The famous temple town of South India, Tiruchirapalli, has been facing sanitation issues for long time now. The City Municipal Corporation along with a few self-help groups successfully launched a …
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In most of rural India lack of proper sanitation is still a grave problem. Women suffer the most and patiently wait for darkness for the sake of privacy. However, Anita …
It is less than a decade since the Municipal Corporations across India began outsourcing their support services like collection, processing and disposal of waste. The tried and tested methods of …
UDDT, a programme of Ecosan Promotion Project or EPP, is an alternative sanitation solution which not only provides better sanitation facility but also creates awareness among schoolchildren in Kenya. A …
The National Urban School Sanitation Initiative recently conducted survey of 304 CBSE schools in New Delhi. The survey assessed schools on parameters such as washroom hygiene, water supply, water conservation, …
For many Indian women “Feminine Hygiene” products are still beyond their reach. However, the 47-year-old school dropout from Coimbatore, Arunachalam Muruganantham brought about a revolution by inventing a machine that …
The residents of Baghuwar have reason to smile. Every family has access to a ‘pucca’ (permanent) indoor, water-economical toilet. ‘100% open-air toilet-free village’ proclaims a sign at the panchayat ghar …
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) in coordination with private builders will construct mobile toilets in different areas to prevent open defecation and improve the city’s sanitation. The department will …
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, recently launched awareness and sensitisation campaign ‘Clean India’ which will be implemented from April 2012 as part of the 12th five year plan …
Equinox Laboratories recently conducted a food safety workshop in Mumbai for corporate canteens. Ashwin Bhadri, Director of Equinox Labs said, “The main focus of the workshop was ‘Hygiene’ – both …
