Unsafe WASH services: 2 in 5 deaths are from sub-Saharan Africa, finds UNICEF
African countries carry the heaviest burden of child deaths from diseases caused by inadequate WASH services
Open-defecation-free Kandhamal: Only if the toilets would work
Toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission did not have twin-pits for excreta collection or water supply, claimed villagers
India lags in drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities: Study
The Harvard University study is based on the performance of India’s 543 parliamentary constituencies on — unsafe disposal of child …
Swachh Bharat Mission: Let the toilet revolution live long
The start has been promising and exciting. Now the challenge is to sustain the ODF tag and ensure that the pollution is checked
Investing in water, sanitation and hygiene can fuel economic recovery: Report
Safely managed sanitation services can help achieve net benefits of $86 million from 2021-2040, says report
Non-sewered sanitation system in Odisha | DTE Water series
Odisha’s Faecal Sludge and Septage Management has become a model for other states to replicate
Environment again not given priority in Delhi Budget for 2020-21
Only Rs 52 crore our of a total Rs 65 thousand crore allotted for city’s air pollution epidemic
Road to 2030: World, especially Africa, won’t achieve access to clean water, sanitation goal, says UN
Sub-Saharan Africa region lags most & will need 20-21 fold increase in current rates of progress
Why alluvial flood plains of north Bihar need alternative sanitation system
Flood is a recurring threat to the sustainability of open defecation free status in Bihar. Unique toilets, built on elevation, can show the way ahead
Excreta as resource: Looking at recovery, reuse of faecal sludge in UP
A critical link in faecal sludge and septage management value chain is reuse of by-products generated, which include treated water as well as …
India’s sanitation economy to double by 2021
It would be worth $62 billion in three years and the credit would go to Swachh Bharat Mission, say speakers at 18th World Toilet Summit
No death due to manual scavenging; 941 died while cleaning sewers: Union minister
As many as 58,098 were working as manual scavengers in India as of 2018
Fetching water from miles away increases risk of death: UK study
'Children of women who fetch water in this manner are especially disadvantaged'
Toilet inside, defecation outside: Govt missing the mark?
Toilets are being constructed at a high rate, but their usage remains a problem
Nearly a third of Nigerians don’t have access to a basic supply of water. This is partly because of loopholes in a law
Corruption, overvaluation of projects and favouritism in contract awards add to problems such as lack of funds, limited government capacity
Gandhian Sanitation: How Kolhapur combined toilet design, biogas to treat faecal sludge
Almost 75 per cent of the district depends on properly designed septic tanks; around 25 per cent of it uses biogas-linked toilets at …
Poverty and inequality a threat to urban poor: UN report
Multidimensionality of urban poverty and inequality should be at the centre of interventions to create an inclusive and equitable urban future …
The missing manual scavengers of India
Government surveys are confined to statutory towns, highlighting the fact that the Centre looks at it as an urban problem
Cleaning a dirty patch
There has been a massive spike in constructing toilets in record time in Gonda district. But it remains to be seen whether it would lead to real …
Climate change will increase severe stunting by 55 per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa: report
Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to the health risks of climate change because of weak systems in health, infrastructure and environment
Govt shifts focus to sustaining sanitation coverage
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation prepares a rural sanitation strategy to maintain open-defecation free status and clear up waste issues
Droughts bring disease: Here are 4 ways they do it
Prolonged dry spells, particularly in semi-arid and arid regions, may have serious impacts, particularly if people aren’t prepared
Clean public toilets: A matter of national honour
A survey by the Union housing ministry showed that 55% of public washrooms were either dirty or completely unusable in Delhi
COVID-19: Hits & misses of Centre’s advisory on water supply, sanitation
A review of MoHUA April, 2020 advisory on safe management of water supply and sanitation
How a community came together to overcome the ODF challenge in Rajasthan's Thar desert
Learn how Churu built toilets much before the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission