World Toilet Day 2020: Next Biggest Challenge For India Is To Sustain The ODF Tag, Says Experts

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...

This Work Has Given Me An Identity: Shalini, A Transgender And A Caretaker Of Community Toilets In A Telangana Locality

As India celebrates World Toilet Day on November 19, it is important to recognise – the struggles of sanitation workers and appreciate their crucial role in improving sanitation and...

World Toilet Day 2020: The Need For Sustainable Sanitation And Impact Of Climate Change

World Toilet Day 2020 calls to make sanitation systems resilient and sustainable as climate change gets worse

5 Toilet Technologies Best Suited For Waste Management Locally

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...

Eco-friendly Toilets Can Eradicate Open Defecation And Help Manage Waste Effectively

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...

Promoted Under The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, A User Assesses The 'Twin Pit' Toilet Technology

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: Building Toilets Doesn’t Mean Total Sanitation, There Are Many Goals India Needs To Meet, Says Expert From Centre For Science and Environment

As India gears up for World Toilet Day with the theme Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change, NDTV speaks with Dr Suresh Kumar Rohilla, Programme Director -...

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: What Are Twin Pit Toilets?

World Toilet Day 2020: Twin pit toilet technology is an onsite waste management system that converts human waste into manure

World Toilet Day 2020: All You Need To Know About The Theme And Significance

Here is all you need to know about World Toilet Day and why it is celebrated

WASH Warrior: Meet 45-Year-Old Ganesh Nagle, Who Is Ensuring His Fellow Slum Dwellers In Bhopal Are Not Deprived Of Sanitation Facilities

Ganesh Nagle was an active proponent of the scheme to construct household toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission, he also prepared a list of families that...

Swachh Warrior: 16-Year-Old Tamil Nadu Girl, The Sole Breadwinner Of Her Family, Helps Build Toilets In Her Village

Jayalakshmi, a 16-year-old girl who studies in Class 12 and sells cashews to support her family, has motivated fellow villagers to give up open defecation and...

From WASH To COVID-19 And Menstrual Hygiene, Bhopal’s Alomati Ray Is A True Warrior Of Change

Alomati Ray, a resident of Jatkhedi slum in Ward 53 of Bhopal, has emerged as a warrior of change by helping her community with access to...

72% Of Toilets Surveyed By CAG In Government Schools Don’t Have A Running Water Facility, 11% Are Non-existent Or Partially Constructed

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report finds lack of hand washing facilities in toilets and poor maintenance of toilets constructed under the Swachhh...

Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat: Bio-toilets Installed In 3,247 Coaches Under The East Coast Railway

In an effort to provide clean and eco-friendly travel to passengers and and fulfil its commitment towards the 'Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat' campaign, the East Coast...

Keeping Toilet Lid Closed Before Flushing Can Help Fight Against COVID-19: Study

A study published in the journal Gastroenterology found significant amounts of coronavirus in the stool of patients and determined that viral RNA lasted in faeces even...