Why rural Nigeria needs to fix its sanitation gaps on a war footing  

Open defecation near water source deteriorates quality causing a visicious circle of poor sanitation & water crisis

Bare act

Even after five decades of enacting a law, India is nowhere close to preventing industries from dumping untreated toxic effluents in the open

India becomes open-defecation free but many challenges ahead

The challenge now will be mainly be to sustain India's open-defecation free status

How big a challenge is sustaining India's open-defecation free status

As told to Parliament (July 22, 2021): All Indian villages open-defecation free

All that was discussed in the Houses through the day

India responsible for largest drop in open defecation since 2015: WASH report

The report also noted some progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6

An open problem

Ghana's failure to fight open defecation is an ominous sign for Africa

‘People’s movement needed for achieving open defecation-free India’

Minister lays emphasis on corporate contribution in achieving the target

Centre launches bio-toilets to curb open defecation

Around 100,000 toilets to be built in next two years in 300 gram panchayats

Open access to all publicly funded research by 2020, says EU directive

Research data will also be available in the open domain for reuse by other researchers

The standard is open, finally

Government makes way for open formats in e-governance

The standard is open, almost

e-governance software platform may not be open-source

Wolf a part of Europe’s natural heritage, write 300 groups in open letter to Ursula von der Leyen

Letter comes in the wake of wolf culling operations in Switzerland; a cull was also carried out in Sweden earlier this year

Green energy: Govt reduces open access transaction limit to 100 KW

Coal is currently the source of 70 percent of India’s electricity.  

Fourth wave? COVID-19 cases rising in India as mask mandate lifted, schools reopen 

Rise in cases not yet an early sign of a new variant in circulation, say experts

Coronavirus update: Vaccines to be open for all adults from May 1

Week-long curfew in Delhi from tonight

Kumbh amid COVID-19: Cases continue to pile, patients roaming in open

No ambulance to escort patients to isolation, cases of stampede being reported

Kendriya Bhandar to open outlets in more states

More than 60-year-old cooperative commits to Gandhian values to stay relevant

Swachh Bharat Mission to be a continuing challenge

The fight for open defecation-free status is far from over

Simply put: Dalit children beaten to death for defecating in open

Over a million paddy bags damaged in the open in Odisha due to rain, hailstorm

Most of the market yards had temporary sheds while several of them had permanent sheds

Why ‘climate refugees’ in this Kerala village don’t want schools to reopen

The pandemic came as a blessing in disguise for the fisherfolk of Valiyathura

Coronavirus update: India to open up in phases

Containment zones to remain out of bounds

Toilet inside, defecation outside: Govt missing the mark?

Toilets are being constructed at a high rate, but their usage remains a problem

Positive message from Minister's open urination incident

Without providing toilet facilities, how can the idea of SBM be enforced?