Bihar all set to check encephalitis
Open defecation along the Gandak in Uttar Pradesh causes the disease in Bihar, says study
Panchayats to spend Rs 1.42 lakh crore on water and sanitation
Spend 60% grant on water and sanitation: 15th Finance Commission recommends to rural local bodies
Blind spot in Namami Gange
By 2019, when Swachh Bharat Mission comes to an end, some 30 million septic tanks and pits would have been dug along the Ganga. It's time the …
Usage of toilets in India is over 95 per cent, reveals new NSSO survey
This finding is, however, from a two-month rapid survey, considered too short by experts
Nadia in West Bengal goes Churu way, achieves open defecation-free tag
Nadia’s campaign, termed “Sabar Souchagar” (toilets for all) was an entirely community-driven idea
Churu says yes to hygiene
The district is all set to become the first in Rajasthan to completely stop open defecation. Will others follow?
Open defecation linked to stunting in Indian children
Research finds 10 per cent increase in open defecation associated with a 0.7 per cent increase in stunting in 112 districts
Why alluvial flood plains of north Bihar need alternative sanitation system
Flood is a recurring threat to the sustainability of open defecation free status in Bihar. Unique toilets, built on elevation, can show the way ahead
Is India really open-defecation-free? Here’s what numbers say
15% of the total population in India defecates in the open in India, according to WASH report 2021
Will access to toilets guarantee women's security in rural India?
The Badaun rape incident shows how vulnerable women are to sexual violence when there are no toilets in homes
Where do Indians defecate?
Half of India's population defecates in the open. In all probability, they will continue to do so for the next 10 years
Why India remains malnourished
Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world’s worst level of child malnutrition. The …
Kitchen strike for toilets
Women of a Maharashtra hamlet give husbands an ultimatum-build toilets or go without food
World Toilet Day: India now aims to build one toilet every two seconds
The country needs to play a major role in reducing open defecation
Centre launches bio-toilets to curb open defecation
Around 100,000 toilets to be built in next two years in 300 gram panchayats
World Toilet Conference
Over 300 million Indians still defecate in the open: WHO-UNICEF report
Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan do much better in improving access to sanitation
MDG Report 2014: India among worst performers in poverty reduction, maternal death and sanitation
Report shows good progress in areas like poverty alleviation and access to clean water and controlling diseases like TB, Malaria
Mission possible
The Centre gives India just about eight years to free its villages of open defecation. This seems unlikely. But the states of Sikkim, Haryana and …