Green issues plaguing rural West Bengal missing in Panchayat election campaigns, say activists
Low groundwater levels, cutting of trees and poor waste management not being addressed; political parties pass blame in response
‘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 …
Mainstreaming co-treatment of faecal sludge for reducing pollution in Ganga
Excreta of 73 per cent of UP’s population is not managed safely. Out of this, 48 per cent is dependent on on-site sanitation systems
COVID-19: How distant laws, uneven measures afflict sanitation workers
The pandemic has further aggravated the dichotomy of livelihood and safety of sanitation workers
Manual scavengers: Existing in the shade
Several government departments continue to maintain silence on plight of manual scavengers, despite an array of schemes for them
It rained hard in Delhi; what if all that water did not go waste
The volume of rainwater generated in the past week was almost 13 per cent of the demand for water in Delhi, estimated at 2,765 million litres per …
An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding
Urbanisation is inevitable as is climate change; the need is for a multi-pronged approach
Around 818 mln children lack basic hand-washing facilities in schools: Report
Two in every five schools in the world do not provide children with soap and water, say the WHO and UNICEF
What COVID-19 can mean for SDG-11, sustainable cities and communities in India
As urban vulnerabilities are amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of sustainable cities in Sustainable Development Goals needs to be …
Govt shifts focus to sustaining sanitation coverage
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation prepares a rural sanitation strategy to maintain open-defecation free status and clear up waste issues
Punjab closer to ODF sustainability with community toilet guidelines
Recommendations not clear on how to treat waste, reuse groundwater
In a corner of Bangladesh, manual scavenging is impacting a treatment plant’s sustainability
Manual scavenging is still the mainstay of faecal sludge management in Lalmonirhat near the Indian border; the town’s FSTP is not able to …
Worthy alternative
A new field experiment shows that fertiliser derived from faecal sludge can improve crop yields
Swachh Bharat Mission to be a continuing challenge
The fight for open defecation-free status is far from over
Simply Put: Sanitisation amid COVID-19
Sanitation workers deserve an inclusive ecosystem — here are 5 best practices for their safety and dignity
Urban India has an estimated 2 million sanitation workers
How big a challenge is sustaining India's open-defecation free status
75 years of people’s power: Jharkhand district modifies leach pits to tackle grey water
Pits in Sahibganj district raised to counteract frequent floods, shallow groundwater
Big leap ahead for India's sanitation economy
Four-day summit in Pune gathers experts and businesses
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
Union Budget 2022-23: Why rural Swachh Bharat Mission needs to be back in focus
A lot needs to be done to ensure faecal sludge is treated before reaching water source
Swachh Bharat Mission: Sustenance is the mantra
Changing a habit requires time, effort and constant motivation
Simply put: Dalit children beaten to death for defecating in open
Simply put: NSSO on ODF
Swachh Bharat Mission: Sustaining ODF a multi-faceted process
Bangladesh took 15 years to become ODF, while Thailand took 40