Clean public toilets: A matter of national honour
A survey by the Union housing ministry showed that 55% of public washrooms were either dirty or completely unusable in Delhi
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
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
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
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
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
It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene
Drinking water in remote communities is contaminated with uranium, faecal bacteria and nitrates above the recommended levels
POOP – It’s not crappy!
If we utilized whole lot of crap India produced per day through open defecation, we could light around 1,092,000 street lights or 72,800 stoves …
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
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 …
Sense of ownership is equally important: Kurukshetra DC
To look beyond toilets and establish a connection between sanitation and health to trigger a change of mindset in rural India was the central …
Former slum now has its own newspaper
A determined group of youngsters in Shaheed Nagar who started a weekly newspaper find their objectives are slowly being realised.
Children demand inclusion in water and sanitation programmes at UNICEF forum
More than 50 children from across the world participated at the two-day conference in Tajikistan
Stink over missing toilets: ministry initiates probe
CAG audit may be sought if states fail to disclose correct information, says secretary for drinking water and sanitation
"Swachh Bharat Mission echoes sterilisation campaign of 70s"
A new book exposes the lacunae in the way India manages its waste and recommends changes in practices and attitudes toward waste. Robin Jeffrey …
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
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
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 …
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