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?

Economic Survey low on health; public health infrastructure may take a backseat

The Survey reiterates the government’s commitment to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Centre gears up to launch revamped sanitation mission

Corporate houses will have a major role in Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan which aims at achieving total sanitation by 2019

Flush with finance

Microfinance is helping poor people construct toilets in Tamil Nadu

स्वच्छता की डगर पर अगर मगर

बिहार, झारखंड, ओडिशा और उत्तर प्रदेश खुले में शौच से मुक्…

Include right to health in party manifestos, demand activists

Jan Swasthya Abhiyan sends charter of demands to political parties

Why it's easier for India to get to Mars than to tackle its toilet challenge

For an emerging country like India, it is relatively easier to take part in exploratory missions to Mars than to tackle its sanitation challenge

Centre launches awareness campaign for MGNREGA

'Kaam Mango Abhiyan' aims to popularise the ambitious flagship programme of the UPA government

No new Bharat Stage III vehicles from April 1, orders SC

The Supreme Court has banned registration of new Bharat Stage III vehicles as cleaner fuel used by Bharat Stage IV vehicles will be …

Demand charter from children for education, health sectors

Report>>Ensuring Universal Access To Health and Education in India, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, Delhi 2007

Not yet clean

Swachh Bharat Mission completes two years, but India is far from achieving its goal.

Pee, poop and paani

Bharat Lal Seth recounts his experience of drinking water reclaimed from sewage

An heirloom in muslin

A bacterial strain that shaped BHARAT LAL SETH’s idea of hospitality

Mumbai oil refinery fire brings back focus on spurt in such incidents

Refineries of Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil have seen a string of fire incidents in the past two years

Swachh Bharat Mission’s progress “very lethargic”: Parliamentary report

Rs 14,088 crore unspent under Swachh Bharat Gramin between April 2017 and May 2018

Budget 2018: To make India open defecation-free, Centre must invest less in building toilets

The focus should be on educating people and building capacity for effective implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission

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

Global goal, local fight

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

Lakes, halitosis and engineers

Bharat Lal Seth talks about his experience on his journey to Pushkar and efforts being made in lake conservation.

Money will not be a problem for Modicare: CEO, Ayushman Bharat

Indu Bhushan, CEO of Ayushman Bharat says government is trying to put systems in place which can help in spending money effectively

Euro V standard has failed to curb pollutants: experts

Push for Euro VI as the new emissions standard across EU; recommend improvising Bharat II standard for India

India’s sanitation economy to double by 2021

It would be worth $62 billion in three years and the credit would go to Swachh Bharat Mission, say speakers at 18th World Toilet Summit

Advocates of private healthcare seek 'public' support

The claims that Ayushman Bharat will be the one-stop solution for all the concerns of India’s low income population does not seem to be …

Between hype and hope on Zika

Bharat Biotech's patent claim on vaccines to fight Zika is riddled with holes and rivals abroad are surging ahead

Tribals force cancellation of public hearing for BCCL’s Dhanbad coal mines

They were not informed about the hearing which was organized in officers’ club, far from Bharat Coking Coal Limited’s project site