These vigilance squads will blow a whistle, and also impose a fine of ₹500 if anyone in the villages is found defecating in the open
Countries like Germany, Sweden, Russia, Australia and the USA recycle 80 per cent of their metal scrap whereas India manages to recycle a mere 20 per...
Residents of Sukhdev Vihar in South Delhi had filed a petition with National Green Tribunal that the waste-to-energy plant in their vicinity emits toxic waste affecting...
The UPPCB was fined Rs 5 lakh and the Mathura Cantonment Board was fined Rs 10 lakh for causing continuous air, water and ground pollution in...
The Ministry of Urban Development announced that it would be introducing a programme to encourage source segregation of waste. It also hopes to set a world...
Approximately 40,000 people gather for each IPL match, generating 10 metric tonnes of waste for each match
Presently, only half of Koundanpalayam village’s households have individual toilets in Puducherry
It is estimated that contaminated water is responsible for more than 5 lakh diarrhoeal deaths every year
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to ban plastic or polythene carry bags across the state from May 1
A committee constituted to prepare a draft Ganga Act submitted its report to the Union Ministry of Water Resources
Several illegal e-waste industries are operating in densely populated areas of Uttar Pradesh, and dumping their waste into the Ramganga
The ports were ranked based on efforts made to address waste generation in port operation, office area, township area and the response to incoming ships
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...
