sanitation

Urine diversion toilet

We have realised that the old latrine smells and has lots of flies, but the urine diversion system does not have these problems,” said Thomas, son of a chief in…

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Sanitary facilities via Web 2.0

In working to meet the Millennium Development Goals concerning water and sanitation, most people first think of the heavy work, such as digging wells and constructing sewage systems. However, there may be a much more groundbreaking role for state-of-the-art Internet technology. To this end, the expertise of Dutch water and sanitation specialists combined with the talents of Internet experts from India, the US and Sweden. Together they have built a website called Akvo (’water’ in Esperanto), which should serve as a major impetus to addressing the global issue of sanitation.

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Exploring nanotech

Seven postgraduate students of the Department of Chemical Technology in the Faculty of Science at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) will explore nanotechnology in India. UJ have entered into partnerships…

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No loo, no marriage

What is the connection between toilets and weddings? Yes, there is in rural Haryana, where the villagers will give daughters in marriages only to men who have loos at their…

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Sanitation strategies

If the Urban Development Ministry had its way, cities across the country would have detailed sanitation strategies ready in the next two years. The Ministry with funds to the tune…

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