Indian NGO to push sanitation goals in developing nations
September 17th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Sep 15 (IANS) India's low-cost sanitation NGO Sulabh Sauchalaya is all set to go global by expanding its footprint in 50 developing countries to push the implementation of the ... Read more...
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Mobile phones filthier than toilet seat
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Mobile phones are actually filthier than toilet seats because they are never cleaned even after being handled by different people, thus swarming with germs, say researchers.Tests ... Read more...
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Indian firm gets Gates Foundation grant for `eToilet’
August 16th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Seattle, Aug 16 (IANS) An Indian firm has won a grant of more than $450,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to make public toilets more accessible to ... Read more...
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Two-storey public toilets in Kolkata
June 24th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Kolkata will get the country's first two-storey public toilets.The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will build 170 such toilets across the city. Each will cost Rs.18 ... Read more...
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India’s Planning Commission spends $54,000 on two toilets
June 7th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Delhi, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The individual toilets of two separate utility rooms for senior staff members at the headquarters of India's Planning Commission in New Delhi have undergone a renovation ... Read more...
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‘Sulabh toilet model can be adopted worldwide’
June 3rd, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak Sunday said Microsoft founder Bill Gates could adopt his NGO's model to build low-cost toilets in Asia, Africa and Latin ... Read more...
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Two-fly limit for Beijing public loos
May 24th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) Public toilets in Beijing must contain no more than two flies per stall, according to a bizarre new directive issued to washroom attendants, it was reported ... Read more...
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‘Clean India’ campaign takes off at Qutub Minar
May 20th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A "Clean India" Campaign was begun Sunday at the capital's landmark Qutub Minar."Since the Qutub Minar gets as many as 25,000 footfalls on a weekend, ... Read more...
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Of toilets and Mamataspeak (West Bengal newsletter)
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Soon after taking over the reins of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had referred to the plight of travellers - particularly women - on ... Read more...
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Bhagidari will be introduced if Congress wins: Dikshit
April 13th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday promised to introduce her government's "successful" Bhagidari scheme into the civic body if the Congress party is voted to ... Read more...
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Hello, This Is Nature’s Call From A Garbage Heap!
April 7th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by admin
By Shobha Shukla- WORLD HEALTH DAY -(CNS): Safe drinking water and proper sanitation facilities are basic necessities of life and the likes of you and me perhaps have never ... Read more...
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Chinese province spends $4mn on toilets
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 22 (IANS) Qinghai province in northwest China is to invest 27 million yuan ($4.3 million) in building 80 public toilets alongside main roads and tourism routes, China Daily ... Read more...
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Men’s toilet ‘captured’ to mark International Women’s Day
March 7th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, March 7 (IANS) A group of plucky women marched and "captured" a men's public toilet on the eve of International Women's Day Wednesday to highlight the abysmal lack of ... Read more...
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Shortage of public toilets for Euro 2012
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Feb 23 (IANS) Most toilets in Polish cities hosting the 2012 European Football Championship are in good condition but too scarce and hard to find.The organisers of Toilet 2012 ... Read more...
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Sulabh to launch toilets with health centres in Delhi
January 16th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) In a new model of providing affordable healthcare and sanitation facilities, Sulabh International will introduce toilet complexes with attached healthcare centres in the capital, the ... Read more...
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Sulabh to launch sanitation project in Uganda
January 16th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Sulabh Shauchalaya, the low-cost Indian toilet system, will soon be launched in Uganda to provide affordable sanitation facilities in the east African country, Sulabh founder ... Read more...
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Hygiene in Delhi: Court notice to civic agencies (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Expressing anguish over the civic agencies' failure in hygienic upkeep in the national capital, the Delhi High Court Wednesday asked for explanations from government departments ... Read more...
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Hygiene in Delhi: Court issues notices to civic agencies
December 14th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Expressing anguish over the failure of civic agencies to maintain hygiene in the national capital, the Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to a ... Read more...
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Why Taj city is raising a stink
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 22 (IANS) Tourists coming to Agra these days are not just taking away with them memories of one of the most breathtaking monuments but also the foul smell ... Read more...
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On Mumbai’s roadmap: Washroom for women every two km!
November 13th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) To improve the sanitary standards in Mumbai, its civic body is planning free-for-use washrooms for women every two km of the city. And if a group ... Read more...
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Special law to adopt transgenders on the anvil
October 16th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 16 (IANS) The National Legal Services Authority is working on a special law to safeguard the interests and welfare of transgenders on the lines of Special Marriage Act, ... Read more...
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Contrasting styles mark Modi, Vaghela fasts
September 18th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Contrasting styles mark the venues where Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela of the Congress are fasting.There was night-long police ... Read more...
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Islamabad residents say no to posters
August 16th, 2011 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Posters and flyers displaying information about upcoming events continue to be put up in the Pakistani capital. This has led to growing resentment among its citizens ... Read more...
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Delhi’s new mayor out to clean the capital
April 28th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Surprise raids to check the cleanliness of localities and strict deadlines for local authorities are among the steps proposed by Delhi's seventh woman mayor ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh highways to be maintained by private operators
March 28th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) Maintenance and upgradation of highways in Uttar Pradesh will now be given to private companies, the state government announced Monday."Proper upkeep and upgradation of state highways ... Read more...
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India-made e-toilets revolutionise sanitation
March 28th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) A coin is dropped into the slot and bingo the door to the toilet slides open, the light and exhaust fan turn on. And after use, ... Read more...
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Court stays demolition of slums in west Delhi
March 25th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday stayed the ongoing demolition of some slum colonies in west Delhi till April 27 and asked civic officials to ensure ... Read more...
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Queen’s guide exposed as a paedophile
February 5th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 05 (ANI): An official tour guide at Windsor Castle who has shown thousands of parents and kids around the Queen's official Berkshire home has been exposed as a paedophile.Ross Thomas, ... Read more...
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India’s homosexuals romance in toilets, stores
February 5th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Manpreet Kaur
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) They say love has no boundaries. But many same sex couples in India rue that despite homosexuality being decriminalised, they cannot publicly display affection. Toilets ... Read more...
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Delhi residents prefer independent houses to flats
February 3rd, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The capital has more people living in independent houses than flats, according to a report 'Housing Conditions in Delhi' released Thursday. Prepared by Delhi's directorate of economics ... Read more...
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Beware, ATMs are as dirty as public toilets
January 12th, 2011 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) The next time you take out money from an automated teller machine (ATM), make sure you either wear gloves or wash your hands. Cleanliness tests have revealed that ... Read more...
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ATM machines as ‘dirty as public toilets’
January 11th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): New tests have suggested that cash machines are as dirty as public toilets because they carry bacteria that can cause sickness and diarrhoea.In England, experts took swabs from ... Read more...
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Child abuse racket busted in Britain
November 27th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Police in Britain have busted a racket in which a gang of paedophiles sexually abused at least 30 girls as young as five years, a media report said ... Read more...
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Taj Mahal city grapples with ‘open air’ crisis (Letter from Agra)
November 20th, 2010 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Nov 20 (IANS) The Taj Mahal city of Agra is determined to spread civic awareness among the people to make them learn the crucial importance of having private toilets ... Read more...
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Delhi building collapse: People pitch in with relief work
November 17th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) With little or no government help, survivors of the east Delhi building collapse are relying on voluntary organisations to help them in rehabilitation.Members of an NGO, South ... Read more...
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