Fishing, crab collection, and honey collection are some of the primary occupations of the people of Sundarbans in West Bengal. But this livelihood exposes the local...
Menstruation is a natural, biological process affecting half the world's population. But such is the taboo, myth and stigma around it in India, that it gets...
Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Mallika Sarabhai talks about fighting the stigmas attached to menstruation. The dancer and social activist has specialised in using dance and its...
Bharatanatyam Dancer and Padma Shri Awardee Geeta Chandran often uses dance as a tool to create awareness, and has addressed issues like gender, environment, stigma, and...
The Boat Clinics are ensuring quality healthcare, and reaches millions of underprivileged inhabitants. An initiative started in 1997 by SHIS, the Southern Health Improvement Samity, these...
The Birds & Bees Talk programme is teaching adolescents in North East India critical growing up and life skills. These skills are imparted in engaging ways...
As a part of our Pride Month Special, team Banega Swasth India speaks with Ashok Row Kavi, India's first and earliest gay rights activist. He talks...
Mangroves are known to be among the most effective natural barriers against flooding. They are critical in the context of cyclones as they act as a...
On this International Day of Yoga, learn the importance of meditation, the benefits of yoga in curing depression and the connect between environment and yoga from...
Meet Sabrina Merchant, a Chartered Accountant who turned into a full-fledged yogapreneur. Sabrina decided to take her love and passion for Yoga forward. Initially, her sole...
Women spend hours in saline water, collecting tiger prawn larvae and crabs, on the Indian side of Sundarbans. But this livelihood comes at a price to...
A hygienic school is very cool, the danger of falling sick in such an environment is less, it's cool, it's cool, it's cool...A hygienic school is...
Always maintain cleanliness around you, keep everyone hygienic, plant trees and greenery, make your environment healthy, plant flora and fauna, make your environment healthy - these...
The dark and dingy basement in Delhi's Wazirabad was the location for Delhi-based filmmaker, Shaunak Sen's, 'All That Breathes', the film that won accolades internationally. The...
From sanitation and menstrual hygiene to waste management, skilling and women-led change, the 7th edition of the ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards...
National tech startup challenge invites innovators to build affordable gas-detection solutions; winners to receive grants of up to Rs 5...
The awards recognised organisations and individuals for their work, new ideas and contributions to the sanitation sector
