.

Since 2005 Viega has operated successfully in the Indian market. After several years with independent sales representatives, in 2015 the legal entity Viega India was founded in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to foster the company’s local footprint in India.

A few days back, a reputed Indian daily news paper carried a misleading article on smart cities, Only 22% funds utilised in six Housing Ministry schemes, triggering a widespread speculation over actual progress of the Smart Cities Mission.