Over 17 years, Same 5 States Hobble Sanitation Mission
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand are the worst performing states under the Swachh Bharat...
13 African Countries Top India’s Infant Mortality Rate
Much criticism has been directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim—wrong, as FactChecker reported—that the...
Swachh Bharat Mission Fails March 2016 Urban-Trash Targets
Cleanliness drive in Pune as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission. No more than 17.6% of urban solid-waste (garbage) was...
India’s Death Rate Falling But Rural Urban Divide High
All talk of India’s expanding population is laced with various reasons including high fertility, migration,...
Why India’s Children Have A Healthy Future
Is India winning the battle against malnutrition? A comprehensive answer, for several reasons, would be yes....
Mumbai Has India’s Best Healthcare. It Isn’t Enough
Mumbai has India’s best public-health infrastructures—by far—yet it needs to at least double its medical personnel and...
Communicable Diseases Rise 32% In 5 Years; Spending Up 7%
Spending on programmes to control India's three main communicable diseases—malaria, tuberculosis and leprosy—increased...
Swachh Bharat Urban-Toilet Plan 76% Behind Schedule
A public toilet which was recently built under the Swachh Bharat Mission in Delhi. * Of a target of 2.5 million...
