Train toilets earlier used to have ventilation through open commode chute which was completely blocked after fitting of the bio-toilets.

After installing bio-toilets in almost all the train coaches, the Indian Railways is now mulling to replace them with "upgraded" vacuum bio...

The first rake of Tejas coaches capable of running at 200 kmph was rolled out in June last year and was successfully running on the Mumbai-...

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today conceded that vacuum toilets could be an alternative to bio-toilets, which he said had issues of bad od...

Ravindra Gupta, a member of the Railway Board, refused to comment on the CAG report, but said the ministry was planning to roll out the fir...

The minister said industry should apply their business minds to develop water-less, odour-less and vacuum toilets to further the Swachch Bh...

In case of long-haul flights, one would assume that passengers would know how to use a toilet properly. But the reality in India is quite d...

On the issue of improving the quality of food and catering, Prabhu said "we are introducing e-catering and when anyone travels, one can now...

All premier trains including semi-high speed trains will be equipped with bio-vacuum toilets as per the Railways' plan for cleanliness and ...

Stinking toilets in trains may soon become a thing of the past. Indian Railways is gearing up to replace all conventional toilets in the tr...

Fitted in the First AC coach at an estimated cost of about Rs 3 lakh, the vucuum toilet is also equipped with the bio-digester system.

Official said that since vacuum toilet consumes one-fourth less water than existing lavatories, Railways is keen to try it in some selected...

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today made a surprise visit to the New Delhi Railway station to inspect the fitting of bio-toilets on p...

"Under the railways ambitious green toilet scheme two types of toilets based on vacuum and bacteria technology would be installed in trains...

Indian Railways today proposed to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to eliminate all level crossings in the country in the next five y...

In an attempt to do away with the prevalent open discharge system, the Indian Railways will introduce green toilet system in all its passen...

Rlys is in the process of developing and procuring environment-friendly toilets for coaches.