How the Pros Get Rid of Ants IndoorsProfessional ant control focuses on understanding colony behavior, not just surface-level extermination. Experts utilize scientifically pro...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Joining the dots: Swachh Bharat Mission out of the narrow laneThe Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban is evolving, transitioning from a standalone initiative to an integral aspect of urban development in India...
18 Feb, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
Make agents of public dirtiness payDespite initiatives like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, India grapples with public squalor due to apathy towards civic sense. The Swachh Survekshan...
18 Jul, 2025, 11.16 PM IST
Urban Makeover 2024: Budget embraces brownfield redevelopment for smart growthIndia's new urban development strategy focuses on brownfield redevelopment, transit-oriented development, and infrastructure improvements. ...
24 Jul, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
Improvement in access to bare necessities but disparities continue: Eco SurveyAs per the Survey, while improvements in access to bare necessities are evident, the disparities in access to bare necessities continue to ...
29 Jan, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
Swachh Bharat: Government mulling penalising those spreading dirtSwachh Bharat Mission is being implemented by the Urban Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministry for urban and rural areas, r...
16 Aug, 2016, 06.55 PM IST
No more subsidy for constructing toilets in Haryana: GovernmentNavraj Sandhu said efforts will be made to change the mindset of the people so that they could feel the need to have a toilet in their hous...
20 Jul, 2016, 08.21 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi draws up 25-point Swachh roadmapBuild more urinals in urban areas, prepare a bank of quotes of famous people and their views on sanitation and focus more on composting of ...
06 Jun, 2016, 12.17 PM IST
Knowledge sharing essential for sustainable water solutions"New technology and knowledge-sharing are essential to ensure that urban communities learn from each other and come up with solutions that ...
04 Feb, 2016, 04.34 PM IST
Two-day conclave to finalise Smart City launchThe workshop will deliberate ways and means to find out innovative financial tools for funding smart city development and making urban loca...
29 Jan, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
Centre to spend Rs 2 lakh crore on sanitationNaidu today lamented that nearly $ 54 billion worth GDP is being lost every every year on account of inadequate sanitation in the country.
19 Jan, 2015, 11.01 PM IST
DUSIB to provide sanitation, toilet facilities in slums"It is the mandate of DUSIB to rehabilitate slum dwellers & provide toilets facilities in jhuggi- jhopri clusters," CEO Amar Nath said.
31 Aug, 2014, 10.32 PM IST
Swachh Bharat: Why India needs a Sanitation and Water PolicyClean water, sanitation, personal hygiene and good nutrition are the four foundations of good public health policy.
04 Aug, 2014, 04.17 PM IST
Assocham suggests strategy to mobilise resources worth Rs 70 lakh crore for urban developmentAssocham has laid out a strategy to mobilise resources worth Rs 70 lakh crore by 2030 as an aggregate capital investment mainly for urban r...
17 Jun, 2014, 05.46 PM IST
- Centre for Science and Environment insists on river pollution control
New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has stated that reinventing the strategy for river pollution control must be on th...
15 Jun, 2014, 07.33 PM IST
- Cabinet clears Rs 4,038 crore plan to tackle JE/AES in 5 states
Cabinet approved a Rs 4,038-cr comprehensive multi-pronged plan for prevention & control of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) & Acute Encephalitis...
18 Oct, 2012, 09.29 PM IST
- Rourkela ranked 14th in sanitation, cleanliness by urban development ministry
Rourkela Industrial Township managed by Rourkela Steel Plant [RSP], has been ranked 14th in sanitation and cleanliness, for the year 2009-1...
25 Jun, 2010, 10.31 PM IST