Super contamination league jolts Indore locality's residentsIndore, a recent entrant to the elite Super Swachh League, faces scrutiny after a tragedy claimed 10 lives due to contaminated water. The i...
02 Jan, 2026, 11.22 PM IST
Toilets, drinking water arranged for Maratha quota protesters: BMCThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has deployed sanitation workers and arranged toilets for Maratha quota protesters in Mumbai. The agi...
31 Aug, 2025, 12.00 PM IST
View: As cities recover from Covid-19, India will have to prioritise access to healthy spaces for its urban poorTo build healthy, resilient communities, cities need additional investment from national and state governments, businesses and internationa...
01 Dec, 2020, 09.31 PM IST
Nabard disburses Rs 12,298 crore so far under Swachh Bharat MissionNabard said the campaign will support the government's SBM-G and Water, Sanitisation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes to enable the vulnerable...
02 Oct, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Urban water crisis in Bengaluru, Mumbai worsening: StudyThe residents of the IT city having the lowest water availability across the surveyed cities, after Karachi.
19 Aug, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
HDFC joins hands with the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement 2018’Since 2014, HDFC has supported Sulabh International for the upgrade & renovation of slum community and public toilets across Mumbai includi...
29 Sep, 2018, 06.02 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu asks India Inc to adopt bio-toilets at stationsThe minister said industry should apply their business minds to develop water-less, odour-less and vacuum toilets to further the Swachch Bh...
27 Apr, 2017, 05.51 PM IST
HUL joins Swachh Bharat with hygiene centre in MumbaiSuvidha is a members-only, paid centre at Azad Nagar slum in Mumbai.
21 Nov, 2016, 02.56 PM IST
Maharashtra government bans digging borewells below 200 feetThe government has sanctioned Rs 750 crore for water distribution, out of which Rs 500 crore has already been provided to district collecto...
19 Apr, 2016, 04.37 PM IST
PM Modi is breaking taboos while making sanitation a priority: Ban Ki-moonThe UN secretary-General said that with political will, innovative approaches and social change, total sanitation coverage can be a reality.
16 Sep, 2015, 02.45 PM IST
New CSR policy to boost water & sanitation sector: ExpertThe new amendment made by the Modi government in the Companies Act is expected to facilitate faster channelisation of Rs 20,000 crore CSR b...
28 Apr, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
Larsen & Toubro bags Rs 5,492 crore construction jobsThese orders included jobs worth Rs 2,768 cr for buildings and factories and Rs 984 cr of orders for power transmission and distribution pr...
06 Apr, 2015, 03.48 PM IST
Maharashtra government to build 56 lakh toiletsWhen the project is completed, all families in the state will have a toilet in their home, Water Supply Minister Babanrao Lonikar told repo...
02 Apr, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
Remote sensing centre to zero-in on water sources in MaharastraThe project involves finalising drinking water sources in 34 districts, collecting samples and finding cleanliness of the water source.
04 Mar, 2015, 03.33 PM IST
Water ports, waterways & better road connectivity: What Nitin Gadkari is focusing onTalking about the need for better waterway transport, Gadkari said, "It will mean less pollution, less accidents, less cost."
15 Sep, 2014, 01.23 PM IST
- Transport, energy and water sanitation in insurers' infrastructure list
The insurance regulator has widened the investment scope for life insurers in the infrastructure sector.
29 Sep, 2012, 07.05 AM IST
Congress upset with Gurudas Kamat's anticsParty sources said that the Mumbai MP had been elevated and that his new responsibilities also marked an opportunity for the minister to do...
13 Jul, 2011, 11.40 AM IST