Citizens' forum demands continuation of AAP's free water supply scheme

On poll eve they prepare a resolution for all political parties, demanding extension of free water supply to all residents of Delhi and scrapping …

Open defecation linked to stunting in Indian children

Research finds 10 per cent increase in open defecation associated with a 0.7 per cent increase in stunting in 112 districts

Lessons from two cities

Pune aims to become a zero-landfill city by 2015. With a range of solid waste management options, the target does not seem too ambitious. …

Many a slip

Can India meet the 2012 deadline to provide safe drinking water to all rural homes?

New plan, old problem

The proposed Sewerage Master Plan 2031 that promises to end Delhi's drainage troubles underestimates the wastewater volume of the city

India’s sanitation campaign has not improved health of people: study

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan did not help reduce exposure to faecal germs and diseases. Will Swachh Bharat Abhiyan fare any better?

Environment Day: Green agenda for new government

Get the focus on environment and health, Mr Prime Minister

PMO orders huge cuts in social sector spending for 2015-16

Employment guarantee, rural road and sanitation schemes among those likely to be affected

Can faith heal?

Billed as the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history, Maha Kumbh has commenced in Allahabad. Over the next few weeks, pilgrims will …

The travails of building a toilet – is this the road to a Swachh Bharat?

For poor and marginalized sections, building a toilet still entails a lot of red tape and costs

UN highlights importance of water in maintaining global peace

Stresses the need for better water management techniques worldwide

Letters

Letters

Letters

Letters

‘Strong local government needed to achieve universal access to water and sanitation’

Leading organisations come together to ensure global water and sanitation needs by 2030

Does government really want sustainable sanitation for rural areas?

Repeated discussions over expensive and not-so-feasible technologies have led to disappointment within experts and industry

Agriculture, rural jobs, food subsidy need big boost

Will the drubbing it faced in Delhi election and the huge controversy over its land Bill make BJP reconsider its economic thrust areas?

Facts and figures all you need to know about the state of sanitation in India

Mr Modi, Wish us a Happy Environment Day

Loo to woo

Pundamental change

Court bars slum-dwellers defecating in the open

Residents of Delhi's slums find themselves in a Catch-22 situation. Public conveniences in the Capital are woefully inadequate, but when they are …

No toilet, no ticket

Sanitation survey has no winners

45 per cent Indian cities are in the red