How to make citywide sanitation plans: Bangladesh man shows the way

City sanitation planning provides a sound data base for practical decision-making on city sanitation 

The legendary Gandhian

Pakistani social scientist Akhtar Hameed Khan, is remembered, on his first death anniversary, for his achievements in the field of urban management

A toilet per second

Urban India's deprived lot

India is becoming dominantly urban, and the urban poor, who are increasing in numbers, face exclusion from basic amenities like safe drinking …

Blind spot in Namami Gange

By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. It's time the …

Usage of toilets in India is over 95 per cent, reveals new NSSO survey

This finding is, however, from a two-month rapid survey, considered too short by experts

Unreal in pampered India

With NDMC winning the smart city challenge, the contrast between where the government lives and where the rest of the citizens live could not …

Sewage stink

Many townships in Greater Noida are not connected to the sewage system

Algae alleviates

South African townships that were earlier helpless in the face of pollution caused by human wastes, are now bucking up to the problem. Spirulina, …

What a waste

Solid waste management plant that won Kanpur an award raises a stink

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 

Ugly is the new beautiful

A group of anonymous citizens in Bengaluru is cleaning filthy streets and inspiring change across India

Public private prank

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. …

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

Capacity building key to mainstreaming onsite sanitation management 

CSE’s School of Water and Waste aims to establish policy principles, innovative technologies and implementation strategies for citywide …

Cleansing chronicle

THE SANITARY CITY: URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT·Martin V Melosi·John Hopkins University Press·Year&…

How smart is a smart city?

Can we save Ganga?

The Ganga is getting political attention. What does it take to clean the river? Down To Earth team travels to the most polluted stretch of the …

Development handcuffed

Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission

Drowning in its own rubbish

For Thiruvananthapuram, the only way to manage waste is by flouting rules

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

Delhi rain, waterlogging puts the spotlight on urban flooding

Urban flooding has become increasingly frequent in India’s major cities

A tale of two cities