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
Swachh Bharat Mission’s progress “very lethargic”: Parliamentary report
Rs 14,088 crore unspent under Swachh Bharat Gramin between April 2017 and May 2018
New evidence emerges on how Mayas fortified maize, built indoor toilets
Scientists find maize starch spherulites , a unique byproduct of nixtamalisation, as well as tapeworms at a Maya archaeological site
Bullet train or safe sanitation: Tough choice for Nanded
When Nanded already lacks the basic infrastructure of sanitation, what is more important for the city at present
ODF status will mean nothing without faecal sludge & septage management
With faecal sludge treatment still in nascent stage in India, toilets will add to the load of untreated sewage being disposed in water bodies
Sustained focus, behaviour change needed to make people use new toilets: study
Adding a behaviour change component to sanitation programmes can motivate people to use toilets, it finds
Focus on community sanitary complexes: Standing Committee to govt
In its latest report on the status of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), the Standing Committee on Rural Development said that community …
Sub-Saharan Africans spend 60 hours a year finding a private place to defecate
The state of sanitation is deteriorating in Sub-Saharan Africa, with countries switching from open defecation to unsafe toilets
Findings of nationwide rural sanitation survey leave several questions unanswered
The claim that 93.4 per cent of rural households are using toilets is somewhat questionable
First-of-a-kind study on community-led sanitation reveals implementation challenges
The study identified 43 implementation- and community-related factors which reportedly affect CLT
Menstrual cycle is normal; our attitude towards it is not
Girls and women have to fight social norms as well as lack of access to safe adsorbents, bathing space and water to manage their menstrual cycles
Climate-resilient water, sanitation & hygiene policies need of hour to meet global agenda of 2030
The 10 African countries most water-insecure & climate-impacted need immediate attention
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?
In a corner of Bangladesh, manual scavenging is impacting a treatment plant’s sustainability
Manual scavenging is still the mainstay of faecal sludge management in Lalmonirhat near the Indian border; the town’s FSTP is not able to …
Leprosy, scabies and yaws — Togo’s neglected tropical skin diseases need attention
Stigma & absenteeism associated with skin diseases should encourage health authorities make the treatment of these diseases free of charge
Victims of climate change: This year, 135 people may die every day due to drought in Somalia
Consecutive years of failed rains may have caused this longest, most severe drought in the country’s history
Making life lighter: How improving rural laundry can be key to better hygiene, dignity
This critical issue deserves more attention and action to help lift the burden of domestic work on women and girls and improve the quality of …
CSE-trained professionals prepare India’s first rural water and sanitation safety plan
The Brahamandiha water and sanitation safety plan was launched on March 15, 2021 for the Brahmandiha Gram Panchayat of Bankura …
E-fasting can minimise e-waste
Turning off notifications, turning our phone off while working and setting limits for the amount of time we spend on technology on a daily basis …
This International E-Waste Day, give your used electronic devices for recycling, urges non-profit
Give used electronic devices forv recycling , says international non-profit even as weight of e-waste generated this year surpasses that of China&…
How Delhi Master Plan 2041 misses the bus in every aspect
The draft Delhi Master Plan 2041 in its current form, lacks substance, basic data and numbers worth of a Master Plan on a range of issues, from …
COVID-19: What it is to ‘work from home’ for women waste-pickers
Most housing units in Bhalaswa village have not been upgraded to support informal waste work. This impacts women’s productivity, …
Fast track work on ODF+ and ODF++: Parliamentary panel to govt
Less than 30% of cities certified as ODF+ under Phase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban-2), the panel’s report found
