Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
Nagpur: The government machinery should educate people on building public toilets at proper places so that water resources are not polluted due to human waste, said writer and activist Sopan Joshi during a discussion on ‘Sharir se nadi ki doori’ held at Asha Mangal Karyalaya, Dharampeth, on Saturday. The programme, …
The spread of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals can be limited by sanitation methods that remodulate the hospital microbiota, leading to lower antimicrobial consumption and costs, according to a paper in Infection and Drug Resistance co-authored by two Bocconi University scholars (for the part related to costs) with University of Ferrara …
African agriculture is fundamental to supporting rural livelihoods and bolstering economic growth, and can benefit from technology and advances in other development sectors. One solution to help Africa's agriculture can come from an unlikely sector: sanitation. Most of the work in Africa's agricultural sector is done by smallholder farmers but …
THE government has secured 210bn/- loan for upgrading and expanding Dar es Salaam City sewage system. The money, according to Minister of Water, Prof Makame Mbarawa, would enable to increase the wastewater coverage from current 10 per cent to 30 per cent in Dar. "We are doing similar projects in …
For many low-income households in the developing world, incomes are highly variable and uncertain. High up-front costs combined with irregular incomes result in unequal access to water, sanitation, and irrigation. Households typically can, and should, cover the costs of accessing water resources, but they cannot do this without help. Financial …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority Vs Rashid Ali Warsi & Others dated 27/02/2019 regarding industrial pollution caused by lack of functional CETP, Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. By filing this review application, the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority seeks …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suresh Banarasilal Jaipuria Vs M/s. SMS Paryavaran Ltd. & Others dated 27/02/2019 regarding laying of the sewerage network and establishment of STP in Shegaon, District Buldana, Maharashtra. It has been alleged that certain mandatory requirements prescribed in the contract agreement …
The Delhi-based environment think-tank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has released its annual State of India's Environment report covering a wide range of subjects including water and sanitation, waste, health, air pollution, forests, wildlife, climate change, renewable energy and agriculture. The report was released by former Supreme Court Judge …
The Committee on Subordinate Legislationpresent this Forty-third Report on Rules/ Regulations governing the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission Programme in Urban and Rural Areas. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Campaign is one of the most ambitious projects undertaken by the Government of India. It is a massive mass movement …
Sanitation is one of the most pressing global challenges that the world faces today. Despite significant advancements in coverage since the 1990s, a vast proportion of the global population still lacks access to safe sanitation. Almost 2.3 billion people still do not have access to sanitation and 892 million still …
With a colourful facelift of 18,132 toilets in rural areas, Karnal district has secured first position in the state in the ‘Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya’ (clean beautiful toilet) contest that lasted from January 1 to 31. This initiative was taken by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Department to mobilise households and …
Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is the foremost resilience measure for climate change adaptation in the long run as well as an emergency response to get life back on track after an extreme weather event or a disaster. Although WASH is an important reactive strategy for disaster response …
The establishment of SDG 6, Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, reflects the increased attention on water and sanitation issues in the global political agenda. To present the global review of SDG 6, UN-Water prepared the first Sustainable Development Goal 6 Synthesis Report on Water …
The Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Poverty Diagnostic (PD) in Niger is part of a global initiative to improve evidence on the linkages between WASH and poverty. The Diagnostic provides a detailed analysis of sector status, strengths, and weaknesses to inform the attainment of the new Sustainable Development Goals …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Nagar Palika Parishad, Vrindavan & Others Vs Madhumangal Shukla & Others dated 21/01/2019 regarding dumping of municipal waste at Vrindavan and on the banks of the Yamuna. The National Green Tribunal in its order had issued costs for non-compliance …
Moroto — In Karamoja Sub-region, the culture of open defecation is a common practice due to lack of toilets. A significant number of locals in the district still use bushes and other public places for easing themselves each time mother nature calls. The lack of proper human waste management, however, …
Every first Friday of each month has been declared as a “national clean-up day” by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa made the call on Friday after joining his aidesat the State House to clean their offices and the surrounding environment. Later he took on twitter to encourage citizens to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shantanu Bapuli Vs State of Haryana dated 02/01/2019 regarding untreated drain water is being discharged into the Municipal Corporation Faridabad land in Sector 91, Surya Nagar, Phase – II, Faridabad having potential for causing diseases. NGT directs the Municipal Corporation, …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Rural Development (2018-19) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Fifty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G) in States/UTs" of the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation.
To achieve “Swachh Bharat” by October 2, 2019, the main objectives of the SBM(G) are as under: Bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural areas, by promoting cleanliness, hygiene and eliminating open defecation; Accelerate sanitation coverage in rural areas to achieve the vision of …
