'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......
The Indian Railways is one of the world’s largest rail networks, which is spread over 1,21,407 kilometre with more than 13,000 passenger trains and more than 8,400 freight trains. These......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described 'social justice' as his government's key motto, saying initiatives announced in the Union Budget showed it did not merely talk about welfare of......
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours. Indian Army soldiers perform at 'Know Your Army' show organised as a part of 'Technical Fest' to create awareness about the......
Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at an election campaign rally in favour of BJP candidates in Karnal. Photograph: PTI Photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit back at Congress......
The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that ensuring higher standards of cleanliness is of utmost priority for Indian Railways. The minister said his ministry wants to make Swachh......
New rates effective will be effective from 15 November; service tax on both rail services up from 4.2% earlier to 4.35%. The rail ministry on Tuesday announced it had imposed Swachh Bharat Cess on......
Envisioning and implementing a Railway innovation programme needs attitude training and skill impartation, says R Gopalakrishnan. Image: Men use pipes that supply water to the trains to bathe with......
Historically, Nadia has always attached considerable importance to sanitation and hygiene. A number of villages in the district are home to the Namasudras, who had migrated from the Khulna,......
Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, special cleanliness campaign was launched by Railways on October 2, 2014. Railways has spent about Rs 315 crore (Rs 3.15 billion) on cleanliness and sanitation at......