Since the rebranding of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan to the Swach Bharat Mission, newspapers have been flooded with articles and discussions on the need to improve the sanitation scenario in India. Also contributing to this is the new and recently released Millennium Development Goals Report 2014 by...
Government identifies 11 states along Ganga for sewer link
To ensure that the Ganga is revived ithin three years, the Centre has taken three major decisions. The Ministries of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Environment & Forests...
Environmentalists wary of Modi's green agenda
Environmentalists have raised concerns about the new BJP government and have said that they should learn from the previous government's failures. There are concerns about Narendra Modi's vocal support for...
Dip in enrollment of female students due to poor sanitation in schools
According to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, nearly 20% of Indian schools are devoid of toilet facilities for girls. Moreover, out of the schools that have...
Pollution Control Board is a story of complete failure, frustration and disaster: SC
The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Central and State Pollution Control Boards for failing to take action againt the 200...
