New Delhi, June 03, 2014: UNICEF estimates that almost 594 million —nearly 50 percent of India’s population — defecates in the open, with the situation particularly acute in impoverished rural areas such as the Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh.....
The high population density and growing buit space meant even open defecation which was the norm was becoming difficult. Water-borne diseases had become unavaidable and public health suffered greatly.....
Delhi, June 14, 2012: How much is 69 billion litres of water? By a rough calculation it is equivalent to nearly 9 million water tankers — the same ones that can be seen trundling about supplying precious water to Delhiites in a swathe of residential....
Pune, June 6, 2013: It seems, that the illegal practice of manual scavenging has reared its ugly head in the city. Although some members of a committee formed by the state government this year to look into the issue deny any such occurrence, this MiD DAY....
New Delhi/Lucknow, June 6, 2014: The attacks on the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh over crimes against women continued on Wednesday with the Union minister of state for home and even the United Nations adding to the barrage of criticism in ....
London, June 5, 2014: In a follow up to its award-winning film, Gondappa, Unilever’s health soap, Lifebuoy has released a compelling new film, Tree of Life. The aim is to support Lifebuoy’s Help a Child Reach Five campaign and spread the word about....
Jaipur, June 3, 2014: Rajasthan, which ranks among the bottom five states in the country for open defecation, has something to cheer about. Churu is likely to become the first district in state to be declared open defecation free. The district administrat....
