Open defecation, waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains will invite penalty of Rs 5,000: NGT
It directed Delhi government to take immediate action against industries that are a major source of pollution to the river
Rural Kerala declared open defecation-free
All city areas are expected to become ODF by January 1 and a majority of municipalities have already achieved the target
Behaviour change at many levels needed to make India open defecation-free
National Consultation on Rural Sanitation calls for triggering mindset change, but lack of credible data on health and sanitation is a challenge
Nadia in West Bengal goes Churu way, achieves open defecation-free tag
Nadia’s campaign, termed “Sabar Souchagar” (toilets for all) was an entirely community-driven idea
UNICEF launches campaign against defecation in the open
‘Take Poo To the Loo’ is a three-month-long campaign to create awareness among the youth
What's the right strategy to fight the scourge of open defecation?
The inaugural edition of Down To Earth Hindi carried a cover story on the challenge of sanitation in India. The story analysed whether, and how, …
Open access to all publicly funded research by 2020, says EU directive
Research data will also be available in the open domain for reuse by other researchers
The standard is open, finally
Government makes way for open formats in e-governance
The standard is open, almost
e-governance software platform may not be open-source
Sanitation will remain a mirage even after India stops defecating in the open
Although we will meet the target of an open defecation free India much before deadline, it is still the easiest milestone that we have crossed. …
Push for open source software
Delhi has been awfully late in adopting open source software, but the policy is finally there
India has lost its way on open access
New Delhi’s focus on striking a deal with the scientific publishing industry ignores the true spirit of open access and knowledge sharing
Huge increase in open-loop scrubber usage in ships: Report
Open loop scrubbers release sulphur exhaust that they clean in ships back into the sea and are thus more harmful than closed loop scrubbers
FAO launches Open Foris software to monitor forests
The open source, free-to-use software was successfully used in pilot projects in 10 countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America; it can change …
Why rural Nigeria needs to fix its sanitation gaps on a war footing
Open defecation near water source deteriorates quality causing a visicious circle of poor sanitation & water crisis
Coronavirus update: Vaccines to be open for all adults from May 1
Week-long curfew in Delhi from tonight
Kumbh amid COVID-19: Cases continue to pile, patients roaming in open
No ambulance to escort patients to isolation, cases of stampede being reported
Fourth wave? COVID-19 cases rising in India as mask mandate lifted, schools reopen
Rise in cases not yet an early sign of a new variant in circulation, say experts
Haryana farmers protest open field trials of GM corn
Agricultural university in Kurukshetra is conducting trials for Monsanto
Wolf a part of Europe’s natural heritage, write 300 groups in open letter to Ursula von der Leyen
Letter comes in the wake of wolf culling operations in Switzerland; a cull was also carried out in Sweden earlier this year
Green energy: Govt reduces open access transaction limit to 100 KW
Coal is currently the source of 70 percent of India’s electricity.
Over a million paddy bags damaged in the open in Odisha due to rain, hailstorm
Most of the market yards had temporary sheds while several of them had permanent sheds
Why ‘climate refugees’ in this Kerala village don’t want schools to reopen
The pandemic came as a blessing in disguise for the fisherfolk of Valiyathura
Coronavirus update: India to open up in phases
Containment zones to remain out of bounds
Kendriya Bhandar to open outlets in more states
More than 60-year-old cooperative commits to Gandhian values to stay relevant