At present, Hazaribag has over 1,60,000 individual household toilets (IHHLs) and work is nearly complete towards construction of 10,000 of the remaining toilets across the five...
2017 was a very important year for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan as the national sanitation coverage, both urban and rural, showed huge improvement
Incidents of lakes on fumes and toxic froth hindering public life made headlines in 2017, showcasing the danger urban waterbodies are in
The BBMP is confident of installing all the toilets within a month if funds are procured on time
Dansal’s turnaround from 6 to 60 per cent sanitation coverage took a year due to the district administration’s active role in promoting and working towards implementation...
Shortage of funds has halted CPCB's plan of projecting laser beams in the sky to find out more about pollutants and tackle them accordingly
The dry waste collection centres in Salem are expected to solve the city's waste problem as citizens only need to handover the segregated dry waste to...
Air pollution made a comeback in Delhi as several places in Delhi-NCR recorded emergency levels of air pollution, prompting the CPCB to take desperate measures
Pune Municipal Corporation’s bylaws to provide precise definitions of waste and how to treat them, making waste management an easier task in the city
The workshops saw participation by several stakeholders from all over the country, working in the field of sanitation and have managed to sustain ODF statuses successfully
Manipur generates more than 178 tonnes of waste daily but more than 50 tonnes remain uncollected, making many areas of the state prone to scattered waste
The garbage transfer sites, the foundation stones for which were laid by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will generate 10 megawatt of electricity daily
The pilot project which was launched at Sangli in Maharashtra will reach out to around 85,000 girls and sensitise them about the importance of menstrual hygiene
Cyclone Ockhi deposited garbage worth thousands of tonnes On Mumbai’s beaches, but the BMC and beach cleanup activists ensured prompt removal of garbage was prioritised on...
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...
