Uniquely widespread and persistent open defecation in rural India has emerged as an important policy challenge and puzzle about behavioral choice in economic development. One candidate explanation is ...

Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde on Thursday described the state’s success in eliminating open defecation as a “major milestone” of the Swachh Bharat Mission and urged citizens to work collectively ...

PANJIM/OLD GOA/ MARGAO/VASCO: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday informed that Goa would most likely to forbid open ...

The lack of bathrooms is not just about poverty. It is also about cultural attitudes, priorities in household spending, and ...

Shagun Parihar writetomlakishtwar@gmail.com Every stable society is built on a foundation of justice, equity, and mutual ...

model’ villages have not been verified even once, while 89% have not completed second verification, exposing gaps in waste ...

As the festive season begins, the PM has reminded us that celebrations are most meaningful when they are clean and ...

The problem isn’t just a lack of toilets—it’s a lack of toilets that people want to use. The result: millions of deaths and disease-stunted lives. sanitation-india-wasteA farmer in Peepli Khera heads ...

Though Kenya’s Open Defacation(OD) rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice. The 2019 Kenya ...

Today open defecation is on the decline worldwide, but nearly 950 million people still routinely practice it. Some 569 million of them live in India. Walk along its train tracks or rural roads, and ...