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

No toilet built in Delhi under Swachh Bharat Mission; Rs 40 crore remains unused: CAG

The implementing agencies ignored toilet requirements in unauthorised colonies, showing scant concerns for public convenience, says the report

Inaugural issue of Down To Earth Hindi exposes poor progress of Swachh Bharat Mission

Besides pointing out the associated risks of poor sanitation, the analysis also shows the enormous challenge before the NDA government

Living with asthma in Delhi

Kaushik Das Gupta, one of the participants in the CSE study, wonders if the government will ever announce a ‘clean air package’ for …

Sustained focus, behaviour change needed to make people use new toilets: study

Adding a behaviour change component to sanitation programmes can motivate people to use toilets, it finds

All that crap: How can faecal sludge be reused

If more people in India’s rural areas are building septic tanks, there must be effective ways of managing faecal sludge. Here are some ways …

Focus on community sanitary complexes: Standing Committee to govt

In its latest report on the status of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), the Standing Committee on Rural Development said that community …

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

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

Findings of nationwide rural sanitation survey leave several questions unanswered

The claim that 93.4 per cent of rural households are using toilets is somewhat questionable

Unused toilets prompt Haryana to tweak Swachh Bharat Mission

State adds 'cleanliness' as important prerequisite for receiving subsidy

Swachh Bharat Mission: Haryana’s race for ODF tag pushed people in debts traps

Villagers were forced to construct toilets, but were not given subsidy promised under SBM

"Swachh Bharat Mission echoes sterilisation campaign of 70s"

A new book exposes the lacunae in the way India manages its waste and recommends changes in practices and attitudes toward waste. Robin Jeffrey …

More than 50% rural households across 5 states are still without toilets

The low performance of these 5 states can prevent India from achieving 100 % toilet coverage by October 2019

Lagos seals off houses sans standard toilets

Sanitation for all is one of the Sustainable Development Goals envisaged by the United Nations for a better future

Findings of annual rural sanitation survey questionable

The claim of 96.5 per cent rural households having access to toilets with potential usage is somewhat doubtful, especially in a scenario where …

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

World Toilet Day: Why future of Swachh Bharat Mission remains unsure

The success of Swachh Bharat Mission depends not on toilet construction but whether India can sustain efforts to remain open defecation free …

Swachh Bharat Mission will achieve ODF target much before October 2019, but...

The country needs both financial and administrative attention towards ensuring effective management and disposal of solid and liquid waste

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 …

Despite Centre's advisory, people are still intimidated into ending open defecation

In Rajasthan last month, local district administration arrested locals for defecating in the open and ordered discontinuation of electricity …

Rural Kerala declared open defecation-free

All city areas are expected to become ODF by January 1 and a majority of municipalities have already achieved the target

World Bank approves $ 1.5 billion loan for rural sanitation programme

The project will result in bringing significant health benefits to the poor and the vulnerable sections living in rural areas

Union Budget 2019-20: Focus shifts to SBM phase 2, women’s role in it

The mission will now aim to turn waste into energy and better solid waste management in rural areas

In the Parliament on July 19, 2018

Here’s a round-up of today’s debates and reports on environmental and developmental issues