Admin declares Bijnor open defecation free
BIJNOR: The Bijnor administration has declared the district open defecation free, with chief development officer Indramani Tripathi on Monday saying that the district panchayati raj officer has received
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545 penalised for open defecation by SDMC
The SDMC has seized 571.20 kilograms of plastic material which were banned, as per the NGT’s direction. New Delhi: Acting tough against the ‘Open Defecation’ order, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation
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Tanzania: Residents' Sh664m Reason to Smile
Bahi — Bahi District residents have a reason to smile following the recent handing over of a water and sanitation project worth over Sh664 million. The project was handed over by Plan International
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Nigeria: 71 Years Without Toilets- School, Community Battle Diseases
Jos — The Pilot Science Primary School, Kwall is said to be one of the best and oldest government-owned primary schools in the entire Irigwe chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. It
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Parliament Approves USD 48.85 Million Sanitation Loan
Parliament has approved a Forty-Eight-Point-85 Million US Dollar agreement between the Government of Ghana and the African Development Fund to finance the Greater Accra Sustainable Sanitation and Livelihood
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Villages Declared as ODF, 03/08/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Villages Declared as ODF, 03/08/2017. A statement regarding State/UT-wise, Open Defecation Free (ODF) declared and ODF verified villages by the respective State Governments,
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Better urban growth in Tanzania: a preliminary exploration of the opportunities and challenges
This report provides an overview of the institutional, policy and financing landscape shaping Tanzania’s urban areas, and summarises some of the social, economic and environmental costs associated with
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A wake up call: Nigeria water supply, sanitation, and hygiene poverty diagnostic
This report offers an overview of the state of WASH services in the country. It draws from a number of national data sources, desk reviews, and original research to analyze service delivery in the country
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Namibia targets 180 open defecation-free villages
Ondingwanyama-While Namibia’s sanitation status is a thorn in the flesh, with only half the population having access to proper sanitation, government is striving towards declaring at least 180 villages
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Things that can keep you away from dengue fever and more
Every monsoon season, waterborne or mosquito-borne diseases return to plague the mass not only in rural or less developed places, but also in big urban areas.This year, while report states that Sri Lanka
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KGMU forms committee against mosquitoes
That mosquitoes and their larvae are not able to breed at King George's Medical University (KGMU) will now be the task of the 'Hospital Infection Control Committee' formed at KGMU on Tuesday. Several wings
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Ghana loses US$290 million to poor sanitation annually- Report
Ghana loses about 290 million U.S. dollars and 79 million U.S. dollars annually to poor sanitation and open defecation respectively, state-owned Ghana News Agency (GNA) reported here Tuesday. David
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Households without Toilet Facilities, 20/07/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Households without Toilet Facilities, 20/07/2017. State/UT-wise, percentage of households without toilet facility in rural areas of the country including Jharkhand as on
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on ODF Villages, 20/07/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on ODF Villages, 20/07/2017. The States/UTs - wise number of villages have been declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) during the last three year including the current financial
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Delhi PWD to double strength of vacuum cleaning road machines
The Public Works Department (PWD) of the Delhi government has decided to procure six vacuum cleaning road machines, in addition to as many machines already in service, to reduce air pollution in the city,
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SDG baseline report on children in Indonesia
The Government of Indonesia and UNICEF launched a new report showcasing the progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals that the country has made for children, acknowledging challenges
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Cross River: 234 communities certified open defecation free
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) have certified 234 communities in Boki area of Cross River Open Defecation Free (ODF). UNICEF representative,
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The Sustainable Development Goals report 2017
<p>More than 2 billion people globally are living in countries with excess water stress says the Sustainable Development Goals report 2017. Northern Africa and Western Asia, as well as Central and Southern Asia, experience water stress levels above 60 per cent, indicating the strong probability of future water scarcity.</p>
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cleaning of drains in Delhi clogged with silt and municipal solid waste, Delhi, 17/07/2017
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. Govt. of NCT Delhi dated 17/07/2017 regarding cleaning of drains in Delhi clogged with silt and municipal solid waste.</p>
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2.1 Billion Lack Safe Water Access: WHO Report
Rabat – A report by WHO and UNICEF shows that 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home and 4.5 billion lack safely managed sanitation. While billions of people have gained access to drinking