To witness the workings of a powerful women’s campaign, pay a visit to the remote villages of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. Here a sanitation revolution, part of the Total …
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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 …
Study finds refillable soap dispensers can be breeding grounds for bacteria
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 …
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 …
The Tiruchi Railway Division has taken up a pilot project to try out portable toilets at Srirangam station. The toilets are designed and manufactured at Sanaswadi in Pune by Shramik …
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 …
Kerala has made remarkable progress in the area of sanitation. As many as 96% of its houses have toilets – close to 500,000-600,000 have been built in the last decade…
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 …
With growing awareness of sanitation problems, many institutions are adopting the eco sanitation system to ensure hygienic and clean surroundings
