Water quality of Ganga in UP deteriorating due to discharge of sewage: NGTThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) found that untreated sewage discharge from Uttar Pradesh is polluting the Ganga River. The NGT criticized...
09 Nov, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
How dirty is your phone? New study shows harmful bacteria from toilets found lurking on devicesMany bacteria that live on our phones are found in human and animal faecal matter.
20 Mar, 2023, 02.23 PM IST
UK nutrition brand is paying Rs 1.5 lakh to smell poop; here's how to applyThe company plans to train five people to become the world's first "Poommeliers," who are experts in the sight and smell of fecal matter. T...
02 Mar, 2023, 08.29 AM IST
Airlines dropping poop to be fined Rs 50,000DGCA has, however, filed a review petition with the NGT saying it is impossible for flying aircraft to dump excreta.
02 Sep, 2018, 11.45 AM IST
UN review should call on India to stop targeting NGOs: HRWThe UN Human Rights Council will conduct its third review of India's human rights record under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) procedur...
02 May, 2017, 01.17 PM IST
Air pollution, Art of Living and Ganga hogged limelight in NGT in 2016The year not only saw slapping of hefty fines on public authorities, but big corporate houses too were penalised for damaging ecology.
27 Dec, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
SwachhBharat@2: Build smart toilets before smart citiesNow that you are going to build some 10 crore more toilets by 2019, this means you will build some 10 crore more septic tanks.
06 Oct, 2016, 05.16 PM IST
People in no-toilet villages indirectly consuming excreta: Government reportIn a village of 1,200 people without toilets, each inhabitant indirectly consumes through food about 3 grams of each other's faecal matter ...
04 Jan, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Sewage respite for Yamuna by year-endDelhi Jal Board CEO Vijay Kumar says that, once the project is completed, DJB would be trapping only about 75% of the city's total sewage.
13 Jun, 2014, 11.05 AM IST
JD(U) General Secretary Shivanand Tiwari hits out at Narendra ModiJD(U) General Secretary Shivanand Tiwari today hit out at Narendra Modi for malnutrition among children in Gujarat.
06 Oct, 2013, 08.00 PM IST
- 80% urban sewage left untreated in India: Study
Nearly 80 per cent of urban sewage is left untreated which is "killing" Indian rivers, a study has said.
05 Mar, 2013, 10.13 PM IST
- 'Excreta Does Matter' seminar to be held in New Delhi
Centre for Science & Environment (CSE) is organizing the second Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2013: 'Excreta Does Matter', on urban India's water s...
27 Feb, 2013, 07.06 PM IST
- Indore & Bhopal pollutes its water resources, heavily dependent on Narmada
Indore, the state's commercial capital, once dependent on the Bilawali and Limbodi water tanks, as well as from the Yashwant Sagar dam is n...
09 Jul, 2012, 02.09 PM IST
- Riversutra gone all wrong
Where does our water come from and where does the sewage go? Ours is a story of mixing it all up
05 Jun, 2012, 07.48 AM IST
India's fortunes will be dictated by how well it can manage its water resourcesUrbanisation will be the defining feature of India's growth in the coming years; several studies have projected that it will take place on ...
26 Apr, 2012, 09.55 AM IST
- Biogas can gain importance in view of rising LPG prices: PAU
In view of escalating Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) costs, biogas can gain importance, according to PAU experts.
04 Jul, 2011, 03.57 PM IST
- Eco-friendly methods to handle sanitation problems
Public sanitation, which has been a chronic problem at most religious congregations in the country, can now be handled in a natural and eco...
01 Jul, 2008, 05.21 PM IST