sanitation
Tamil Nadu: ‘App’solutely right for sanitation
A software firm called Microware has completed designing and developing of the app and the government approved it.
Policy working towards faecal sludge treatment
High population density can work in favour, say experts.
Vijayawada: Sanitation deal sparks big row
Bureaucrats had misused powers to award a tender of Rs 520 crore to the hospitality company.
Lack of sanitation facilities puts high burden on women
In rural households, the proportion of regular use by women was 56 per cent as against 43 per cent by men.
Lack of sanitation facilities puts high burden on women: survey
Exposure to polluted water leads to women and children dying from childbirth- related infections.
Around 450 million people in India defecate in open
This is half of the world's population which are defecating in open.
Indian cities have highest number of residents without sanitation
Indian cities also have 41 million urban dwellers practising open defecation.
Sikkim tops cleanliness survey among rural areas
Sikkim scored the highest ranking of 98.2 per cent on a scale of 100 in the ranking.
Vijayawada: CCTV cameras for sanitation
Success of surveillance for Pushkaralu prompts state to opt for civic works.
Being a change agent: Dr Vasuki
Doctor-turned IAS officer Vasuki talks about the changes that could make Kerala green.