ODF Mumbai, A Reality Check: Five Public Toilets In Mumbai’s Crowded Places That Set A Swachh Example

From having disable-friendly toilet seats, installing sanitary napkin vending machines to providing international hygiene standards for free, here’s how public toilets in crowded Mumbai are faring

ODF Mumbai, A Reality Check: Understanding The Issue Of Open Defecation And Garbage On Mumbai’s Railway Tracks

With commuters littering railway tracks and platforms, defecation on railway tracks and poorly maintained toilets on platforms, can Mumbai have a Swachh rail experience in future?

ODF Mumbai, A Reality Check: Tackling Problems Of Space, Population And Behavior Change, Here’s How The City Is Ensuring Toilet For All

18 months after achieving the Open Defecation Free status, here’s how Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is encouraging people to use public toilets

9.16 Crore Toilets Built, 5.5 Lakh Villages Declared Open Defecation Free Since 2014: Government

The government had launched the SBM-G from October 2, 2014 with an aim to attain open defecation free India by October 2, 2019

Hyderabad Goes Beyond ODF To Achieve ODF Plus Plus Status

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation gets certified with open defecation free plus plus status by the centre before the Swachh Survekshan 2019 comes to an end

Four State-Run Companies To Help Make Tripura Open Defecation Free State

To support Tripura Government’s efforts to make the state open defecation free (ODF) soon, four companies under Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry will give Rs. 80...

Sanitation Gets Top Priority In Kumbh 2019, Authorities Install A Record-Breaking Number Of 1.22 Lakh Toilets

Authorities of Kumbh Mela 2019 are confident that this time the festival will be the cleanest in the country’s history, with 1.22 lakh toilets installed to...

Swachh Bharat Mission Well On Track To Achieve ODF India, Says Ministry After A Survey Suggests Data Gap

After a RICE study suggested the SBM data to be inaccurate at ground level, SBM issued a statement highlighting the gaps in the survey

All 97 Ganga Towns Will Achieve ODF Status By March 2019: Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

83 out of the 97 Ganga towns have already achieved ODF (open defecation free) status, of which 44 have been certified ODF by third-party verification

End Of Open Defecation? Bengaluru Stakes Claim To ODF Status

On December 27, 2018, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), passed a resolution in the council, declaring all 198 wards as ODF

Swachh Survekshan 2019: 7 Cities Go Beyond ODF Status To Adopt Faecal Sludge Management

Seven cities including Indore, Ujjain, Khargone, Shahganj, Rajnandgaon, Ambikapur and Bhilai have been declared ODF++ and 35 cities certified ODF+ during the launch of Swachh Survekshan...

Here’s How India Is Gearing Up For Swachh Survekshan 2019

To make cities move cities beyond open defecation free and towards ODF plus and ODF plus faecalprotocol that focusses on ensuring toilet functionality, cleanliness and maintenance...

10 Swachhagrahis Who Inspired The Country With Their Contribution Towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyan In 2018

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan may have been introduced by the government but its success belongs to the citizens who contributed tirelessly for the well-being of their community,...

In 2018 India’s Sanitation Coverage Touched 98 percent, Time To Focus On Solid Waste Management, Feel Experts

Here's What Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Wants India To Learn From ODF Jharkhand's Women Masons

Jharkhand has set a successful example of gender equality by training its 55,000 women masons who have further helped in meeting its open defecation free target,...