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. …
This report explores the opportunities for investment in sanitation by the private sector, and it profiles 16 initiatives currently being undertaken for the provision of sanitation services and infrastructure, either through corporate social responsibility (CSR) funding, public private partnership (PPP), or independent corporate funding.
Enteric fever due to Salmonella Typhi (typhoid fever) occurs in urban areas with poor sanitation. While direct fecal-oral transmission is thought to be the predominant mode of transmission, recent evidence suggests that indirect environmental transmission may also contribute to disease spread. Original Source
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All Nehru Place Development & Welfare Association Vs. South Delhi Municipal Corporation & Ors. dated 01/12/2015 regarding availability of useable toilets in the area of Nehru Place market.
Centre Allocates Rs 96.5 Crore To Kejriwal Govt For First Phase Of Swachh Delhi Abhiyan Keeping their differences aside, the BJP-ruled Centre and municipal corporations and the AAP-led Delhi government came together for the first time on Sunday with the joint initiative of cleaning up the capital. Launching the Swachh …
As more and more families migrate from rural areas to Pacific capital cities, water, sanitation and health challenges in rapidly growing informal settlements in key Pacific capital cities are in urgent need of response, according to a new World Bank report. Released to coincide with World Toilet Day 2015, Unsettled: …
Even after several campaigns launched by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA), the city presents a “dirty look” as failure of the municipal bodies and poor civic sense among residents has turned the winter capital of J&K; into a huge garbage dump. The hype and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs. District Magistrate, Ghaziabad & Ors. dated 28/09/2015 regarding collection and disposal of the Municipal Solid Waste in the entire city of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Resident Welfare Association Vs Deputy Commissioner, MCD (South-West) dated 24/09/2015 regarding huge quantity of cow dung lying on the side of the road no. 5 Arjun Park, Nangli Dairy, Nazafgarh, Delhi. The cow dung remains for …
To reduce pollution in the holy city, the state government has contemplated to introduce mechanical sweeping of streets and key roads to make these dust-free. For the purpose, technical bid formalities were held yesterday in which four firms from Mumbai, Mohali, Samrala and Sangrur had shown interest to offer their …
Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that can cause diarrhoea. Human faeces are an important source of Cryptosporidium in surface waters. We present a model to study the impact of sanitation, urbanization and population growth on human emissions of Cryptosporidium to surface waters. We build on a global model by Hofstra …
While insufficient sanitation facilities often get represented in statistics and are reported in the literature on urban infrastructure planning and contested urban spaces, what is often left out is the everyday practice and experience of going to dysfunctional toilets, particularly by women. By analysing the practices and problems associated with …
A customary 'namaste' rather than a handshake suits best when you visit a patient in a hospital, said experts at a workshop on hand hygiene at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, on Monday. Revealing alarming statistics, experts warned bacteria and viruses within body develop immunity to drugs …
VARANASI: Foundation stone of the country's first technology based toilet project with behaviour trackers- 'remote monitoring and waterless urinal'- was laid by mayor Ram Gopal Mohaley at Rani Bhawani Jay Narayan Balika Vidyalaya and also Rajendra Prasad Ghat. Apart from them another toilet complex will come up at Luxa market. …
Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) has accused Chhattisgarh government of violating the provisions of Jail Manual by not providing basic amenities of sanitation and hygienic conditions to prisoners. While a lot has been written about the pathetic conditions of Indian jails, with courts, including the apex court, often pulling up governments …
With cities increasingly in the spotlight on the international stage, urban planning and development has become a critical issue in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While slums continue to grow in most developing countries, reinforcing other forms of inequality, urban planning requires a shift from viewing urbanisation mainly as a …
‘Use and get paid’ toilets in Ahmedabad In an innovative incentive to eradicate open defecation, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has announced a scheme under which people will be paid Re. 1 for using public toilets. The civic body has turned around its ‘pay and use’ public toilets to ‘use …
Climate change in Ethiopia is occurring against a backdrop of rapid population growth and urbanization, entrenched poverty and a heavy burden of disease, and there is little information on specific health risks with which to approach adaptation planning and strengthen adaptive capacity. Using detailed household surveys (400 households, 1660 individuals, …
Urbanization, a major driver of global change, profoundly impacts our physical and social world, for example, altering not just water and carbon cycling, biodiversity, and climate, but also demography, public health, and economy. Understanding these consequences for better scientific insights and effective decision-making unarguably requires accurate information on urban extent …
Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Anandiben Patel pushing hard for cleanliness in government offices and public places under the Mahatma Gandhi Swachata Mission, the state government's key public offices do not seem to follow the mission objectives seriously. No less than 410 government-owned premises - which is …
Days after National Green Tribunal directed the civic authorities to ensure proper disposal of organic waste, municipal corporations in Delhi have started the process of constructing composting pits in various parks. But officials say these pits can't be constructed on roadsides as it will lead to sanitation problem. Meanwhile, residents …
