Karnataka

India’s flagship sanitation programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), highlights both the importance of latrine use, and also of “safe and proper disposal”. Since most of urban India is not connected to sewers, the SBM recommends that cities work towards technological, financing and governance initiatives that would ensure safe faecal sludge management. In practice, this means mechanical (i.e.

Himalayan council constituted for sustainable development of the Himalayas

Human activities are taking a heavy toll on country's resilience to drought

Kerala blames Tamil Nadu for massive floods in the state

Mahadayi water dispute: Goa to get maximum share of water

India is highly vulnerable to desertification.

All districts but three in Bihar experience drought

Groundwater is a major source of water for a large number of Indians with 66 percent rural households and 27 percent urban households directly depending on it for drinking purposes, as per Census 2011.

ATREE is seeking a thought leader who would steer the young dynamic organisation to emerge as a global leader in environmental sustainability. Application/Nominations are invited for the position of Director.

India’s sanitation crisis involves huge cost. Transforming the country’s sanitation and waste management by 2019 is tall order.