The world needs more toilets – but not ones that flush

The invention of the flush toilet was probably one of the most unsustainable innovations in human history

'India’s sanitation crisis is the biggest in the world'

According to Jack Sim, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat movement is a historic moment to transform India into a healthy …

Agriculture, rural jobs, food subsidy need big boost

Will the drubbing it faced in Delhi election and the huge controversy over its land Bill make BJP reconsider its economic thrust areas?

A clean act

Flushpoint

Can access to safe drinking water be achieved without access to basic sanitation?

Urban India's deprived lot

India is becoming dominantly urban, and the urban poor, who are increasing in numbers, face exclusion from basic amenities like safe drinking …

COVID-19 worsened sanitation workers’ condition globally; WaterAid calls for action

Nearly 44% of respondents from India reported challenges in meeting their daily expenses during COVID-19 lockdowns; situation grim across South …

Swachh Bharat Mission 2: Way ahead for a long-term urban sanitation strategy

State governments need to develop an urban waste water management strategy: A mix of waste water treatment solutions for different towns based on …

Swachh Bharat Mission 2: The pitfalls — and the lure — of centralised urban sanitation system

Tapping nullahs, setting up one-STP without sewerage connectivity is neither a short-term nor a long-term solution for urban towns

Sanitation woes cost Africa 115 lives every hour

New UN study urges African countries to pay special attention to invest in sanitation systems for faecal sludge management

How to sustain municipal sanitation: Delhi’s Aya Nagar offers some lessons

The pilot project is a prototypical model for evolving a sanitation management programme in a high density settlement

Is the Ganga basin drowning in shit?

A slew of loopholes means that the Ganga and its tributaries will continue to receive wastewater and faecal sludge

Swachh Bharat Mission: Persuasion pays off in Uttar Pradesh

Benda village sets an example by achieving ODF status before the state despite facing a severe drought

As ODF deadline nears, govt should focus on key areas

While we near the deadline of October 2, 2019 for ODF, concerns like non-functional toilets, poor sewage and drainage systems, lack of water, and …

In hurry to build 40 toilets a minute, did govt forget about safe sanitation?

CAG reports of Gujarat and Uttarakhand, which are ODF status holders, say many toilets only exist on paper and several are defunct

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. …

India's missing toilets

Government unable to determine exactly how many households don't have toilets

Smells like green spirit

Break the odour

Wanted: technologies to make urinals waterless, stink-free

Toilet training

Churu says yes to hygiene

The district is all set to become the first in Rajasthan to completely stop open defecation. Will others follow?

Unsafe WASH services: 2 in 5 deaths are from sub-Saharan Africa, finds UNICEF

African countries carry the heaviest burden of child deaths from diseases caused by inadequate WASH services

Open-defecation-free Kandhamal: Only if the toilets would work

Toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission did not have twin-pits for excreta collection or water supply, claimed villagers

Swachh Bharat Mission: Let the toilet revolution live long

The start has been promising and exciting. Now the challenge is to sustain the ODF tag and ensure that the pollution is checked

India lags in drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities: Study

The Harvard University study is based on the performance of India’s 543 parliamentary constituencies on — unsafe disposal of child …