Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Debi Prasad Banerjee Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 22.04/2024. The application was filed by the applicant alleging that Barasat Government Medical College & Hospital, Barasat has dug an open hole …
Under fire from several quarters over the pathetic state of sanitation, Sulabh International Social Service Organisation have promised to put the public toilets in order and have offered to set up a chain of Public toilets in the Commercial Capital. Honorary Chairman of Sulabh International, Sushil Kumar along with his …
Insiya Amir, Shit is not a dirty word. After all, we spend six months to three years on the toilet seat in a lifetime. It is about time we cut through the crap and give 2.6 billion people on the planet a chance do the same. That's exactly the aim …
Surabhi New Delhi: Get ready for a cleaner rail experience soon. Following up on subsequent Budget promises by railway minister Mamata Bannerjee and her predecessor Lalu Prasad of introducing green toilets on trains, the railways ministry is now set to start trial runs for trains fitted with such toilets. Test …
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has announced Rs 100 crore for construction of toilets in villages of Punjab under the Rajiv Gandhi Pendu Jan Sehat Kalyan Yojna. Making this announcement on the floor of the House during question hour, Badal said
Residents of Semartoli and Lupungtoli can now hope to light up their homes and have easy access to precious drops of water. The Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), which adopted the two hamlets tucked away in the Maoist pockets of Ranchi district, today begun work to turn them into model villages. …
TNA MP Pathmini Sithamparanathan broke into tears in Parliament yesterday when she spoke about the issues confronting the internally displaced persons in Vavuniya. Speaking during the emergency debate, she said that seven pregnant mothers had died in the IDP camps recently. An emotional MP Ms. Sithamparanathan said the facilities available …
VEDASANDUR (DINDIGUL): Rural development is an essential component for over-all development of nation. Scientists wish to extend their knowledge for development of villages and desire to provide scientific solutions to their practical difficulties, said R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser. He was inaugurating a modernised toilet soap base plant at Kasipalayam, …
MUMBAI: At a time when the city is reeling under an acute water shortage, the BMC has decided to start first-of-its-kind water-free urinals at Gateway of India. The system will be implemented at 11 new urinals at the newly-constructed Gateway Plaza, and will not require users to flush after use. …
Industrial designer Virginia Gardiner has designed not just a new toilet, but a new closed-loop management system that will allow individuals to, basically, recycle their poop. Yeah, I just said that. But give her idea a few minutes of your attention, because it's really not as gnarly as it sounds. …
DHENKANAL: The Total Sanitation Campaign has received lukewarm response in Dhenkanal since its inception in 2005 despite availability of funds and infrastructure. So far, only 23 per cent of the district has been covered under the Campaign
AMIT AGNIHOTRI June 29: Concerned over the unplanned implementation of its flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), the rural development ministry is planning to use the programme to create tangible assets like women
This note deals with the problem of manual scavenging in India as a form of caste and occupationbased social exclusion. It tries to explore the causes and reasons for the continuance of this social evil in India with a case study of Ghazipur district in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
G Manjusainath , Bangalore, DH News Service: Probably these would be the costliest public toilets Bangalore ever had. Built by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) at a whopping Rs 20 lakh, these should definitely qualify for the five-star tag at least going by the money claimed to have been …
The administration today vowed to step up efforts to meet the 2012 deadline for achieving 100 per cent sanitation in the state. For this, over 37 lakh private toilets will have to be built. The pledge was made today at an important meet on
Inspired by the success of sahiya system in the healthcare sector, the administration is planning to replicate the model to spread awareness about sanitation and safe drinking water in villages of Jharkhand. The state drinking water and sanitation department, which is on a
NAGAPATTINAM: Kameshwaram panchayat in Nagapattinam has exemplified that ecological and sanitation concerns are no more elitist preoccupations. It has shown the way forward with about 80 families of fishing community, owning ECOSAN toilets. The maiden collection of the compost commenced at a couple of residences recently, testifying to the ecological …
Speakers at a workshop yesterday underscored the need for ecological sanitation to ensure healthcare of people and save environment. They also suggested for using Ecosan toilet saying that this new toilet will not only protect public health but also produce organic fertiliser. The workshop titled 'Ecological sanitation: Issue and prospects …
