The National Green Tribunal directed the concerned States/Authorities to file fresh report with clear indication as to how many drains have been totally trapped and number of remaining drai… Read More

There has been a strong focus on improving the sanitation situation in the last decade in India due to the Government of India (GOI)’s flagship program called Swachh Bharat Mission. In… Read More

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked the Commissioner of Varanasi Municipal Corporation and the District Panchayat Raj Officer of Chandauli regarding measures taken by them to reduce po… Read More

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of enteric viral hepatitis worldwide. R… Read More

Chandigarh, June 2 (IANS) Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa on Wednesday said the government would forge strategic partnership with Israel for developing a bette… Read More

The FSTP Rudrapur will soon start working to benefit nine nearby cities too- Minister Thursday, 20 October 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN The Uttarakhand urban development minister Premchand Ag… Read More

Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) half of the total villages in the country i.e., 50% villages have achieved Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus status under phase II of the Mission… Read More

The introduction of Used Water Management (UWM) as a newly funded component for towns with less than 1 lakh population, has led to a paradigm shift in urban sanitation. Focusing on accelerat… Read More

“I used to accompany my father (a sanitation worker) to learn sanitation work at the municipality. He passed away when I was eight, and I had to join sanitation work to support my fami… Read More

The Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved projects worth around Rs 2,700 crore for developing sewerage infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkha… Read More

Odisha has won three National awards in the prestigious Annual India Sanitation Coalition (ISC)-FICCI Sanitation Awards 2022 which were declared today at the awards function held at New Delh… Read More

JS Water Energy Life, a Delhi-based venture, has recently set up a unique Bio Sewage Treatment Plant (Bio-STP) at the Delhi Golf Club, which costs just one-third of a conventional STP. As pe… Read More

Abstract: The world is in the throes of a sanitation crisis today with massive amounts of faecal sludge and wastewater from homes, commercial establishments and industries being discharged i… Read More

26th October 2018 marked a landmark moment for the town of Dhenkanal, with the ceremonial inauguration of the town’s faecal sludge treatment plant. The ceremony was presided over by th… Read More

The Municipal Administration Department, as part of its continued effort to enhance Telangana’s infrastructure, is gearing up to build a metro rail connection between Raidurg and Hyder… Read More

Aamir Ali on playing a disgruntled and disillusioned journalist in ‘Life Navrangi'(Photo Credit–Instagram/Still From Show)Popular actor Aamir Ali is seen playing the role of a yo… Read More

Unit-IX People, Development and EnvironmentChapter 5 : Solid Liquid Wastes and Disaster ManagementWhat is Solid and Liquid Waste?Solid and Liquid wastes are produced by both animal and house… Read More

The bio-digester construction and installation manual to aid the proper setup of the modernized but simplified household toilet facility has been launched by the Ministry for Sanitation and… Read More

The Canadian company Stantec has just completed the design of a faecal sludge energy recovery plant in Nakuru County, Kenya. This sanitation and clean energy project is being developed by Sa… Read More

Introduction to dairy goat breeds: Dairy goat breeds are goats that are very good for milk production. Goat's milk is a healthy and excellent source of nutrition. You can raise one or a few… Read More

FecesHuman waste (or human excreta) refers to the waste products of the human digestive system, menses, and human metabolism including urine and faeces. As part of a sanitation system that i… Read More

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched mobile app ‘AMA SAHAR’ and ‘SWACHHA SAHAR ODISHA’ web app to provide citizen-centric services. … Read More

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (I/C), MoHUA has said that today, as we complete six years of SBM-U, it is time to reaffirm the pledge that we all together took – to come to… Read More

In 2010, the UN General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation. Everyone has the right to sufficient, continuous, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and… Read More

It may be something as small as discarding a cigarette butt on the road or as huge as torching a forest, but if you look around, you will find at least one way in which we have harmed the en… Read More