A survey conducted by New Delhi based Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy in a report called “Building Better Court” revealed that 15 percent of court complexes...
Noida authority has decided to construct four pink toilets exclusively for women in public areas, on a pilot basis, to ensure hygiene and safety for women
Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that the government does not promote a particular technology and so states...
Citizens living in various districts of Bihar are yet to receive the reimbursement promised under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin scheme for constructing toilets in their houses
According to the Economic Survey 2018-19, 30 States and Union Territories have been 100 per cent covered with individual household latrine and 5.64 lakh villages have...
Indian Council of Sanitaryware Manufacturers has urged the central government to reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the sanitaryware from the existing 18 per...
In Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya Contest apart from Jharkhand, Telangana, Daman, and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra get the best-performing state award
The study conducted by UNICEF found that government initiatives like Swachh Bharat Mission that focus on improving hygiene practices, as well as generate awareness around safe...
Swachh Survekshan 2020 league which will assess cities on a quarterly basis will be integrated with the fifth edition of the Swachh Survkeshan
After missing previous deadlines to go open defecation free (ODF), the state government of Goa has invited applications from households that need bio-digester toilets, in a...
Authorities of Gonda District have taken up the mammoth task of constructing over 26,000 household toilets in the rural parts of the district
To ensure a clean Amarnath Yatra this year, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board has decided to install toilets, baths, and dustbins along the route of the Yatra
Despite the construction of over 9 crore toilets, a lot of people still prefer defecating in the open due to the ancient myths surrounding construction as...
Ahead of elections 2019, the public policy institute has recommended that all the political parties must focus on urban sanitation not only in terms of building...
North Delhi corporation in the national capital region is the only civic body which is yet to be declared open defecation free, officially