Droughts bring disease: Here are 4 ways they do it
Prolonged dry spells, particularly in semi-arid and arid regions, may have serious impacts, particularly if people aren’t prepared
Making life lighter: How improving rural laundry can be key to better hygiene, dignity
This critical issue deserves more attention and action to help lift the burden of domestic work on women and girls and improve the quality of …
Curtain raiser: Here is what we can expect from the upcoming UN 2023 Water Conference
Conference will focus on ensuring that countries deliver on promises already made and are designed to be action-oriented, inclusive and cross-sectoral
As told to Parliament (February 3, 2023): No record of number of landless agricultural labourers in India
No specific census of migrant, other landless farmers has been conducted in the country, Rajya Sabha told
WASH: UN report finds 2030 SDG targets may just be a dream
Plans in place to address water and sanitation issues, countries face hurdles in implementation, says GLAAS report
World Toilet Day: We built latrines for villagers in Sitapur; ‘Aaram Mil Gaya’, they said
Creating access to toilets can help achieve much more than Clean India
Managing water resources key for Tanzania’s sanitation fight
Part 2: Funding biggest bottleneck for carrying out plans; CSE team finds greywater mismanagement too
Half of world’s healthcare facilities lack basic hygiene services, nearly 4 billion people at risk
Every year, a whopping 670,000 newborns lose their lives to sepsis
Study finds presence of antibiotic resistance genes in babies within hours of being born
India, Rwanda, Nigeria among countries studied; Drug-resistant sepsis bacteria likely transmitted from mothers or hospital environment
World’s poorest countries need $6 billion a year for water, sanitation in healthcare centres: WaterAid
Half of healthcare facilities in LDCs lack basic water services
Water, Africa’s Gold: How poverty exacerbated Nigeria’s acute water crisis
Lack of clear government funding led to avoidable deaths from water-borne diseases like cholera
Quality of life in informal settlements: Basic sanitation services a luxury
The SC/ST community had the highest proportion of those who did not have access to a toilet
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Why dispelling stigma, promoting hygiene practices need govt intervention
The Rajasthan government allocated Rs 200 crore to Free Medicine Scheme to facilitate dispensation of free sanitary napkins
Investing in water, sanitation and hygiene can fuel economic recovery: Report
Safely managed sanitation services can help achieve net benefits of $86 million from 2021-2040, says report
Stigma, lack of awareness, accessibility: What’s holding eco-friendly shift in menstrual waste disposal
There is absolutely no segregation of menstrual waste at the household level; most of it lands up in landfills, against guidelines of Solid …
India’s landfills add 113k tonnes of menstrual waste each year: Report
Around 88% respondents want to switch to less-polluting alternatives but report they are not easily available
Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report
The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said
Budget 2021-22 should provide for sustainable water supply, soaps under PDS
Nirmala Sitharaman should increase allocation for Jal Jeevan Mission substantially
More women opting for safe menstrual practices, NFHS-5 data shows
The percentage of women using safe menstrual products highest in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (98.9%); least in Bihar at 58.8%
Treat sanitation as public good: UN at launch of hygiene fund
The initiative aims to accelerate funding to countries with the heaviest burden of diseases stemming from lack of sanitation services
AMR in post-COVID-19 world: New report calls for response prioritisation
The report calls for a clear need to rethink AMR’s position as part of the global health agenda as COVID-19 will affect the global response …
Capacity building key to mainstreaming onsite sanitation management
CSE’s School of Water and Waste aims to establish policy principles, innovative technologies and implementation strategies for citywide …
Menstrual hygiene in urban spaces: Willingness to shift to environmentally safer sanitary products
Shifting to alternate products and / or sustainable management of sanitary waste is the need of the hour
‘Periods don't stop for pandemics, neither should our activism’
Srilekha Chakraborty, the woman behind menstrual health campaign #PeriodsPeCharcha, talks about introducing changes in ways menstrual health is …
Cyclone Amphan: How brick homes, Aila embankments saved the day at Sundarbans village
The embankments made in the aftermath of Cylone Aila of 2009 stood firm against the disaster, claimed officials
