open defecation

Instead of encouraging women to leave their marital homes due to the absence of toilets, she is empowering them to fight for their rights and enable the construction of one.

At 5 am every morning, Pradeep blows a whistle in the village, which acts as a signal for his other teammates to gather.

For many of us reading this, the thought of not being able to use a toilet when the need arises is not something that we can fathom.

Eram Scientific's e-toilets are showing how sustainable sanitation can be provided for the nearly 600 million Indians who still defecate in the open.

On November 19, which is World Toilet Day, the campaign activists will approach Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and raise issues of open defecation.

The late soldier's village has 1,030 houses, of which 800 have individual toilets. The remaining households, which lack individual toilets will have the facility by October 2.

The introduction of pipe water supply to households and safe sanitation practices in the tribal dominated district of Dindori, Madhya Pradesh is changing lives drastically.

From hereon, girls from this UP village won't be married off to families that have not constructed a toilet at home.

Lakshmi and her relentless determination for the upliftment and goodwill of her village Samuthiram in Trichy, Tamil Nadu.

A lot of these posters have been put up by civil authorities in Rajasthan to spread an important message.