Eliminating open defecation (passing motion outdoors) has been a policy goal of India for decades. What will it take for them to finally succeed?

The Sustainable Development Goals place central importance on the nature of economic growth in terms of social inclusion, environmental protection, and good governance. However, as many of the goals are interlinked, what is the best way to assess progress on achieving them?

At the heart of India’s water crisis is the pollution of the Ganges — a river not only rich in culture, but waist-deep in man-made hazards that continue to plague the sacred stream.

The Water and Sanitation sector (WSS) is an important focus in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) established by the United Nations. In the last two decades, foreign aid in the form of official development assistance (ODA) has witnessed a significant increase; it accounted for over three-quarters of total ODA flow in 2012. This amount was estimated at over US$10 trillion.