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 …
sanitation
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 …
























