Pune's waste-pickers handle about 20 thousand kilograms of dirty diapers and sanitary pads every day, exposing themselves to diseases like staphylococcus, hepatitis, e coli, salmonella and...
From launching a new app that can track water projects across the country, to rating how each state provides water to its citizens, this is how...
Delhi's wastewater drains are the primary source of effluents in the Yamuna, making the river's water completely unusable. Though these drains nearly half of Delhi's sewage...
For 45 years, villagers in Assam’s Gandhigaon had no access to safe drinking water and toilets. It was common for villagers to spend most of their...
Considered to be one of the endangered rivers of the world, river and flood experts have raised concerns over the contamination of River Ganga. As the...
Women seem to be taking the lead in helping achieve the dream of a 'Swachh' Bharat. Here's how women sarpanches are pushing for cleaner villages
Women from different walks of life turned scuba divers for a day to create awareness on ocean pollution and it's environmental impact at Kerala's Kovalam beach
High levels of arsenic have been found in groundwater around the Ganga basin in several parts of India, which can only be countered by technological solutions,...
30-year-old Santara Devi has access to 2 mobile toilets and 1 community toilet both of which are 40-steps away from her, but she still prefers to...
About 300 million women in India do not have access to toilets and defecate in the open. A study showed that women who use open defecation...
With a poor technique of waste composition there is a rise in landfills and contaminated land in Indian cities. Municipalities are struggling to effectively handle the...
From driving out waste, cutting down on river pollution to building toilets, these five women contributed their bit to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Read on 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...
