Hyderabad's ‘Swachh Dooth’ App: Segregate Waste And Stand A Chance To Win Rs 1 Lakh

With an aim to implement 100 per cent waste segregation at source, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation launched the new Swachh app

Hyderabad’s Public Toilets Reek With Dirt And Lack Of Water Supply, Making The City’s ODF Certificate Questionable

Hyderabad was declared open defecation free on August 16 but many of the city’s toilets remain devoid of water and cleanliness

Municipal Solid Waste Has Become A Serious Health Issue, Says NITI Aayog And Recommends Setting Up Waste To Energy Plants

To cleanup municipal solid waste across smart cities of India, NITI Aayog in its "Three-Year Action Agenda" recommended for setting waste to energy plants

Ahead Of Gandhi Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Calls For Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches a new cleanliness campaign – 'Swachhta Hi Seva' and urges people to join the campaign by doing their bit towards creating...

Rural Arunachal Pradesh Races Towards Becoming Open Defecation Free But Challenges In Its Urban Areas Remain

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...

Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar And Sachin Tendulkar Lend Support To Swachh Sankalp se Swachh Siddhi Initiative

In a bid to spread awareness about the target to achieve Clean India by 2019, the government kick-started a campaign, Swachh Sankalp se Swachh Siddhi (From...

In A First In India, Thane In Maharashtra To Start Recycling Thermocol Waste

Thermocol waste is a silent yet a mounting problem in India as it is highly flammable and can choke marine life. The Thane Municipal Corporation in...

Delhi’s Plastic Ban: Authorities Seize 8,000 Kilos Of Plastic Bags In Two Weeks

The National Green Tribunal earlier this month slammed the Delhi government for its lack of action taken against the usage of non-biodegradable plastic bags in the...

Bengaluru Repair Café's Mantra: Cut Down Waste Generation By Repairing Items

A simple art of repairing has given a new life to more than 600 items and has helped Bengaluru save nearly 1,200 kilos of garbage from...

Delhi Puts A Blanket Ban On Manual Cleaning Of Sewers After City Records 10 Deaths In One Month

A newly formed committee has been formed to explore ways or machines to clean the gutters, within 15 days. Anyone found violating the ban on manual...

After 10 Deaths In Five Weeks In The Capital, Delhi Government Cracks The Whip On Manual Scavenging

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

Dharamsala Addresses The Issue Of Overflowing Garbage With Underground Bins

Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Dharamshala Municipal Corporation will install a total of 250 underground bins across the city and reduce health hazards caused due...

Here’s How Maharashtra’s Famous Paithani Saree Helped Mumbai Cut Down Use Of Plastic Bags

In a four week campaign of ‘say no to plastic’, officials from BMC’s B ward gave incentives like giving away Paithani sarees through a lottery system...

IIT Kharagpur Invents Low-Cost Smart Hygiene Monitor To Alert Authorities About Cleanups

Technology meets Swachh Bharat Abhiyan! A group of researchers from IIT Kharagpur have developed a low-cost Smart Hygiene Monitoring system that could change the sanitation and...

Open Defecation Free Status Achieved, Guwahati Now Looks To Tackle The City’s Enormous Waste Problem Effectively

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...