Sanitary Toilets

India backsliding on health indicators, needs sanitation audit: Congress

Jairam Ramesh alleged that after the initial fanfare, "the Prime Minister has moved onto other schemes, headlines and events"

Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International passes away at 80

Bindeshwar Pathak established the Sulabh International Social Service in 1970, to resolve the country's sanitation problems

Venus Pipes IPO subscribed 2.3 times on first day of offer, raises Rs 49 cr

The initial public offer of Venus Pipes and Tubes got fully subscribed within the first few hours of opening on Wednesday. It closed with 2.37 times subscription on the first day

Letter to BS: Kerala's huge sanitation drive a benchmark for other states

The land of the government, public sector undertakings and cooperative institutions would be utilised for this purpose

Cheering for toilets but with caution

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS) commissioned two private consultancies, IPE Global and Kantar, to conduct a nationwide survey to verify India's ODF status

Achal Agarwal: Children can move the needle on sanitation

Direct intervention in schools by ensuring that children have access to safe, hygienic and regularly maintained toilets will increase their attendance and engagement. This will translate into good toilet habit among children and their families and communities

Centre finalising rules for grants on toilet access

Access to safe/sanitary toilets gets 55% weightage among the three parameters to be used to rate states' performance