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October 4, 2021
Understanding the thinking behind IEC in large programs
Lessons from the Swachh Bharat Mission experience
Pop culture icons like Gabbar Singh are painted on the walls of a toilet complex in New Delhi (Image: Project Raahat, Enactus)
April 13, 2021
Swacchagrahis: The frontline workers of India's largest sanitation program
There is a need for long term sustained engagement of the skilled workforce for water and sanitation
Swachhagrahis are the motivators for bringing about behaviour change concerning key sanitation practices in rural India. (Image: SBM)
Manual scavengers' deaths raise questions about the accuracy of Tamil Nadu government's data
Posted on 25 Jan, 2016 11:21 PM
Four manual scavengers die after inhaling poisonous gases in Chennai
Despite the 2014 Supreme Court ban on manual scavenging, the practice still continues in many pockets.
Chennai residents can now avail a subsidy of Rs. 8000 to construct toilets
Posted on 18 Jan, 2016 09:50 PM
Chennai Corporation to extend an assistance of Rs. 8000 for constructing household toilets
Corporation of Chennai has decided to extend a subsidy of Rs. 8000 to help residents construct a toilet at home.
National seminar on affordable and acceptable sanitation for rural India, 2016
Posted on 14 Jan, 2016 08:25 AM
When - January 29 and 30, 2016
Where - Senate Hall, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded
 
Lack of adequate sanitation is a pressing chanllenge, especially in rural India.
Defunct Delhi power plant could soon turn into a waste-to-energy unit
Posted on 04 Jan, 2016 09:48 AM
Delhi government mulls converting the defunct Rajghat power unit into a waste-to-energy plant
The Delhi government is looking for ways to utilize the machinery that lies unused in the now defunct Rajghat Thermal Power Plant and is seriously consid
Right to sanitation now a distinct human right
Posted on 28 Dec, 2015 12:13 PM
Right to sanitation recognised as a distinct human right by the United Nations
In a landmark resolution hailed by millions across the globe, the United Nations General Assembly has recognized the right to sanitation as a distinct human right alongsid
Swachh Bharat receives a $1.5 billion boost from the World Bank
Posted on 21 Dec, 2015 11:43 AM
The World Bank approves $1.5 billion loan to boost the Swachh Bharat Mission
The World Bank's International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has approved a $1.5 billion loan to boost th
Delhi is turning cleaner using a smartphone
Posted on 08 Dec, 2015 12:53 AM
Swachh Delhi App turns out to be a hit
Delhi's sanitation drive which took place from November 22-30 following the launch of Swachh Delhi App has turned out to be huge success for the Government.
52 lakh individual household toilets to come up over the next four years in Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 30 Nov, 2015 09:40 AM
Andhra Pradesh to construct 52 lakh individual household toilets over the next four years
The Andhra Pradesh government has set itself a target of constructing 52 lakh individual household latrines across
Country's first faecal sludge treatment plant is now active in Devanahalli
Posted on 23 Nov, 2015 05:42 PM
Devanahalli's World Toilet Day present: The country's first faecal sludge treatment plant to become operational on November 19
Devanahalli near Bengaluru became the first town in the country to get a faecal sludge treatment plant for th
Green patch today, garbage dump tomorrow: DDA clears Dwarka landfill proposal
Posted on 15 Nov, 2015 11:13 PM
Delhi Development Authority decides to handover two green spaces for landfill site in Dwarka
The DDA has cleared a proposal to modify land-use and set aside green spaces for an upcoming landfill in Dwarka amidst stiff opposition from lo
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