Bhopal, Aug. 28, 2013: Two films on sanitation titled 'Dignity Thread: Women led Sanitation' and 'Community Led Total Sanitation in Madhya Pradesh' were launched at an event held in the Unicef office on Tuesday. The films are documenting efforts....
Chandigarh, Aug. 27, 2013: The Haryana government will conduct a survey of manual scavengers in 76 towns of the state by September 30, the data of which will be complied by October 31. An official spokesman, in a release, said on Tuesday that the local....
Chandigarh, Aug. 24, 2013: Following numerous complaints, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation conducted special sanitation drive in the city. The drive was run jointly by the sanitation wing and enforcement wing of the corporation in Sector 17, 22, 34 and 35....
Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, Aug. 19, 2013: In the revolution of ridding India of open defecation, several children in Tamil Nadu have taken up the challenge and brought about a change by introducing Ecosan toilet training for their parents.....
To provide every rural person with adequate safe water for drinking, cooking and other domestic basic needs on a sustainable basis. This basic requirement should meet minimum water quality standards and be readily and convenie....
Hassan, Karnataka, Aug. 14, 2013: The Urban Development Department’s recent survey to identify manual scavengers has found only one person doing that job in Hassan district. According to the survey, except one person in Hassan city, no other person in t....
Bhopal, Aug 12, 2013: With four deaths attributed to diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water in August, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) in its weekly report has warned of a rise in cases of typhoid and diarrhoea among others in Bhopal....
Nagpur, Aug 10, 2013: Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (Fogsi) has planned to start a super specialty course to train obstetricians and gynaecologists (OBGY) in dealing with women with high risk pregnancies. ....
Bhopal, Aug 7, 2013: Urban Sanitation Programme is being implemented as per survey of local conditions and cooperation of community in urban bodies of the state. In the first phase of the programme, 41 urban bodies are chalking out city sanitation plans.....
Pune, Aug 3, 2013: Only 7,355 of the 67,718 government schools in the state fulfil all 10 infrastructure indicators laid down by the Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act. As many as 3,711 schools do not meet even 50% of the 10 RTE norms.....
