Aishwarya Upadhyay

North India saw an unpredictable week as far as air pollution is concerned with the air quality touching all the categories from severe to satisfactory, owing to the favourable meteorological condition in the region

The cleanest city of India, Indore has crossed another milestone in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by successfully eliminating legacy waste of the city making it a no landfill city

Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti visited Prayagraj for the 2019 Kumbh Mela to review the sanitation arrangements made by the Uttar Pradesh government and interact with the 1,500 swachhagrahis working day and night to ensure cleanliness

Muzaffarpur has become the cleanest city of Bihar and the first city in North India to follow waste segregation at source, the waste management model of the city is being adapted by the other local bodies in the state

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change maintains that the National Clean Air Programme will not be legally binding but besides aiming to reduce air pollution, pollution monitoring stations will be increased and efforts will be taken to increase awareness about the pollution

After a RICE study suggested the SBM data to be inaccurate at ground level, SBM issued a statement highlighting the gaps in the survey

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stressed on the importance of water recycling and explained how his constituency in Maharashtra will be utilising treated water

The MoU is aimed at undertaking a joint study for the real time air quality monitoring and identification of pollution sources in Delhi for the duration of 18 months

The Earthwake Association backed by noted French comedian and actor, Samuel Le Bihan aims to collect and recover plastic waste and has invented a machine that can convert plastic into various types of synthetic fuels

You can find nearest public toilet across 835 Indian cities by typing “SBM Toilet” on Google maps or the Google search bar

A group of researchers from the Nagpur-based Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology have found a way to recycle the dry-cell batteries and obtain graphene also referred to as ‘new wonder material’

To tackle the issue of open urination, Municipal Corporation of Tirupati has imposed a fine of Rs. 100 against the practice

Internationally renowned sand artist, Sudarshan Pattnaik chose the theme of tree plantation to fight pollution and save the environment for his sand sculpture to mark the occasion of New Year

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan may have been introduced by the government but its success belongs to the citizens who contributed tirelessly for the well-being of their community, here are 10 Swachhagrahis whose efforts towards propagating safe sanitation and hygiene got recognition in 2018 from Government of India