200 million clean hands
On the Global Hand Washing Day on October 15, more than 200 million schoolchildren, parents, teachers, celebrities and government officials in 80 countries lathered up during the event. The theme…
On the Global Hand Washing Day on October 15, more than 200 million schoolchildren, parents, teachers, celebrities and government officials in 80 countries lathered up during the event. The theme…
More and more people in the poverty line now have access to toilets in Deoghar and Pakur districts of Jharkhand. Thanks to the Total Sanitation Campaign. But, is this programme…
The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Rural Development, organised recently a National Conference of State Ministers in-Charge of Sanitation in New Delhi on accelerating Total Sanitation Campaign…
Lack of toilets in primary and upper primary schools under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) has been reflecting on the enrolment and drop-out rate of girl students in Orissa’s Sambalpur district.…
For the first time, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has planned to inspect temples to find out if they are adhering to civic guidelines for distributing cooked prasad. Corporators in each ward…
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan has directed the water supply and sanitation department to chalk out a plan for pay-and-use toilets at regular intervals on highways and public places.…
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) health department has decided to initiate action against street food vendors. NMC health officer (sanitation) Dr Milind Ganvir told CIJ, “The Corporation has made it…
The Kheda District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Limited (Amul Dairy) has launched a novel scheme for rural sanitation. The dairy will provide interest free loans to its milk producers in…
Solid waste management is one of the major issues confronting most municipal corporations in every state. Given the limitations of starting new landfill sites and the existing sites already operating…
In India, open defecation poses a big problem. Chennai based Koushik, a student of Prathyusha Institute of Technology and Management, has invented an ‘electronic lavatory’ that not only addresses sanitation…