Urban Sanitation

Dengue cases have been rising in India over the last few years and battling the rise in cases due to the dual effects of climate change and uncontrolled urbanisation has been challenging.

The erratic monsoon and the increasing cases of Zika

The Union Budget 2024–25 of India outlines key priorities and financial allocations aimed at improving the nation's social and economic conditions.

Arghyam, which started as a funding organisation, has evolved into an influential voice in the water ecosystem. At present, it works with a network of organisations on water security solutions across the country.

Inadequate sanitation poses significant global risks, affecting over four billion people. Insufficient access to proper facilities leads to social, psychological, and physical threats, contributing to 6.3% of global deaths. India, with one billion residents, grapples with open defecation, affecting half the population.

WaterAid India is a non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming lives by improving access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. The organisation focuses on marginalised and vulnerable communities, striving to ensure that everyone, everywhere, has access to these essential services.

In developing countries, it is extremely difficult to strike a balance between the competing priorities of socioeconomic and environmental goals within water utilities. India's water industry struggles with problems like budget deficits, accessibility restrictions, and poor service standards.

Rural job demand under MGNREGA rises as monsoon plays truant

Bodh Gaya, a globally venerated small town, derives its significance as the birthplace of Buddhism. It is considered as the 'navel of the earth' (Pathavinabhi) among Buddhists.