Non-sewered sanitation system in Odisha | DTE Water series
Odisha’s Faecal Sludge and Septage Management has become a model for other states to replicate
No death due to manual scavenging; 941 died while cleaning sewers: Union minister
As many as 58,098 were working as manual scavengers in India as of 2018
Fetching water from miles away increases risk of death: UK study
'Children of women who fetch water in this manner are especially disadvantaged'
How a community came together to overcome the ODF challenge in Rajasthan's Thar desert
Learn how Churu built toilets much before the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission
India becomes open-defecation free but many challenges ahead
The challenge now will be mainly be to sustain India's open-defecation free status
Simply put: ODF India
Modi declares India ODF
Sustaining the status the next big challenge
What are the challenges of wastewater treatment in urban India?
Urban water and sanitation, stormwater management are now closely linked with rights and justice concerns; how do Indian cities fare on these fronts?
Sewers are gas chambers where manual scavengers are sent to die: SC
Apex court comes down heavily on govt on the issue of manual scavenging
World Toilet Day: We built latrines for villagers in Sitapur; ‘Aaram Mil Gaya’, they said
Creating access to toilets can help achieve much more than Clean India
Simply Put: Age of inequality
Scarcity to abundance: How a Maharashtra village came together to address water crisis
Cultivable land with perennial irrigation grew 20% in a decade
Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush — here’s the proof, captured by high-powered lasers
Aerosol particles containing pathogens are important human disease vectors
World’s poorest countries need $6 billion a year for water, sanitation in healthcare centres: WaterAid
Half of healthcare facilities in LDCs lack basic water services
Successful project made women water entrepreneurs instead of water carriers
Example of project cited in report released at World Water Week in Stockholm recently
A holistic water management system in urban areas for a sustainable future
An integrated approach can bring healthy coordination between all stakeholders
India responsible for largest drop in open defecation since 2015: WASH report
The report also noted some progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6
As told to Parliament (September 16, 2020): No data on sanitation worker deaths amid COVID-19
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Nepal sanitation workers fight COVID-19 unarmed
Nepal sanitation workers continue to clean without gloves, masks and shoes
Swachh Bharat Mission: The last push
Over 100 million toilets in five years took a lot of effort; the change is showing now
Budget 2021-22 should provide for sustainable water supply, soaps under PDS
Nirmala Sitharaman should increase allocation for Jal Jeevan Mission substantially
Plastic-free planet: Protecting sanitation workers & wastepickers, just transition discussed on Day 2 of INC-3
UN chief underlines role of plastics in fuelling climate crisis
What is ‘noma’, the latest addition to WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases
The severe gangrenous disease of mouth and face has 90% mortality rate and is associated with extreme poverty, malnutrition
India lifted 271 mln people out of poverty in 10 yrs, claims govt report
The poverty estimates used to back the claims, however, are decade old
Delhi rain, waterlogging puts the spotlight on urban flooding
Urban flooding has become increasingly frequent in India’s major cities