Women key to success of sanitation movement: Prez

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 15:48

President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday observed that sanitation has a bearing on security and dignity of women.

MP: Sulabh Sanitation Award to Anita Bai

Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 14:59

A woman from Madhya Pradesh, who left her marital home within days of her wedding to protest lack of toilet facilities, has been awarded.

Tribal woman to be awarded with sanitation prize

Last Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 17:02

Anita Narre from tribal-dominated Baitul district of MP, will be tomorrow awarded with a special prize at a function in New Delhi.

Make sanitation issue a national obsession: Ramesh

Last Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 00:14

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday urged the Planning Commission to make the issue "a national obsession" otherwise it would remain as a "scourge" on the society.

`8 lakh volunteers to create sanitation awareness`

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 23:45

8 lakh health volunteers will be roped in to create awareness about sanitation issues in rural areas.

`Pak’s primary schools lack sanitary workers`

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 12:28

More than two-thirds of 152 boys` primary schools in 89 districts across Pakistan are without non-teaching staff like peons, sanitary workers and security guards, according to a monitoring report.

Sanitation disastrous in India: Ramesh

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 15:49

Accepting that development of sanitation facilities in the country has been a "disaster", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday suggested enhanced government funding to deal with the issue.

Horrible underfunding to be blamed for poor sanitation

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 23:53

Union Minister Jairam Ramesh blamed "horrible underfunding" for the abject state of water supply and sanitation in India and termed it as a "matter of shame".

Make Right to Water, Sanitation a law: UN chief

Last Updated: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 12:17

Ban Ki-moon said lack of water, sanitation is widespread and often devastating around the globe.

`Sanitation Campaign not up to the mark in Bihar`

Last Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 21:23

Total Sanitation Campaign to provide sanitation in all rural areas of Bihar by 2012 has not been up to the mark, according to a CAG report.

Bihar has not utilised sanitation funds: CAG repor

Last Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 14:22

The Bihar government has failed to utilise the huge funds allocated for the total sanitation programme, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed in its latest report.

Govt to rate schools for sanitation in new program

Last Updated: Thursday, July 7, 2011, 13:36

Aimed at promoting clean hygiene practices in educational institutes, the Government on Thursday launched a programme which will rate schools on the basis of their contribution towards effective sanitation.