Sanitation

The Ganga River at Prayagraj is facing significant faecal coliform contamination, primarily due to sewage discharge. Here's how it can impact human health.

Yamuna clean up: Delhi's budget allocation to water and sewage is half of that of Mumbai

While Delhi spends nearly 0.8 percent of the GDP on water supply and sewage, Mumbai spends double that at 1.7 percent.

World Toilet Day 2024: This year's theme, global sanitation crisis and call to action

WHO reported in 2023 that unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene are responsible for approximately 1,000 deaths of children under five every day.

Karnataka: Six startups to partner with rural development department to tackle water scarcity, sanitation issues

Six startups, winners at the Karnataka Rural Water and Sanitation Sustainability Summit, received Rs 25 lakh each in funding

Kerala gets Open Defecation Free Plus status for proper sanitation, waste disposal

Kerala gained the coveted status as all the villages have been equipped with modern facilities for sanitation and waste disposal as per the parameters set by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, a release issued by the Kerala Solid Waste Management Project (KSWMP) said.

26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% sanitation: UN

The UN World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap that needs to be filled to meet UN goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.

ADB, Wabag Sign Rs 200 crore debt facility to support sanitation and water security in India

The board of Va Tech Wabag approved the proposal for fundraising by way of issuance of non-convertible debentures up to Rs 200 crore to ADB on a private placement basis.

Bill Gates 'smelled pit latrine odour' and shared stage with a jar of poop

One of the incidents that Gates was referring to happened in November 2018, when he brandished a jar of human waste at a forum on the future of the toilet in China...

Union Budget 2021: Urban Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 allocated Rs 1.42 lakh crore over 5 years

FM Nirmala Sitharaman, while announcing the allocation, said "health and wellbeing" is one of the pillars on which the Union Budget 2021 rests.

Swachh Bharat Mission | Sanitation saves lives and money

A recent study looks at the benefit-cost-ratio of Swachh Bharat Mission for rural households; the findings show that economic returns of this sanitation investment have been in manifolds.

PM Modi calls 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' people's movement upon receiving Global Goalkeeper Award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Netizens were touched by Modi's gesture of dedicating the award to 130 crore Indians and dubbing it a people's movement

Budget 2019: Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 to focus on rural solid waste management

The government intends to ensure 100 percent disposal of liquid waste, with an emphasis on faecal sludge management and reuse of wastewater.

Opinion | Swachh Bharat Mission -- an apolitical move with rich political dividends in long run

The drive for a Clean India has turned the focus on sanitation like never before. Can one deny Modi or his government credit if the mission finally changes quality of life for millions of people?

Goa to build 70,000 toilets under Open Defecation Free plan

The Goa CM said there were a few villages in wildlife sanctuaries which were not covered under the general scheme of making Goa ODF.

No private firm has shown interest in maintaining public toilets: North Delhi Municipal Corporation

Tenders had been floated for corporate firms to become partners in sanitation work by taking up maintenance of public toilets but "no response" was received, a senior North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) official said.

Swachh Survekshan 2018 launched to assess sanitation in all 4,041 cities, towns

This first pan-India sanitation survey will assess sanitation levels in all the cities and towns of the country impacting the lives of about 40 crore urban citizens and is the largest of its kind in the world.

LG takes stock of cleanliness, appoints SDMC Commr as nodal

Lt Governor Anil Baijal today took stock of cleanliness efforts in South Delhi's Saket area on ground and appointed SDMC commissioner as the nodal officer for coordination among various agencies for sanitation in the city, even as he vowed to conduct more regular inspections.

Swachh survey in 500 cities from today

To be conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI), the 'Swachh Survekshan-2017' will judge cities on the basis of data provided by Municipal bodies which will carry 900 marks, data collected through direct observations and independent assessment (500 marks) and citizen feedbacks (600 marks).

India has most urban-dwellers without sanitation: Report

"India ranks top for having the greatest number of urbanites living without a safe, private toilet 157 million as well as the most urban dwellers practising open defecation 41 million," the report by WaterAid, a UK-based charity working in the field of safe water and sanitation, says.

Sanitation will be an election issue in upcoming polls: Naidu

The Urban Development Minister also exuded confidence that the NDA government will achieve all the stated objectives of the flagship programme, including making India open defecation free (ODF) by 2019.

Railways spent Rs 315 cr on cleanliness in 2015-16: Govt

Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, special cleanliness campaign was launched by Railways on October 2, 2014, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said in a written reply.

India, WB sign $1.5 bn loan pact for Swachh Bharat Mission

Government and the World Bank today singed a USD 1.5 billion loan agreement for the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) to support India's universal sanitation initiative.

Hygiene, sanitation key challenges facing govt: Eco Survey

According to the Census of India 2011, around 70 percent of the country‘s population resides in the rural and slum area, which have higher exposure to contaminated drinking water, sanitation issues and proper hygiene practices, which are the main causes for diseases in developing countries.

India proposes federal budget hike for social sectors

The budget increases for social sectors will come as a relief for the largely poor population in India, where many people, especially in remote towns and villages, lack access to basic healthcare and clean water

Swachh Bharat cess capital should be used correctly: Kidwai

The government is mulling a Swacch Bharat cess to increase the funds for Swacch Bharat Abhiyan.