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MoSPI Releases Twin SDG Bulletins on Planet and Prosperity, Mapping India’s Data-Backed Development Story

MoSPI has released two SDG bulletins highlighting India’s progress in environmental sustainability and economic growth using official data. The reports show major gains in sanitation, renewable energy, electrification, and social protection, reflecting a data-driven development approach. India’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released two thematic bulletins that put hard data at the…

Certified Clean: Assessment Architecture of Urban Sanitation

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India’s urban sanitation has shifted from building infrastructure to performance-based governance under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0, using assessments and certifications to ensure accountability. While this improves monitoring and outcomes, challenges like inequality, sustainability, and long-term service delivery still persist. Over the past ten years, India’s urban sanitation system has experienced a dramatic shift from…

India’s WASH Story From National Missions to Sustainable Systems

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India’s WASH transformation through the Swachh Bharat Mission and Jal Jeevan Mission has significantly expanded sanitation and safe drinking water access, improving public health, gender equality, and rural livelihoods. The next phase focuses on sustaining these gains through resilient systems, community ownership, and climate-sensitive water management. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is not only a…

Parameshwaran Iyer:A Cleaner Idea of Bureaucracy

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PHASE 1: EARLY LIFE, FOUNDATIONS AND ENTRY INTO PUBLIC SERVICE The journey of Parameswaran Iyer in to public administration began much earlier than when he became one of the most widely recognised reformers in India’s sanitation and water sector. Born on 16 April 1959 in Srinagar, he grew up in an environment shaped by discipline…