January 24, 2020 Add a comment»
by Rachita Vora and Smarinita Shetty This story was originally published by India Development Review. To see the original post, click here. A majority of India’s water problems are those relating to groundwater—water that is found beneath the earth’s surface. This is because we are the largest user of groundwater in the world, and…
December 19, 2019 Add a comment»
A glimpse of the ‘back-end’ of Swachh Bharat Mission in Tier-I and Tier-II cities. by C S Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray India’s flagship sanitation programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), highlights the importance of both latrine use, and ‘safe and proper disposal’. Since most of urban India is not connected to sewers, the SBM recommends that cities…
July 24, 2019 Add a comment»
By Rosie Renouf, Research Officer, Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) Going to the toilet hasn’t changed much over the last few millennia and the nuts and bolts of the biological side of it are unlikely to change anytime soon. What has changed over the last 20 years of so, though, is our ability…
May 13, 2019 Add a comment»
Around the world, one in two people live in an urban area. And, between now and 2050, three countries—India, China, and Nigeria—are expected to account for 35 percent of the growth in the world’s urban population, with India adding the most to this, a projected 416 million urban dwellers. Managing human feacal waste in India…
February 19, 2019 Add a comment»
Though the statistics and numbers from the Swachh Bharat Mission indicate success, there are still gaps within the programme that need to be examined. This story was originally pubished by IDR, to view the original article, click here. By Pratima Joshi One of the most laudable initiatives of the current government’s regime is the Swachh…
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