Coercive measures under Swachh Bharat Mission impinging on people’s freedom
Due to strict deadline of the SBM, the officials are now trying to coerce communities to stop open defecation and passing stringent laws
Similar patterns of antibiotic resistance found in animals, humans and their environment: study
Conducted in Ujjain district, the study highlights that genes responsible for resistance were commonly detected across samples
1,500 people evicted from slum in Dharamshala; rehabilitation uncertain
People living in Charan Khad slum for over three decades are now being chased away from Dharamshala as local authorities don’t want them to …
India's queue for toilets is the longest
If you stretched all 774 million people in India now waiting for household toilets, the queue would stretch from Earth to the moon – and …
Slums and the story of India's housing crisis
The rate at which informal housing is being destroyed probably far exceeds the rate at which formal housing is being constructed
Next gen toilets
Bacteria from Antarctica could help free India of the problems caused by open defecation
A third of the world’s poor live in India, says UN
Millennium Development Goal report released by global agency urges for increased efforts to increase access to sanitation and reduce hunger and …
Govt launches new framework to sustain India’s ‘100% ODF status’
The Centre will proclaim India to be 100% ODF on October 2 and the new framework envisages its strategy to maintain that status
What’s holding back India’s complete ODF status?
A few laggard states needing appropriate technology and behavioural intervention are the final hurdle in order to achieve 100% household coverage …
India even behind Somalia when it comes to safely managing sanitation services
The JMP report also shows significant inequalities in basic drinking water and sanitation services within regions
Down To Earth wins Indian Sanitation Coalition-FICCI award for its coverage on sanitation
Besides sustained campaigns on sanitation, Down To Earth has been exploring the connection between sanitation and health in order to trigger a …
Sanitary insights
January 2, 2017, is the 15th death anniversary of Anil Agarwal, founder of the Centre for Science and Environment and Down To Earth. This year, …
In hurry to build 40 toilets a minute, did govt forget about safe sanitation?
CAG reports of Gujarat and Uttarakhand, which are ODF status holders, say many toilets only exist on paper and several are defunct
Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore is the cleanest city 4th time in a row
Surat in Gujarat and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra ranked second and third among the cleanest cities with more than a million population &…
Swachh Bharat Mission: Nilgiris sets example of community effort
More than 100,000 tribals, dalits and women raised a loan of Rs 20 crore to build toilets, after the incentive of Rs 12,000 per household was …
Swachh Bharat Mission: Persuasion pays off in Uttar Pradesh
Benda village sets an example by achieving ODF status before the state despite facing a severe drought
Despite toilets in place, a quarter of rural population stuck to open defecation
New study on changes in open defecation in rural North India says pace of toilet construction increased under Swachh Bharat Mission, but there …
Two steps ahead
After becoming the first large state to achieve total sanitation, Himachal Pradesh is all geared up to manage its waste and ensure cleanliness. …
Plain talk about crap
Book>> The Big Necessity, The Unmentionable World Of Human Waste And Why It Matters • by Rose George • Metropolitan Books • …
India responsible for largest drop in open defecation since 2015: WASH report
The report also noted some progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6
Swachh Bharat Mission: The last push
Over 100 million toilets in five years took a lot of effort; the change is showing now
Govt must get its hands dirty to rescue manual scavengers
Swachh Bharat Mission will end up perpetuating manual scavenging if the authorities fail to implement right toilet technology and manage the huge …
Open-defecation-free Kandhamal: Only if the toilets would work
Toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission did not have twin-pits for excreta collection or water supply, claimed villagers
Tying up with sanitation ecosystems
It is imperative to reimagine the role of the corporate beyond funding and infrastructure creation to achieve a sustainable sanitation ecosystem
India lags in drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities: Study
The Harvard University study is based on the performance of India’s 543 parliamentary constituencies on — unsafe disposal of child …