Our country, our mess

How's India doing in providing basic social services?

Managing water locally - a good model

In the Water and Sanitation Project implemented by the Tamil Nadu government with assistance from the Danish International Development Assistance,…

Over 300 million Indians still defecate in the open: WHO-UNICEF report

Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan do much better in improving access to sanitation

World Toilet Day: India now aims to build one toilet every two seconds

The country needs to play a major role in reducing open defecation

Rural water and sanitation needs to prioritise sustainability

Prioritising drinking water source sustainability, mix-up of nutrient cycle and reuse of treated biosolids & wastewater …

Centre launches bio-toilets to curb open defecation

Around 100,000 toilets to be built in next two years in 300 gram panchayats

Water crisis not due to of lack of resource, but mismanagement: Union minister at CSE conference

The minister was speaking at the 2023 Policy and Practice Forum, an international gathering of water, wastewater and sanitation management …

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore is the cleanest city 4th time in a row

Surat in Gujarat and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra ranked second and third among the cleanest cities with more than a million population  &…

Swachh Bharat Mission: Nilgiris sets example of community effort

More than 100,000 tribals, dalits and women raised a loan of Rs 20 crore to build toilets, after the incentive of Rs 12,000 per household was …

Despite toilets in place, a quarter of rural population stuck to open defecation

New study on changes in open defecation in rural North India says pace of toilet construction increased under Swachh Bharat Mission, but there …

When Indian women negotiate with local authorities to improve their lives in a slum

Women in a settlement in the north-eastern peri-urban part of Indore learnt that gentle, perseverant negotiation was the best way forward

Dirty air and water increase cradle deaths in India

While absolute level of pollution increases risk, vulnerability is enhanced due to resource poverty

Water stress to increase, but so will water-related jobs, says UN report

According to the report, the lack of sufficiently skilled labour in water and sanitation has contributed to the estimated leakage of 30 per cent …

Plain talk about crap

Book>> The Big Necessity, The Unmentionable World Of Human Waste And Why It Matters • by Rose George • Metropolitan Books • …

Setting standards

The curse of poor sanitation

A bacterial disease kills 42 people in India

A land in turmoil

An assessment of environmental degradation must preclude rebuilding of Afghanistan

"Water is a national resource"

GOURISANKAR GHOSH, executive director, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva, Switzerland tells NIDHI JAMWAL that there …

Mystery stricken

Fever killed 277 in Uttar Pradesh. No one knows the cause

Change is for the obdurate

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 

Union Budget 2018: Merely increasing funds for Clean Ganga will not ensure results

A CAG report had said underutilised funds and an absence of a long-term plan affecting rejuvenation of Ganga

Ruto government has its work cut out: Kenya’s development challenges new President must address

Country hopes promises made for agriculture, healthcare, environment, water, housing, sanitation will be fulfilled

Climate impact on health threats in focus at pan-Africa meet in Rwanda

Four-day Africa Health Agenda International Conference 2023 at Kigali; to discuss steps to build climate-resilient health systems

Extreme weather events continue to hamper access to potable water, sanitation; urgent action needed: WHO 

The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation for all by 2030