Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Panwar Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/05/2025. The miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the report of the joint committee dated July 20, 2024 filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) …
GOACAN on Tuesday observed World Toilet Day by organising an awareness campaign in Margao to reach out to consumers on the importance of ‘Toilets for All and the need to end Open Defecation’ in Goa. The awareness action was part of the ongoing Sanitation Awareness Fortnight organised by GOACAN. Volunteers …
Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) observed 'World Toilet Day' on Tuesday by organizing an awareness action in Margao to reach out to people on the importance of 'Toilets for All and the need to end open defecation' in Goa. The action was part of the ongoing 'Sanitation Awareness …
Five panchayats in Erode district would be made model panchayats with implementation of the total sanitation scheme and full coverage of toilets, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) officials said. The panchayats are Pazhamangalam (Modakurichi Block) Varadhanallur (Bhavani Block), Karapalayam (Erode block), Pariyur (Gobichettipalayam) and Kullappanaickkenpalayam in T. N. Palayam Block. …
The Government of India has been implementing many social sector programmes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA), National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)/ Swarnajanyanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) etc. to address …
New Delhi : At a time when Nitish Kumar and his party JD(U) are exploring their political options, with Kumar participating in Left convention on Wednesday, the Congress appears to be making all effort to reach out to the Bihar CM. In the latest attempt, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh …
Churu, a town in the Thar desert populated by 1.2 lakh people, has come a long way in the last three years. Over 40 per cent of households in the town — rated as India’s dirtiest town by the Planning Commission — were forced to defecate in the open due …
While Dharwad district may be an education hub and the cultural capital of North Karnataka, it doesn’t score very well on basic amenities. Many families in villages of Dharwad district don’t have toilets in their houses. Only 37% of families in rural places of the district have toilets in their …
Early life health and net nutrition shape childhood and adult cognitive skills and human capital. In poor countries—and especially in South Asia—widespread open defecation without making use of a toilet or latrine is an important source of childhood disease. This paper studies the effects on childhood cognitive achievement of early …
Early life health and net nutrition shape childhood and adult cognitive skills and human capital. In poor countries—and especially in South Asia—widespread open defecation without making use of a toilet or latrine is an important source of childhood disease. This paper studies the effects on childhood cognitive achievement of early …
Bangalore Urban ZP To Build 25,000 Loos This Year Bangalore: Owning a mobile is more important for many people in Bangalore Urban district, rather than having a toilet in the backyard. A survey conducted by Bangalore Urban zilla panchayat (ZP) recently threw up a nasty surprise: 34,656 households in the …
Over 67 per cent of rural households do not have access to toilets, according to government data. In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Bharatsinh Solanki, minister of state for drinking water and sanitation, said in 2011 census, the figure of rural households without access to toilets …
This synthesis report, based on a series of case studies (rural Thailand, Bihar in India and Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania) identifies the challenges relating to equity and sustainability of public financing for sanitation and draws emerging lessons on how to improve the allocation of public funds for sanitation. The …
As many as 13 panchayat presidents from Vellore district received the ‘Nirmal Gram Puraskar’ award. The award is given by President of India to the presidents of panchayats that did well in maintaining hygiene in their respective villages by operating women sanitary complexes well, preventing open area defecation, maintaining school …
After Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma, the eco-friendly bio-digester toilets mainly used by the army in high altitude regions of the Himalayas has caught the fascination of Community and Rural Development (C&RD;) Minister Prestone Tynsong during his recent visit to Lakshadweep. “We are planning to introduce Bio digester toilet technology …
The Centre has approved the state government’s Rs 10,392-crore plan for implementation of sanitation and waste management projects in rural areas. The plan will be implemented in 27,902 villages across 33 districts over the next 10 years till 2022. State minister for water supply and sanitation Dilip Sopal, on Wednesday, …
Lending support to the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), a community-led total sanitation programme initiated by the Government of India, Geneva-based Global Sanitation Fund (GSF), has decided to extend financial help to three states in the country. Jharkhand is one among the three which includes Assam and Bihar. Vice president GSF, …
Nearly 73 per cent households in rural India practice open defecation despite sanitation drives launched by the government, according to an independent evaluation by the Planning Commission. The study considers a household under the open defecation category if at least one member defecates in the open. The ‘Evaluation Study on …
Most people living in rural Indian villages defecate openly outside, without using a toilet or latrine. In 2004, as a supplement to its ongoing Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), the government of Maharashtra conducted a randomized, controlled experiment to study the effect of a sanitation intervention. In Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, …
Taking its sanitation drive a step further, the government has revised the guidelines of Indira Awas Yojana, making it mandatory for all houses constructed under the scheme to have a toilet. According to the Rural Development Ministry, currently only 21 per cent of IAY houses have toilets. IAY, launched in …
In a bid to curb misreporting by states, the ministry of rural development on Monday approved changes to guidelines of the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) that allow flexibility to the states in identifying beneficiaries belonging to scheduled castes, tribes and minorities. Besides, the rural development minister Jairam Ramesh announced a …
