Though it ranked 304 out of 434 cities in Swachh Survekshan 2017, Muzaffarpur was the best ranked city from Bihar and is hopeful of improving its...
There is an acute shortage of sewage treatment plants near the Ganga basin as many STPs find it difficult to bear the costs associated with functioning
Meerut’s poor rank of 336 in Swachh Survekshan 2017 has prompted the city’s civic body to adopt a model waste management system, inspired by Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur
Sikkim has been an ideal example of a clean state as it successfully eradicated open defecation and banned plastic before these issues were taken up at...
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has roped in Afroz Shah for the beach cleanup programme across India due to the lawyer’s successful cleaning up of...
A high tax charge of 18% on glass waste and 12% on cardboard and plastic waste is resulting in waste collectors not getting enough for the...
Over the last few months, the GHMC has consistently taken up several initiatives to address all the issues related to waste management in the city of...
Madurai ranked 57th in Swachh Survekshan 2017 among 434 cities surveyed on solid waste management, citizen feedback and independent observation, and is hopeful of improving its...
With segregation and awareness programmes already going on in many parts of the country, the next steps in effective waste management would be to effectively implement...
With lacklustre performance on behalf of municipal corporations in 2016-17, the state government has set a deadline of August 15 for all municipalities of Telangana to...
For environmental lawyer Mahesh Chandra Mehta, what started as a fight against polluting tanneries of Kanpur has turned into a landmark case on which the river’s...
An agreement with ONGC and formation of an expert committee are some of the steps taken by the state government of Haryana to restore river Saraswati
With a 20 per cent recycling rate for the huge 68.8 million tonnes of waste produced annually in India, solid waste management is an area requiring...
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 has not been a deterrent as manual scavengers continue to be employed due to...
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...
