Toilets and Urinals

30% of the food goes waste in India

The country experiences a post-harvest loss of Rs 2 lakh crore annually due to lack of food processing units and storage facilities, estimates the Associated Chamber of Commerce.

A step forward for land bill

MP govt enforces curfew to suppress Jalsatyagrah

State government issues arrest orders against the evacuees staging protest against raising water level in the Indira Sagar Dam and demanding compensation. 

Shantamma woke up one morning with a high fever. She also had a sudden pain at the back of her eyes and severe joint pain. She had been finding it very difficult to move around and go on with her daily routine. And it was quite a tedious routine, which began at 5 a.m. She was a house maid and worked at multiple houses every day.

IAS officer in Uttar Pradesh suspended for action against sand mining

Dongria Kondh tribals stand firm against mining of Niyamgiri

 Flood fury hits Assam

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“I want to live in a house like this!” was my first thought when I entered Vishwanath’s home. (Vishwanath is Founder, Director of Biome Solutions). My colleague and I had gone to visit his house to see and understand how he has implemented ranwater harvesting systems and other green initiatives there.

Toilet under the open sky for 73% of rural India

The Planning commission has found that 73% of rural India practices open defecation despite many sanitation programmes encouraged by the government. The main reason for this is the unavailability of toilets.