UNICEF launches campaign against defecation in the open

‘Take Poo To the Loo’ is a three-month-long campaign to create awareness among the youth

Science for All campaign eyes pan-India presence

Increasing the number of classrooms, introducing a post-graduate fellowship and launching a foundation programme to train full-time primary …

Waste quandary

A waste management expert voices his concerns about our misguided and selective approach to cleanliness

Civil societies urges governments of India and Nepal to end blockade

A blockade on indispensable fuel and other essentials imported from India has now entered its third month

When the Scots have their say

Scotland referendum: Control over North Sea oil reserves is a major point of contention between Scottish nationalists and the UK government

We talk about artistic inspiration all the time – but scientific inspiration is a thing too

There is a large literature on “creativity” in science, but I have found nothing that really speaks to the lack of discussion of …

CSE Clean City Awards: Panaji's five-way segregation keeps the city clean

Panaji has five-way segregation at source for solid waste. For markets and residential colonies, it has put in place decentralised composting …

Pink mobile campaign to reduce maternal mortality

Use of technology to create awareness about solutions to simple problems that kill 800 expectant mothers a day

'Planning Commission big stumbling block in the path of India's progress'

The demand for universal public distribution system is justified, says Congress leader and former cabinet minister Mani Shankar Aiyar. He spoke …

Catching 'em young: Big Tobacco's mantra for Indian kids

The industry is openly violating the anti-tobacco law to lure children to its products, finds a new survey

US court quashes Monsanto's 'undemocratic' plea to Avaaz to hand over internal documents

The order prevents the agrochemical major from silencing the civic network that has been working actively to stop EU from re-issuing a …

Behaviour change at many levels needed to make India open defecation-free

National Consultation on Rural Sanitation calls for triggering mindset change, but lack of credible data on health and sanitation is a challenge

IMD partners with premier institutes to forecast fog more accurately

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and India Meteorological Department have jointly started a project this year to monitor fog

Where do Indians defecate?

Half of India's population defecates in the open. In all probability, they will continue to do so for the next 10 years

Why it's easier for India to get to Mars than to tackle its toilet challenge

For an emerging country like India, it is relatively easier to take part in exploratory missions to Mars than to tackle its sanitation challenge

Save Sattal: Tomorrow will be too late; we must start change today

Sattal has been engulfed by raging fires. It grieves the dying springs that once cascaded down to form powerful rivers that now run dry&…

UN calls for swift zero carbon recovery action at climate summit

There is a 40% chance of annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius in at least one of the next five years, …

Norwegian Embassy: A case of treading lighter on nature’s resources

A combination of low-capital initiatives by the management, maintenance policies and a clear vision that have made the Norwegian Embassy into a …

India among seven countries that contribute most to measles’ risk in US

The CDC states that the measles outbreaks are linked to travelers who brought the disease back from other countries

Fisher people pushed to the edge

Development along coasts has left little space for fishing communities to carry out their activities. Their catch is also diminishing because of …

AAP, woh aur hum

Aam Aadmi Party’s metamorphosis from a civil movement into political party is not a lone instance; such experiments started in rural India

An Adivasi’s demise brings forward the outrageous gaps in India’s food security

Denied dignity in both life and death, a tribal man from Bengal is now receiving the blame for his own death

ILO push to stop discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS at work place

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National AIDS Control …

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: What are the barriers for toilet construction

Ability to raise the initial funds, lack of space in urban slums and lack of awareness is hampering the sanitation programme

Stink over missing toilets: ministry initiates probe

CAG audit may be sought if states fail to disclose correct information, says secretary for drinking water and sanitation