COVID-19: Basic hygiene services lacking in sub-Saharan Africa

Amid the pandemic, it is very much essential to particularly focus on increasing access to water, sanitation and hygiene

COVID-19: ‘Miniscule traces’ of novel coronavirus found in Paris’ non-potable water

It is essential that wastewater and sewage workers should use standard practices, practice basic hygiene precautions, and wear personal …

ODF Plus: Step up or lose

India cannot sustain its next round of sanitation campaign without managing its faecal waste

COVID-19: New research examines wastewater to detect community spread

At least 440 people were likely infected with COVID-19 in the area around the treatment facility in Massachusetts — much …

COVID-19: Novel coronavirus may be present in water cycle; poor, marginalised at risk

Virus may be present in the water cycle, says editorial in scientific journal 

NASA releases new global maps mapping groundwater, soil wetness

Groundwater and soil moisture are crucial for irrigation and crop growth  

Water-stressed in India: Officials claim Hapur water table has risen due to JSA

UP district was among 10 worst perfomers in water conservation work

धन्यवाद, मिस्टर ट्रंप! पहली बार यमुना में देखा इतना पानी

अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति के दौरे को देखते हुए ताजमहल से गुजर �…

Trump's visit got the Yamuna a makeover: How far will it go?

Over 500 cusecs of water released by Uttar Pradesh's irrigation department in River Yamuna

Water bodies cannot be diverted for industries: Supreme Court

It is illegal to allow a few to take over invaluable community resources, apex court says

Only 71.3% rural households have access to toilets, shows NSSO data

The report's findings trashes the grand claim of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India is now open defecation free

खुले में शौच मुक्त नहीं हुआ है भारत, एनएसएसओ की रिपोर्ट में खुलासा

दो अक्टूबर 2019 को प्रधानमंत्री ने दावा किया था कि ग्रामीण…

Modi declares India ODF

Sustaining the status the next big challenge

उत्तर प्रदेश में मिशन पूरा पर परिवार से अलग युवाओं के घर में नहीं हैं शौचालय

अब नहीं होना होगा शर्मसार, खुले में शौच से मिली मुक्ति-3 : �…

Swachh Bharat Mission: Persuasion pays off in Uttar Pradesh

Benda village sets an example by achieving ODF status before the state despite facing a severe drought

Swachh Bharat Mission: Nilgiris sets example of community effort

More than 100,000 tribals, dalits and women raised a loan of Rs 20 crore to build toilets, after the incentive of Rs 12,000 per household was …

Niligiris' journey to being ODF led to it embracing organic farming

The hill district witnesses a successful example of closing the nutrient loop in a sustainable way

Rivers' dry run

Ten of the 15 monitored river basins registered a dip in their reservoir levels between May 2014 and 2019

India has 20 river basins, all over-exploited

Over 60 years after the country got its first plan to rejuvenate the rivers, not a single basin has been spared from overexploitation

Depleting groundwater costs farmers heavily

The groundwater level in India has declined by 61 per cent between 2007 and 2017, according to Fifth Minor Irrigation Census

Union Budget 2019-20: Focus shifts to SBM phase 2, women’s role in it

The mission will now aim to turn waste into energy and better solid waste management in rural areas

Economic Survey 2018-19: Swachh Bharat needs to move to next level

Document declares that since toilets have been built, the focus will now shift to solid waste management

Shimla, Udupi and Mangaluru: India’s soon-to-be Cape Towns

There is an acute water crisis in these three Tier 2 towns, mostly due to overuse

States now aspire to get ODF plus tag

Here’s a status update on how certain states are trying to promote holistic cleanliness

Can Ministry of Jal Shakti save Indian rivers?

The new ministry has its work cut out as old ministries’ track record in cleaning and saving river basins hasn’t been great