Handwashing Day 2019: While almost all households in India (as high as 97% according to National Family Health Survey 4 – 2015-16) have washbasins, only richer and more educated households in urban areas use soap to wash hands ...
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As per the Madhya Pradesh government scheme, brides belonging to economically backward sections of the state are eligible to receive Rs 51,000, if they prove that their groom's house has a toilet before the wedding by clicking a selfie of the groom while standing in the toilet in his residence ...
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As the Bollywood’s ‘angry young man’ celebrates his 77th birthday, let’s look back at how Amitabh Bachchan has been at the forefront of spreading awareness regarding health and sanitation ...
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UNICEF India's Sanitation (WASH) chief Nicolas Osbert lauded Swachh Bharat Mission and said that the initiative has brought a positive impact on the behavior of the people which was missing from the previous sanitation efforts ...
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A Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra questioned Centre’s Attorney General K K Venugopal, as to why proper protective gear like mask and oxygen cylinders were not being provided to people engaged in manual scavenging ...
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Vaitarna Ashramshala school in Nashik, which did not have a functional toilet for their female students and teachers, now has a unique toilet made of discarded plastic bottles and bamboo ...
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Dalberg Advisors has reported that out of the Rs. 4,000 crore spent, around 20 per cent was spent by the erstwhile Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, around 35 per cent by the state sanitation departments, around 25 per cent by other government ministries, and around 20 per cent by the private sector and the development sector collectively ...
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According to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Swachh Bharat Mission can serve as a model for other countries around the world that need to improve access to sanitation for the people from disadvantaged sections ...
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Rashtriya Poshan Maah: A singular focus on sanitation alone will not yield intended results as sanitation, water and hygiene practices play an important role in the health of people, highlights WaterAid India through a photo project ...
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Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019: Union Government To Evaluate Status Of Sanitation In 17,000 Villages
Through the 'Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019’, the central government aims to reach out to as many as three crore people to assess sanitation, waste management, pollution from plastic waste, and faecal sludge management ...
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Celebrating the two years of her film, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, actress Bhumi Pednekar shared a post on social media about her initiatives to help a school in Madhya Pradesh have fully functional toilets ...
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Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the government is providing that a pack of six sanitary napkins at Rs. 6 per pack through Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) under the central government-funded Menstrual Hygiene Scheme
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