The economic survey stated that the railways has been taking multiple measures to promote sanitation and hygiene along with improving its cleanliness standards under the ‘Swachh...
24-year-old sanitation worker, Ravi died when he along with another 35-year-old sanitation worker entered a sewer in CBD ground in Delhi’s Karkadooma to clean it
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced her second Union Budget on February 1, with an allocation of Rs. 12,300 crores for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which is...
While Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed on the need for waste management in last year’s budget, experts talk about the on-ground reality and their expectation from...
The ‘swachh’ efforts undertaken by students and teachers of Dulsulma Middle School in the Palamu district of Jharkhand have been commended by NITI Aayog as it...
According to the National Nutrition Strategy of 2017, the country aims to reduce malnutrition among children by focusing on multiple factors like breastfeeding, dietary diversification, deworming...
Actor Shah Rukh Khan shared the short film posted by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), narrating the story of sanitation workers and how they ensure cleanliness and...
2019 was the big deadline India set itself for going 100 per cent open defecation free (ODF) under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, with over 10 crore...
According to a new report published by NGO WaterAid, sanitation workers often come into direct contact with human waste, working with no equipment or protection, which...
In 2014, the same year Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Bharti Foundation started an initiative – ‘Satya Bharti Abhiyan’ to build toilets...
Through his lens CS Sharada Prasad, an engineer turned into social scientist researching on sanitation access in low and middle-income countries, has dived into the world...
On Tuesday (November 19), Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation announced the results of Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 and awarded the top districts and villages of...
A look at how community engagement and ownership has played a crucial role in achieving universal sanitation coverage in India
The study "Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers An Initial Assessment" says the financial situation of sanitary workers in India is ''precarious'' and it is...
Global Handwashing Day 2020: While almost all households in India (as high as 97 per cent according to National Family Health Survey 4 – 2015-16) have...