Public Toilets

Bill Gates lauds futuristic toilet that turns waste to fertilizer without water

China is midway through a three-year 'toilet revolution': building 64,000 public toilets by 2020.

Private firms not interested in maintenance of public toilets in Delhi, tender receives zero response, says civic body

Tenders were floated for corporate firms to become partners in sanitation work by taking up maintenance of public toilets but "no response" was received, a senior NDMC official said

Centre tells Arvind Kejriwal to step up work under 'Clean India'; claims Delhi govt built only 328 public toilets

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri recently criticised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for under-utilising funds released under Swachh Bharat Mission to build toilets

World Toilet Day: Awareness, accessibility and affordability are key to success of Swachh Bharat campaign

As World Toilet Day is observed on 19 November, this occasion is yet another reminder in terms of constructing and maintaining public sanitation facilities.

IAS couple create app to locate public toilets near you

An IAS couple from Punjab have pioneered a Swachh Bharat Toilet Locator app that provides information on the nearest public toilets where users can upload feedback as well.

Modi plans Rs 300 cr public toilet scheme for urban poor

Under the Rs.300-crore public toilets scheme, the lavatories will be built for the poor in every municipal corporation areas of the state.

Lower power prices, mohalla sabhas: What the AAP has promised Delhi

Here are the key points of Aam Aadmi Party's election manifesto in Delhi: Payment for government work would be made only if Mohalla Sabha is satisfied with the work done

Kolkata to get India's first two-story public toilets

Kolkata will get the country's first two-storey public toilets

Of pees and queues: The great Indian public (in)convenience

It's everyone's perennial nightmare - suddenly needing to find a public toilet. Our public loos tend to be hellholes usually - either long lines or unusable. What's clogging our great public toilet experiments?