One in three married couples in India have no room to themselves

NSSO report shows half of India has no access to sanitation, drainage or waste disposal

Nadia in West Bengal goes Churu way, achieves open defecation-free tag

Nadia’s campaign, termed “Sabar Souchagar” (toilets for all) was an entirely community-driven idea

India performs poorly in sanitation and water accessibility

A global index finds no significant correlation between GDP and performance as China and India, the two fastest growing Asian economies, are …

Simply Put: Age of inequality

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

Swachh Survekshan 2017: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh among cleanest states; UP at bottom

Indore, Bhopal, Surat and Vadodara are among the top 10 cleanest cities in India

Twice bitten, not yet shy

The gross mismanagement of our city’s environment is making us sick

HEALTH HAZARD

Money from garbage

Yet another attempt

Politics of sanitation

Toilet rule fails in Karnataka panchayats

WATER PROPOSAL

Worthy alternative

A new field experiment shows that fertiliser derived from faecal sludge can improve crop yields

From poor sewage management to overflowing rivers — Why is Punjab flooding so much? 

Latest reports suggest that as many as 1,480 people have been rescued from Ropar and 107 from Patiala

Lancet study finds link between antibiotic resistance genes, water and sanitation

Water and sanitation interventions are needed to block transmission of antibiotic resistance genes, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and …

Can treated faecal sludge reuse help improve sanitation in UP

Resource recovery and reuse helps in viewing waste as a valuable resource and can help us move towards a more circular economy

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

Global goal, local fight

The success of Swachh Bharat Mission will decide if the world will achieve its goal of being open defecation-free

Rush for toilet construction continues

There has been a massive spike in constructing toilets in record time in Gonda district, but it remains to be seen whether it would lead to real …

"Cape Town's consciousness about water consumption has helped reduce demand"

Xanthea Limberg, mayoral committee member for informal settlements, water and waste services & energy speaks on water restriction rules …

Over 1 million urban Indians are waiting for toilets

All states and UTs have applicants who are awaiting approval for over six months under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban

A clean bonanza

A water-starved village in southern Odisha revives its waterbodies to achieve total sanitation, puts an end to migration

PM Modi’s Independence Day speech focuses on food security, clean energy

Social justice, clean energy, agricultural reforms and rural electrification find mention in PM Modi's speech

Are we really getting a clean Ganga by 2019?

We have already lost 30 years after the launch of the first Ganga cleaning programme. It is time to take strong and quick actions on the ground.

Private sector gives urban rubbish a new look

With government efforts proving inadequate, private organisations recycle the lion's share of urban waste in India.