Every year, more than eight million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean, costing at least $8 billion (7.1 billion euros) in damage to marine...
The Rivers have been reduced to vast sewage canals in most Indian cities. They are without water and the liquid that flows down have (have or...
Polluting waterbodies and unhealthy sanitation practices for long have had significant impact on India’s environment
The report that was read out in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha recently revealed that Varanasi performed better than Lucknow in terms of water and air...
According to the audit report, discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage, open drains carrying sewage and industrial waste were the major cause of rising levels...
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said after the completion of the Namami Devi Narmade Sewa Yatra, the state will soon launch a similar initiative...
A significant number of Delhi's sewage treatment plants run under-capacity. This means that while the city can treat most of its sewage, it is unable to...
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...
3 years since the beginning of the ambitious 'Namami Gange' project, work has been done in building ghats and crematoriums, but progress has been sluggish in...
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...
Nearly 76 million people in India do not have access to safe drinking water, as polluted rivers and poor storage infrastructure over the years has created...
Experts are of the opinion that India needs to work towards faecal sludge management for a safe urban environment, without posing any risk to land and...
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...
