The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all; access to adequate and...
Handwashing is one of the key defences not only against Novel Coronavirus but other infectious diseases as well. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
From Versova, Mahim, Juhu to Dadar, every weekend, some of Mumbai's beaches see concerned citizens and swachh crusaders indulge in clean-up drives that have now become...
Every year, November 19 is celebrated as the World Toilet Day to tackle the problem of open defecation across the globe. The idea of dedicating a...
95,767 villages in Uttar Pradesh attained Open Defecation-Free (ODF) Plus status during the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission
10,217 villages are ODF Plus rising villages with provision for both solid waste management and liquid waste management, and 3,806 villages are ODF Plus Model Villages,...
An 'ODF Plus' village is one which has sustained its Open Defecation Free status along with implementing either solid or liquid waste management systems
Dr. Pathak founded Sulabh International in 1970 with a vision to eradicate open defecation and unclean public toilets
Kerala has been declared open defecation free (ODF) plus as all the villages have been equipped with modern facilities for sanitation and waste disposal as per...
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Grameen Phase-II was launched in February 2020 with the aim to ensure that all villages in the country can declare themselves as...
According to the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the aim of the 100-day campaign is to create more ODF plus villages by undertaking waste water management at...
With technical support from Ambuja Cement Foundation, women federations in Maharashtra and Gujarat are promoting construction and use of toilets are eradicating open defecation
To sustain the gains made under Swachh Bharat Mission and further improve solid and liquid waste management, the government has launched phase 2 of Swachh Bharat...
On World Toilet Day 2020, Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said India achieved United Nations' sustainable development goal of having toilets in every...
World Toilet Day 2020: What is the way forward for India beyond the open defecation free (ODF) tag, experts say an urgent need to focus on...
World Toilet Day 2020: Following five technologies can solve both the problems – sanitation and waste management and achieve the goal of open defecation free plus...
World Toilet Day 2020: Twin leach pit, toilet technology promoted by the government to eradicate open defecation and manage waste, is not suitable for high water...
World Toilet Day 2020: Under the Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin, the government promoted the construction of twin pit toilets and even provided subsidy, but does...
World Toilet Day 2020: Twin pit toilet technology is an onsite waste management system that converts human waste into manure