Runaway bride returns home to new toilet in Uttar Pradesh
June 28th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Maharajganj, June 27 (IANS) A young woman, who ran away from her in-laws' house for its lack of toilet, returned Wednesday -- to the same house with an ultra-modern toilet ... Read more...
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Sulabh founder to address Cambridge University students
January 20th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 20 (IANS) An Indian social activist campaigning for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers has been invited to interact with the students of Cambridge University.Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International, ... Read more...
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Indian toilet model to be used in Afghanistan
September 5th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Low-cost lavatory technique, developed by an Indian NGO, will be adopted by the US Army to build public toilets in Afghanistan, a senior US military official said.
The ... Read more...
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India’s ‘Sulabh Sauchalaya’ going global
May 23rd, 2010 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 22 (IANS) The low-cost Indian toilet system, popularly known as Sulabh Sauchalaya, will now be taken to 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the ... Read more...
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Rajasthan town free from manual cleaning of toilets (Nov 19 is World Toilet Day)
November 19th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Till a few years ago Dalits in Alwar, Rajasthan were employed in inhumane manual scavenging practices. But thanks to social activism and NGO Sulabh International, the town ... Read more...
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Kalavati out of polls, her party cites ‘pressure’
September 29th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Sep 29 (IANS) Farm widow Kalavati Bandurkar Tuesday withdrew her candidature from the Maharashtra assembly polls - a decision her party said she was "forced" to take by "vested interests" ... Read more...
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Kalavati falls ill, may not contest Maharashtra polls after all
September 25th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Sep 25 (IANS) Kalavati Bandurkar, the farmer's widow from Yavatmal in Maharashtra who shot to fame after her encounter with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, was rushed to a hospital early ... Read more...
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Indian sanitation expert receives Stockholm Water Prize
August 21st, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Alfred de Tavares
Stockholm, Aug 21 (IANS) Indian sanitation expert Bindeshwar Pathak was awarded the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize, the most prestigious award for outstanding achievement in water-related activities that has become ... Read more...
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Indian sanitation guru receives Stockholm Water Prize (Lead)
August 21st, 2009 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Aug 20 (IANS) India's Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of the Sulabh sanitation movement, was Thursday awarded the Stockholm Water Prize, the most prestigious environmental recognition that has become akin to a ... Read more...
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Sulabh founder to get Renewable Energy Award
June 10th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 10 (IANS) Sulabh International, an Indian organisation popular for introducing low-cost toilet technology, has been selected for this year's prestigious Renewable Energy award.
The Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organisation (IREO) will ... Read more...
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Sulabh to conduct sanitation classes in Bhutan
May 14th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Sulabh International, an NGO credited with improving sanitation across India, has been invited by the Bhutan government to conduct classes and a symposium on sanitation, health and ... Read more...
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With fasts and prayers, Delhi celebrates Shivratri
February 23rd, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Shiva devotees started the day early Monday with a ritual bath and prayers to celebrate Shivratri. Unmarried women fasted on the occasion while praying for a good ... Read more...
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After generations untouchables enter Rajasthan temple
December 21st, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Alwar (Rajasthan), Dec 21 (IANS) There was a sense of pride, jubilation and certainly relief as 55-year-old Shanti Chamar finally entered a temple, performed puja and shared food with upper caste people ... Read more...
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Women scavengers make new beginning, join mainstream
July 15th, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) For Usha Chaumar, a former woman scavenger who now lives a life of respect and sells home-made pickles for a living rather than carry human excreta, the ... Read more...
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Designer Abdul Halder empowers underprivileged women
June 23rd, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Designer Abdul Halder says he is immensely pleased with the manner in which he has been able to empower underprivileged women by encouraging them to come out ... Read more...
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Sulabh International’s cheap toilet system that recycles human waste into biogas
November 14th, 2007 - 2:32 am ICT by admin
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