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Recycling 'all that crap'
22 April 2019 4:58 PM GMTThere are some effective ways of managing and using faecal sludge in rural India
Toilets over safe sanitation?
23 Sep 2018 3:37 PM GMTCAG reports of Gujarat and Uttarakhand, which are ODF status holders, say that many toilets only exist on paper and several are defunct
Toilet etiquettes
7 March 2018 3:32 PM GMTDespite the construction of toilets, the practice of open defecation continues to loom large
Fight against drought starts well
31 March 2017 3:50 PM GMTGeographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing technologies are being used to get data on groundwater level, soil moisture, topography and...
India’s great farm pond chase
22 Sep 2016 10:17 PM GMTThe Centre and state governments have set an unprecedented target to fight drought this year. It has been decided that 2 million farm ponds will be...
Chennai floods are a man-made disaster
7 Dec 2015 9:46 PM GMTChennai is the victim of a man-made disaster. Its soil and rock types suggest that the city is historically a flood plain, says Chennai-based research...
Nadia achieves open defecation-free tag
14 Oct 2015 9:29 PM GMTThe Centre has lauded the involvement of government officials in successfully implementing sanitation programmes across states. A recent communiqué...
Swachh Bharat Cess: Few States unmoved
30 Sep 2015 10:29 PM GMTThe Centre’s proposed plan to levy a cess on telecom services, fuel and minerals to achieve its Swachh Bharat vision may not go down well with many...
Major reservoirs have deficient water
19 Sep 2015 11:10 PM GMTAlmost 75 percent of the monsoon season is over. By this time in the year, farmers, industries and citizens can start reaping the benefits of...
Centre, States step up to clean Yamuna
28 Aug 2015 10:04 PM GMTThe Yamuna has made the sparring NDA-ruled Central government and Delhi’s AAP government join hands over a blueprint to restore the river. Earlier in...
Noida must consider other alternatives
25 Aug 2015 9:43 PM GMTEvery day, the industrial hub of Noida uses 48 million litres of Ganga water to dilute hard groundwater, making it safe for residents to use. The...
India’s struggle against open defecation
20 Aug 2015 11:23 PM GMTThe maiden Independence Day speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from the premises of the Red Fort last year, was full of how to make India clean...