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Shocking! Did you know Bill Gates once sniffed latrine pit odour & drank water from faecal sludge?The billionaire wrote extensively on the sanitation problems we are facing today.21 Nov, 2022, 07.26 PM IST- 288 people died cleaning sewers, septic tanks in last 3 years: GovernmentMinister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said a national survey of manual scavengers was carried out during 201...21 Sep, 2020, 02.00 PM IST
- Men more likely to defecate in open: StudyToilets have been built, but we found that several misconceptions and measures have to be addressed to ensure that they are used.16 Aug, 2019, 09.08 AM IST
- Many states became open defecation free, achieved 100 pc toilet coverage since Swachh Bharat Mission launch: Economic SurveyAs on 14 June 2019, 30 States/UTs are 100 per cent covered with individual household latrine (IHHL).04 Jul, 2019, 02.35 PM IST
- Punjab to construct 8 lakh latrines in villages in 2 yrsThe decision was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to review status of various sanitation a...13 Nov, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
- Swachh loo photo drive doesn't click with states, only 2.36% photos uploadedStates have failed to comply with the norm of uploading photographs of finished latrines on to the data base of drinking water and sanitati...23 Aug, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
- Swachh Bharat: Behavioural change of citizens a tough task aheadEvery panchayat, however small, will get at least Rs 17 lakh in the next five years and this can be used to treat solid and liquid waste.25 May, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
- Swachh Bharat: Chhattisgarh urban areas to get toilets for just Rs 2,000Under this scheme, beneficiaries need to pay only Rs 2,000 and the state government will provide Rs 16,000.25 May, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
- Lack of cleanliness a blot on the country: Meira KumarFormer Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today underlined the need for a "clean India", saying the lack of cleanliness is a blot on the country.05 Dec, 2014, 10.52 PM IST
- Manual scavenging on in Gujarat despite being prohibited: CAGEven though manual scavenging is prohibited in the country, there were several cases of it reported from Gujarat, a CAG report said today.11 Nov, 2014, 08.12 PM IST
- Better toilets may not mean better health in India: StudyWorldwide, around 2.5 billion people lack access to basic sanitation facilities such as a latrine, a third of whom live in India, researche...10 Oct, 2014, 04.48 PM IST
- Statistics affirm Prime Ministers's stress on toiletsPM's concern for separate toilets for girls is supported by statistics as official numbers from census shows lack of latrines for women rur...16 Aug, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
- All unhygienic toilets to be demolished to end manual scavenging: Kumari Selja"Unhygienic toilets will be made illegal and demolished across the country soon under a new law to end the practice of manual scavenging"20 Sep, 2013, 04.02 PM IST
- Railways opposes construction of latrines along tracksThe draft cabinet note of Social Justice and Empowerment is already at the stage of final approval.07 Jun, 2013, 04.20 PM IST
- Jairam Ramesh urges Parliament to pass bill on manual scavengingA bill prohibiting manual scavenging can be passed in the Budget Session if Parliament exhibits its resolve to eliminate this "despicable" ...28 Jan, 2013, 05.18 PM IST
- Sanitation scheme: States to get Rs 367 cr in next two yearsTo eradicate dry toilets from urban areas, the government has decided to provide financial support to states under a centrally sponsored sc...23 Nov, 2012, 06.51 PM IST
- From plastic portable loos to Sanitary Bonds, India needs a latrine policyAlmost 65 years after India won Independence, some 600 million Indians in the 21st century continue to use open skies as their latrines.16 Nov, 2012, 05.16 AM IST
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