Nadia in West Bengal goes Churu way, achieves open defecation-free tag
Nadia’s campaign, termed “Sabar Souchagar” (toilets for all) was an entirely community-driven idea
Churu says yes to hygiene
The district is all set to become the first in Rajasthan to completely stop open defecation. Will others follow?
Open defecation linked to stunting in Indian children
Research finds 10 per cent increase in open defecation associated with a 0.7 per cent increase in stunting in 112 districts
Will access to toilets guarantee women's security in rural India?
The Badaun rape incident shows how vulnerable women are to sexual violence when there are no toilets in homes
Where do Indians defecate?
Half of India's population defecates in the open. In all probability, they will continue to do so for the next 10 years
MGNREGS won't subsidise rural toilets, says Gadkari
New study shows the small improvement achieved in sanitation between 2001 and 2011 not enough to improve health outcomes
Towards zero discharge
Two textile cities, Tirupur and Ludhiana, explore ways to stop effluent discharge into streams
Stink over missing toilets: ministry initiates probe
CAG audit may be sought if states fail to disclose correct information, says secretary for drinking water and sanitation
G20 nations subsidise fossil fuel exploration by $88bn a year: study
Study carried out by US and UK experts is the “most detailed breakdown yet of global fossil fuel subsidies”
India’s sanitation campaign has not improved health of people: study
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan did not help reduce exposure to faecal germs and diseases. Will Swachh Bharat Abhiyan fare any better?
‘Climate change one of many reasons for Kerala’s receding groundwater table’
Anand Zacharias, development associate (water) with MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, talks about how open well recharge system is helping …
Obesity decoded
It's more about how the body feels, than how it looks
Painting it red! Striking ‘Blood Moon’ to eclipse skies Nov 8
Next total lunar eclipse to happen in 2025
Planning Commission's new toilets: lessons for us
A toilet per second
No toilet at home? Can’t contest local body polls in Bihar, says Nitish
State government to make amendments to the existing Bihar Panchayati Raj Act
Centre launches bio-toilets to curb open defecation
Around 100,000 toilets to be built in next two years in 300 gram panchayats
How to assess risk of heart disease
A risk chart developed 15 years ago holds the key
World Population Day: call to end India's target-based approach to family planning
Two-child norm is endangering women's lives and skewing sex-ratio, say activists
Cigarettes with additives pollute air more: study
Fifteen chemicals increased by 20 per cent or more in air with the cigarettes
Letters
The last over 4-minute-long ‘total solar eclipse’ in the US was used by Tecumseh to unite indigenous Americans
Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, an influential shaman, predicted an eclipse on June 16, 1806; it happened, and indigenous people united …