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 …
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 …
Plain talk about crap
Book>> The Big Necessity, The Unmentionable World Of Human Waste And Why It Matters • by Rose George • Metropolitan Books • …
"Water is a national resource"
GOURISANKAR GHOSH, executive director, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva, Switzerland tells NIDHI JAMWAL that there …
Union Budget 2018: Merely increasing funds for Clean Ganga will not ensure results
A CAG report had said underutilised funds and an absence of a long-term plan affecting rejuvenation of Ganga
WASH: UN report finds 2030 SDG targets may just be a dream
Plans in place to address water and sanitation issues, countries face hurdles in implementation, says GLAAS report
Ruto government has its work cut out: Kenya’s development challenges new President must address
Country hopes promises made for agriculture, healthcare, environment, water, housing, sanitation will be fulfilled
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 …
Glaring loopholes in new draft rules for groundwater extraction
The new draft rules for regulation of groundwater are a move towards decentralisation but many key concerns have been overlooked
Climate impact on health threats in focus at pan-Africa meet in Rwanda
Four-day Africa Health Agenda International Conference 2023 at Kigali; to discuss steps to build climate-resilient health systems
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: What are the barriers for toilet construction
Ability to raise the initial funds, lack of space in urban slums and lack of awareness is hampering the sanitation programme
Is the world ready to meet the SDG target on sanitation?
A closer look at the report by UNICEF and WHO tells you that this certainly not the case
Lack of access to sanitary products, privacy drives girls away from schools in Zambia
New report says girls prefer to stay home during menstruation for fear of staining their dresses, interacting with and being teased by boys, as …
How to reinvent the sanitation wheel
The city “shit-flow” diagram shows that the situation is grim as all cities either do not treat or safely dispose the bulk of the …
Slums on rent
Dhaka has seen a sharp rise in privately owned slums. Are these a better alternative to 'squatter settlements' common in India?
Extreme weather events continue to hamper access to potable water, sanitation; urgent action needed: WHO
The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation for all by 2030
From health to faith, everything at stake for refugees in Greece
Tens of thousands of these migrants now feel trapped in a country that is least equipped to provide care
Helping slum-dwellers to help themselves
Involving the community in slum improvement has worked successfully in the Philippines and Mexico. Hidebound bureaucrats in the Third World, who …
Swachh Survekshan 2017 results on May 4; government says signs are ‘encouraging’
Besides covering larger number of cities and towns, this year’s survey also gives more importance to citizen feedback
Ground report: Tanzania’s sanitation battle is just half won
Part 1: CSE team finds awareness campaign for toilets is not enough, correct designs are needed as well
Budget 2023-24: Whither rural development? Allocation for livelihood and other schemes sees 14% cuts
Funds for central sector schemes and projects have been reduced to 113 crore from Rs 126 crore
Why we cannot ignore the poor
One thing is clear—the solutions must work for the poor, for them to work for the rich
Urban ladder: How ODF India tries to manage faecal sludge
In the absence of adequate rural treatment plants, a few states rope in underutilised urban facilities
Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report
The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said