Welcoming the Modi’s mission for a cleaner and ODF India, companies from all across the country have decided to join hands and actively participate in the mission.The Coal India has announced to spend a whopping Rs 235 crore on building ... Read More »

As a part of its mission to scale up the sanitation and hygiene behaviour change education needed to realize the health and development gains of improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities, Unilever’s ‘Help A Child Reach 5’ ... Read More »

Largest food/agro processing clusterMajor auto manufacturing baseHub for pharmaceutical and herbal productsRapidly growing textile and apparel hubFMCG consumer electronics hubA growing gems and jewellery centreWith Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Madhya Pradesh for 2013-14 US$ 74.8 billion, counting the past one ... Read More »

Andrés Hueso, WaterAid’s Senior Policy Analyst – Sanitation, looks at the potential of mobile monitoring to reduce over reporting in the Swachh Bharat Mission.The new sanitation campaign in India, the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), is about to bring some changes ... Read More »

On Modi’s call to clean the nation, Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO of ICICI Bank, along with other employees cleaned the area around the Backbay Reclamation branch of ICICI Bank, Mumbai. “I have a vision of a strong, clean and ... Read More »

After the successful implementation of Nirmal Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Mahatma Gandhi Swachhta Mission, five-year cleanliness & hygiene drive which will culminate with the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019.Under the Mission, a revolutionary ... Read More »

As part of its business diversification activity Stone India Ltd has now designed and developed Unique Aerobic Biological Toilets supported and funded by Ministry of Science and Technology. This unique biological toilet has now been approved for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, ... Read More »

The opportunity for Smart Cities in India can be pegged at $50 billion for global investors. While more than 15 countries and 30 organisations across the world have already collaborated for the mega project, the objective of Smart Cities Mission ... Read More »

In India, the biggest problem is to segregate green/organic and solid waste. If the segregation is done properly the available technologies can convert the waste into products usable for eco-friendly applications such as producing energy, manures and reusable products. Clean ... Read More »

“With rapid urbanisation, highest percentage of young generation and our Prime Minister Narendra Modiji’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, we see greater scope of business for all players,” says Nadeem Siddiqui, CEO-Altret Industries Pvt Ltd.Post Indian Air Force, you have been managing ... Read More »

“The demand for wastewater treatment is likely to grow with the growing economy. Koichi Matsui, CMD-UEM India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Japan based Toshiba Group, shares UEM’s role in India.Municipalities Operations & SolutionsUEM specializes in providing turnkey solutions – ... Read More »

The Indian Railways delegation spent two full days at CTW 2017 understanding the various cleaning technologies on display, interacting with exhibitors and engaging in brain storming session with the facility services and laundry segments. How useful was CTW 2017? It ... Read More »

As we send this July issue to press, the new budget is announced promising an overall GDP growth of 7-8%, a step in the right direction of economic recovery. Moving towards the government’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, the need for sanitation ... Read More »

Amid the plans of e-governance and digital India, it was very unconventional and unusual of a Prime Minister to include topics of ‘toilets’ and ‘filth’ in an Independence Day speech; but then, it was perhaps an appropriate stage for Narendra ... Read More »

In a leg up to the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission, the Ministry of Urban Development has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure cleanliness during and after public meetings and gatherings. Under the SOP, approved by the Ministry, organisers ... Read More »

“Cleanliness promotes better health. You have a responsibility to keep your homes, surroundings and city clean.” These words often ring in our ears, and left uncared and unnoticed later. They often end up as futile words. For instance, If this ... Read More »

Clean water for poorTo support the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan drive, KENT Ro in association with the Art of Living brought clean drinking water to the doorsteps of the residents of Govindpuri slum, New Delhi (Navjeevan Camp) by distributing 500 KENT ... Read More »

“With over one crore people associated, cleaning is an Industry,” said Chief Guest Shri Subhash Desai, Minister of Industries, Government of Maharashtra, while lighting the lamp. The dignitaries present during the inauguration included Toni D’Andrea, CEO of Afidamp Servizi, Michele ... Read More »

In spite of the recent Swachh Bharat Mission achievement figures, the fact remains that India tops the global list of Open Defecation with 58% of the entire population practising the same, an issue which the government is committed to eradicate ... Read More »

• Special Government delegations • Brain Storming session with Indian Railways for Facility Service Providers and Laundry Industry • 7,500 visitors from across India and abroad • 120 exhibitors representing international and national companies • Over 350 product brands on ... Read More »