Toilet

Flushing the toilet can fling a cloud of Coronavirus aerosols up to 91 centimetres into the air, infecting another user

Growing evidence shows that coronavirus can be passed not only through respiratory droplets but also through virus-laden faeces.

Swachh Bharat Mission forced Ladakh to face hard truths about waste management, find traditional solutions

Mismanagement rather than declining water resources is the main reason for the water crisis in Ladakh's Leh town. There is also the problem of waste disposal.

Four years of Swachh Bharat: Open defecation down 26%, but toilet use doesn't match construction spree

Almost a 23 percent of those who own a latrine defecated in the open, a figure that has remained unchanged since the Swachh Bharat Mission was launched in 2014. This can mostly be attributed to deeply entrenched beliefs about caste “impurity” associated with emptying latrine pits, the paper concluded.

Arun Jaitley boasts about 'phenomenal' success of Swachh Bharat 'people's movement', says it improved quality of life

In his Facebook blog, Arun Jaitley wrote that the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan had transformed from a "people's movement" into a "women's movement".

Narendra Modi in Davos: PM didn't err by discussing brighter side of India; detractors must stop berating nation

By amplifying our strengths Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pretty good case and was warmly received. Why rake him over the coals for it?

Dawoodi Bohra members told to switch to Indian style toilets, advisory calls western commodes 'alien' culture

The Dawoodi Bohra community has come up with a health advisory for its members: Switch over from using western toilets to Indian-style ones

Western Railways introduces system to let passengers keep tabs on the hygiene of toilets at 17 Mumbai stations

The Western Railway (WR) has introduced a mechanism under which users can rate and provide feedback about the hygiene of toilets at the 17 stations under its jurisdiction

Bihar woman takes in-laws to police for lack of toilet at home, makes them sign bond to build it

A woman dragged her father-in-law to the police station and allegedly forced him to sign a bond that he would get toilet constructed soon

Rajnath Singh says India will be open defecation free by October 2019 under 'Swachhta Hi Sewa campaign'

'Swachhta Hi Sewa' campaign will help improve nutrition and productivity of our children,

Bhopal tribal family which hosted Amit Shah for lunch doesn't have toilet at home, reveals Congress

The Congress said the BJP's tribal worker at whose house party chief Amit Shah had lunch on Sunday does not have a toilet, which it alleged exposed the "hollow" claims of development