Urban ladder: How ODF India tries to manage faecal sludge
In the absence of adequate rural treatment plants, a few states rope in underutilised urban facilities
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
What a waste: Reviving India’s sanitation systems
Indians often confuse toilets with sanitation; but they are mere repositories to receive waste
Odisha needs to make apposite effort to have toilets in all its school
Who cares for toilets in school? 34% of schoolchildren in Odisha do, finds new study
NFHS-5: Why figures on improved sanitation shouldn’t be taken on face value
The latest NHFS-5 figures on improved sanitation are restricted to a select number of households and individuals and have been taken from a …
Quality of life in informal settlements: Basic sanitation services a luxury
The SC/ST community had the highest proportion of those who did not have access to a toilet
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
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
The struggle to get inclusive education to south Odisha’s tribal children
Already marginalised, COVID-19 has had a huge impact on tribal groups, especially children in Koraput; but civil society is trying its best to …
Simply Put: Not a hunger strike
3 in 5 persons at farmer protest sites near Delhi have to defecate in open: Survey
Inadequate provisioning of toilets compromising health, nutrition and hygiene for all protesters, especially women, survey by Jan Swasthya …
Bihar elections 2020: Who is talking about safai karmacharis?
The Bihar govt refuses to identify manual scavengers; the latter continue to face abuse and death threats
Shocking irregularities found by CAG among toilets constructed in govt schools
Toilets were non-existent, partially constructed, did not have water, were not hygienic and had many other shortcomings
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
COVID-19: How distant laws, uneven measures afflict sanitation workers
The pandemic has further aggravated the dichotomy of livelihood and safety of sanitation workers
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
Swachh Bharat Mission Phase II guidelines released
Safe toilets, with well managed black and grey water, are the need of the hour, particularly in rural areas
Sanitation workers on COVID-19 front lines: How to save the warriors?
Several incidents in the last few months have shone spotlight on abysmal conditions under which sanitation workers function — without …
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
Union Budget 2020-21: Constant decline in Swachh Bharat Mission allocation
Output indicators of the allocation unclear
Open defecation in Nigeria: Faecal sludge is country's clicking time bomb
The country, which has the largest number of people defacting in the open, needs to frame a safe toilet technology and treat its faecal sludge, …
Only 71.3% rural households have access to toilets, shows NSSO data
The report's findings trashes the grand claim of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India is now open defecation free
India becomes open-defecation free but many challenges ahead
The challenge now will be mainly be to sustain India's open-defecation free status
Govt launches new framework to sustain India’s ‘100% ODF status’
The Centre will proclaim India to be 100% ODF on October 2 and the new framework envisages its strategy to maintain that status
Swachh Bharat Mission: ‘Inducing behavioural change was a task’
Parameswaran Iyer, secretary, Department of Drinking water and Sanitation, spoke to Down To Earth on how intensive information-education-…