How Toilets Help Us Fight Climate Change
World Toilet Day (November 19) celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the…
Swachh Bharat Sanitation Park Opens in Dirty Delhi
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in collaboration with the Environmental Sanitation Institute and Tata Trusts, has developed a Sanitation Park which was inaugurated in the Capital today by…
Global Report Belies Modi’s Claims on Sanitation: Out of Order
While India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi – who is known for telling lies – is going gaga over the hyped performance of his pet project Swachh Bharat Mission, a new…
2.1 Billion People Lack Safe Drinking Water at Home
Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according…
Investment Needed to Meet Water and Sanitation Targets: WHO
Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This was stated in a new report published by WHO…
Youth to Lead Sanitation Campaign in Delhi Areas
India’s Ministry of Urban Development has decided to launch an ‘Asli Tarakki (real development)’ campaign in the six cities of the National Capital Region (NCR) Delhi. It was stated today…