Under the ‘Swachhta Jan Model’, nearly 50,000 households have already implemented waste segregation at source by keeping dry and wet waste separately on a daily basis
To inform people about the grave situation of waste management, experts from Solid Waste Management, Health and Environment Department will accompany municipal officials on June 5...
Being the fifth largest producer of e-waste, India generates 18.5 lakh tonnes of electronic waste per year of which merely 1.5 per cent is treated
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,conducted the fortnightly cleanliness drive from May 16 to May 31 to create sanitation awareness among citizens across...
With nearly 72 per cent of India’s garbage remaining untreated, scientific landfills are an option for urban India to ensure proper waste disposal
To bring a behavioural change towards using toilets and make people aware about the ill-effects of defecating in open, Katihar conducts cricket matches in Open Defecation...
The number of people defecating in the open has reduced from 55 crores in May 2014 to 35 crores in May 2017. Still concerns persist that...
According to the audit report, discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage, open drains carrying sewage and industrial waste were the major cause of rising levels...
Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) generates 4,000 tonnes of waste on a daily basis and currently half of this is treated through recycling, composting or reusing
To reduce the overall burden of garbage on landfills, Madhya Pradesh will soon install waste-to-compost plants across the state
Toilet- Ek Prem Katha is a social satire on the need of having a toilet in the house and ending the age old practice of defecating...
Union Urban Development and Housing Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said that six towns - Chaas, Mango, Bundu, Khunti, Lohardaga and Gumla are free from open defecation...
Under the zero-garbage initiative, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation will adopt composting and will target to cut down atleast 2-3 tonnes of garbage per day generated...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the efforts of Madhya Pradesh in protecting the holy river of Narmada and thanked people of Madhya Pradesh for participating in...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
