Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar questioned the Delhi government on steps that have been taken to stop crop burning by 40,000 families that cultivate around Delhi
Firecrackers when burnt not only have detrimental effect on air quality but also pose serious health risks, due to the toxic metals and chemicals used in...
Under the Graded Response Action Plan, the Environment Pollution Control Authority has the powers to order municipal bodies to charge four times standard parking tariff to...
The Supreme Court lawyers are of the view that the top court’s decision to ban firecrackers sale might dampen the festive spirits and spoke in favour...
Delhi’s top doctors came together to discuss the effects of air pollution and declared it as a ‘public health emergency’, and expressed the hope that ban...
The reason behind this huge environmental disaster is suspected to be the improper disposal of chemical effluents in to the 266-acre Gandigudem Lake by pharmaceutical companies...
Considering Puducherry’s rural sanitation coverage, which stands at 49.2 percent, the fourth lowest among all states and union territories, the territorial government has now extended its...
The IT major is working to achieve 'zero food waste to landfill' and as part of this initiative - 100 percent food waste is treated using...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in June 2017 assured that all 675 jhuggi jhopri (JJ) clusters in the city will be made open defecation free by...
To make India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh open defecation free by 2018, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently said that 15,000 toilets got constructed on a...
Though, rural Himachal Pradesh is ODF, a lot still needs to be done in urban areas where only 915 toilets got constructed during the Swachh Bharat...
Lack of sanitation awareness among people is not just the only factor behind Jammu & Kashmir’s poor sanitation scenario. The law and order situation in Kashmir,...
Out of 33 lakh households in Punjab, over 86 percent has already got toilets, indicating that Punjab is swiftly moving towards achieving the target of open...
With political will, backed by dedicated officials and massive support from people, the government of Andhra Pradesh has managed to make all its 110 cities open...
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...
