Invisible – A Photo Essay

Photography: SL Shanth Kumar

India is home to 5 million sanitation workers - who ...

FREEDOM My Story By Arunaraje Patil

Arunaraje Patil’s newly released memoir is justly titled FREEDOM. It matches the title of her best known directorial work – RIHAEE- or liberation. The film, she...

Public Toilets Will Soon Be Equipped With Instant Feedback Devices In 11 Indian States

In an attempt to improve the nation’s sanitation experience and tackle the poor hygiene of public toilets, representatives from the Ministry of Urban Development in I...

India Issues Pro-Trans Public Accomodations Guidelines

India‘s government has asked all states to let transgender people use any public toilet of their choice. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation issued guidelin...

Why Is It Easier for India to Get to Mars Than to Tackle Its Toilet Challenge?

In 2013, India became the fourth country in the world (after Russia, the US and the EU) and the only emerging nation to launch a Mars probe into space. But it remains part ...

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: Pertinent To Build Toilets Than Temples Or Mosques

Bollywood filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra today said that building toilets is more important than constructing temples and mosques. “For me, though politically I am...

CITIZEN JOURNALIST SHOW: THE NEED FOR SANITATION IN INDIA

The upcoming episode of CNN-IBN’s weekend show Citizen Journalist is focused on the need for sanitation in India...

India to track toilet use with tablets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching a nationwide online programme to check whether people are using toilets as part of his cleanliness drive. From next month, officia...

Amitabh, Priyanka, Sonakshi sign up for Swachh Bharat

Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the brand ambassador for the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India initiative. In this unique 12-hour Cleanathon campaign, the aim is to create ...