Positive correlation between higher levels of education for women and toilet use
A study found that toilet use was higher in households that had a high standard of living, higher educational levels among women and that were located in urban areas.
Toilet use in India (Source: Sourabh Phadke)
Copper and silver vessels are age-old bacteria killers
A study found that water stored in glass, plastic and ceramic containers, and coconut shells did not show a reduction in coliform bacteria.
Household drinking water and coliforms (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Quenching thirst and poverty in cities--with sugarcane juice
Two cane juice sellers on the streets of Pune tell their stories. Why do they labour all day for Rs 500 on a good day, and what do they hope--for themselves and their children?
Mobile sugarcane crushing carts on the streets of Pune (Source: India Water Portal)
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