Worms on the rise
The number of school children from slums and rural areas infected by deadly parasitic worms such as tapeworms and round worms is increasing in India due to poor sanitation and…
The number of school children from slums and rural areas infected by deadly parasitic worms such as tapeworms and round worms is increasing in India due to poor sanitation and…
Several tonnes of mule dung that is littered everyday on the 13km track of the cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishnodevi will soon become a source of energy generation for…
‘Ladies Only’: A response to nature’s call Up until five years ago, every monsoon, the little tribal village of Gothangaon in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra would use up the…
After several councilors of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) complained about the sanitation department’s poor response to complaints, the civic body has now given sanitation officials mobile sets to…
All the 20,000 outsourced employees working in the health and sanitation wings of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have been covered by the Road Accident Policy (Group Personal Accident Policy…
The SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack has launched mechanised cleaning and sanitation system across all its facilities. The new system entails round-the-clock sanitation of the wards and corridors.…
A study conducted by the World Bank found that India has been incurring an annual loss of about र540 billion over lack of toilets and poor hygiene. The World Bank…
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair was offered an estimated £50,000 to address a conference of toilet roll and disinfectant manufacturers. Blair was the keynote speaker in November at the…
With residents, shopkeepers and hospitals dumping garbage right in front of a bus shelter near Sirsi Road in Bangalore, the area has become a breeding ground for diseases. People urinating…
The Kohima Municipal Council wants to make the town free of pigs and stray dogs with a massive cleanliness and beautification drive. Both the animals have been creating major health…