The cities of Varanasi and Haridwar discharge enormous amounts of untreated sewage into the river Ganga, resulting in the deterioration of the river’s water quality
Instead of the traditional flusher which results in 4 to 5 litres of water in a single flush, NEERI’s low cost flusher utilises only one litre...
Nearly 20,000 of Bengaluru’s civic workers have not received their due wages for the past three months and allege that the contractors have been withholding their...
Nearly 200 private schools in Nizamabad have been identified as having inadequate sanitation facilities for its students, prompting the municipal corporation to bring together all such...
Only 2 per cent of the district's population used toilets in 2015, but recent times have seen a sanitation turnaround where over 75,000 homes have become...
With the only landfill in the city on the verge of collapse and unable to take in anymore waste, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation will give tax...
Though more than 17 of rural Arunachal Pradesh’s districts have sanitation coverage of above 80 per cent, no city or town in the state has become...
Ganga Monitoring Centres will be used to develop future course of action with regard to tackling river pollution and speed up the cleanup process
Bengaluru’s civic body is extensively using technology to bring in change in the waste management scenario of the city
Deaths due to manual scavenging saw a surge in the past three months, with the capital alone witnessing more 10 deaths in less than two months
Mumbai produces an estimated 2,300 tonnes of construction debris every day, making it tough for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to collect and treat it on a...
Despite its open defecation free status, the city of Guwahati is struggling to manage its waste effectively, relying more on short term fixes rather than long...
Rajasthan has constructed over 61 lakh toilets since the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, but Barmer district is tackling its own sets of challenges to get...
Coimbatore is the only open defecation free city in the state, despite the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan nearing three years of completion
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...
