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Toilets and Urinals
Managing faecal sludge the app way
Posted on 07 Aug, 2017 04:31 PMFaecal sludge management or FSM is a management system that safely collects, transports, and treats faecal sludge (also called septage) from pit latrines, septic tanks or other onsite sanitation facilities (OSSF).
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Is your child’s shit affecting your health?
Posted on 27 Jul, 2017 02:21 PMIt was September 2008. It took me almost two-and-a-half hours to reach G-plot, one of the remotest islands among the deltoid labyrinth of Sundarbans. My colleague, a native of G-plot, was waiting to receive me at the jetty.
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Blind spots in WASH
Posted on 08 Jul, 2017 07:48 PMThe current set of government programmes such as Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) have gone a long way in improving access to water and sanitation services in India.
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The dirty picture
Posted on 12 May, 2017 11:27 AMKakkoos, a compelling documentary film on manual scavenging in Tamil Nadu is all about showing the practice as it is without any filter.
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Swachh Survekshan 2017: Indore is India’s cleanest city
Posted on 08 May, 2017 11:28 PMIndore and Bhopal declared India’s cleanest cities
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Ministries to prepare two-year action plans for Swachh Bharat
Posted on 02 May, 2017 01:20 AMPMO directs Ministries to prepare two-year action plans for Swachh Bharat implementation
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Open defecation continues in rural India despite increased toilet construction
Posted on 24 Apr, 2017 10:32 AMDespite increased toilet construction, open defecation lives on in rural India
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Uttarakhand to be open defecation free soon
Posted on 16 Apr, 2017 09:45 PMUttarakhand all set to become open defecation free by May
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Where would she go when nature calls?
Posted on 15 Apr, 2017 11:43 AM“Ikde Aa. Mi Tula Dakhavato.”
“Come here. I will show you” ‘Ajji’ (grandma) grabbed my hand firmly as she led me towards her humble dwelling. Her house was in shambles and a ghost of a toilet superstructure adjoined it.
![Rokade and ajji live in a remote village in Marathwada’s Osmanabad district. Photo: Niharika Singh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img-20170121-wa0003.jpg?itok=O-QiXEzA)
Transgenders can now use public toilets of their choice
Posted on 09 Apr, 2017 10:42 AMCentre issues guidelines allowing transgender people to use public toilets of their choice
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