Over 1 lakh complaints of water shortage in toilets of Indian Railways coaches in 2022-23: CAGA CAG report reveals Indian Railways received over 100,000 complaints about water unavailability in train toilets and wash basins during 20...
21 Aug, 2025, 08.35 AM IST
A better work environment for sanitation workers requires mechanisation, better gear and bigger private playThe virus will eventually be tamed. The fear of Covid-19 is already on the wane. The question is, will the newly acquired dignity that the ...
04 Oct, 2020, 08.11 AM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway has ramped up production of hand sanitizersIndian Railways is producing masks and hand sanitizer in-house in its all Zonal Railways, Production Units and PSUs. As these items are of ...
04 Apr, 2020, 05.36 PM IST
Railways manufactures prototype of isolation ward in non-AC coachesTo begin with, 10 coaches will be converted into isolation units for those affected by Covid-19, by each zonal railway every week. The Indi...
28 Mar, 2020, 03.10 PM IST
Covid-19: Railway production units asked to explore possibility of manufacturing medical equipmentThe ministry of railways, in consultation with production units and zonal railway workshops, has decided to use the manufacturing facilitie...
25 Mar, 2020, 07.38 AM IST
Covid-19: Indian Railways to release full salaries of 50k contractual employees till passenger services resumeThe Indian Railways has decided to release full salaries of contractual employees even as all its passenger services remain suspended till ...
24 Mar, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
Jodhpur beats Visakhapatnam to emerge as the cleanest Railway station in IndiaThe survey was conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI) on the 407 major railway stations (75 A1 category and 332 A category station...
13 Aug, 2018, 05.00 PM IST
Ready to replace bio-toilets with airplane-like toilets: Piyush GoyalAfter installing bio-toilets in almost all the train coaches, the Indian Railways is now mulling to replace them with "upgraded" vacuum bio...
17 Jun, 2018, 03.21 PM IST
After CAG rebuke on lack of hygiene, Railways puts covers on blanketsOn reports of increasing the temperature of AC coaches to 24 degrees from 19 at present, he said no final decision had been taken yet.
29 Jul, 2017, 05.05 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu asks India Inc to adopt bio-toilets at stationsThe minister said industry should apply their business minds to develop water-less, odour-less and vacuum toilets to further the Swachch Bh...
27 Apr, 2017, 05.51 PM IST
India has most urban-dwellers without sanitation: ReportWaterAid's Director of Programmes & Policy, Avinash Kumar, said India's rapid and unplanned urbanisation has resulted in various developmen...
18 Nov, 2016, 09.39 AM IST
Gujarat front-runner, may bag 2 of the 5 major Swachh Bharat AwardsThis is for the first time ministry of drinking water and sanitation and ministry of urban development are coming together to host an event...
23 Sep, 2016, 03.36 PM IST
Republic Day: Government's flagship schemes showcased at RajpathThe NDA government's flagship programmes like Swachh Bharat, Digital India and green energy were showcased at the Rajpath during the 67th R...
26 Jan, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
At New Delhi railway station, toilets on all platformsThe department of railways is planning to set up toilets at all platforms of New Delhi railway station for the convenience of passengers.
30 Jun, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan drives away stink & mess from New Delhi railway stationSurprise inspections, hefty fines and strict vigil have ensured that New Delhi railway station looks clean and tidy and meets commuters' ex...
11 May, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: GAIL to provide hygienic toilets for girls studentsJoining 'Swachh Bharat' campaign, GAIL announced its plan to build 1021 bio-toilets to provide hygienic sanitation facilities for girl stud...
02 Oct, 2014, 07.05 PM IST
Bill Gates, central govt to focus on rural sanitationBill Gates is joining hands with the Indian government to improve sanitation in rural areas where nearly 60% of people have no access to ba...
31 May, 2012, 07.39 AM IST