At the onset of the pandemic, 3 in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water within their homes, said a joint report released by WHO and UNICEF ...
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According to South Delhi Municipal Corporation, the additional features are part of efforts to improve Swachh Survekshan 2021 ranking and getting ODF++ status ...
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With an aim to improve school environments in developing countries, Rotary International has implemented WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) facilities in 30,000 schools ...
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According to the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, indicators under Swachh Survekshan 2021 focus on parameters pertaining to wastewater treatment and reuse along with faecal sludge management ...
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According to an official at the municipal corporation of Varanasi, the operation and maintenance of the toilet complex has been handed over to the transgender community but cleaning will be done by the corporation staff ...
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As the rather unprecedented year comes to an end, here are some of the important lessons about health and sanitation that were learnt and must be taken along in 2021 and beyond ...
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Experts recommend that in order to contain the ongoing pandemic and prevent the future ones, it is important to strengthen people’s access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the country ...
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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 Mission ...
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According to Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, the Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge aims to ensure that no life of any sewer or septic tank cleaner is ever lost again owing to the issue of hazardous cleaning ...
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Resonating with this year’s theme of ‘Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change’, politicians, celebrities, organisations and other netizens took to social media on the occasion of World Toilet Day to urge people to adopt good sanitation and toilet habits ...
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Amitabh Bachchan, Campaign Ambassador of NDTV-Dettol’s Banega Swasth India Campaign, welcomed Ramon Magsaysay awardee Bezwada Wilson on Kaun Banega Crorepati 12's Karamveer special episode to raise awareness about the inhuman practice of manual scavenging ...
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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 toilets, educating them about the coronavirus as well as providing menstrual hygiene products during the lockdown ...
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