East Africa 77 years behind schedule for achieving universal access to sanitation
At current rate of progress, universal access to safely-managed sanitation, aim of the Sustainable Development Goals won’t be achieved …
Will Africa meet its sanitation target?
African countries, although serious about safe and total sanitation, are likely to miss Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
Swachh Bharat Mission’s progress “very lethargic”: Parliamentary report
Rs 14,088 crore unspent under Swachh Bharat Gramin between April 2017 and May 2018
More than 50% rural households across 5 states are still without toilets
The low performance of these 5 states can prevent India from achieving 100 % toilet coverage by October 2019
Global goal, local fight
The success of Swachh Bharat Mission will decide if the world will achieve its goal of being open defecation-free
No toilet built in Delhi under Swachh Bharat Mission; Rs 40 crore remains unused: CAG
The implementing agencies ignored toilet requirements in unauthorised colonies, showing scant concerns for public convenience, says the report
Positive message from Minister's open urination incident
Without providing toilet facilities, how can the idea of SBM be enforced?
Coercive measures under Swachh Bharat Mission impinging on people’s freedom
Due to strict deadline of the SBM, the officials are now trying to coerce communities to stop open defecation and passing stringent laws
Down To Earth wins Indian Sanitation Coalition-FICCI award for its coverage on sanitation
Besides sustained campaigns on sanitation, Down To Earth has been exploring the connection between sanitation and health in order to trigger a …
Government still chasing toilets, but that won’t solve sanitation issues: experts
The government is still correlating the number of toilets built with open defecation-free status of villages
Toilet-rich, water-poor
Santosh Devi, a former sarpanch, says attaining total sanitation for her village was easier than ensuring clean and sweet water
Two steps ahead
After becoming the first large state to achieve total sanitation, Himachal Pradesh is all geared up to manage its waste and ensure cleanliness.…