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Special cleaning cell for Pune Station
Published on 18 Mar, 2012 at 12:00 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Railway Budget of 2012-13 has included the formation of a special cleaning body to take care of in the trains and the stations. In a recent press note, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi admitted that the standards of cleanliness at stations need to be improved. The first move in this direction has been taken by
Run-away bride
Published on 1 Mar, 2012 at 14:27 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
In most of rural India lack of proper sanitation is still a grave problem. Women suffer the most and patiently wait for darkness for the sake of privacy. However, Anita Bai of a Madhya Pradesh tribal village ran away from her in-laws place on the first night of her wedding to press the issue of
‘Street Food’ Laws
Published on 1 Mar, 2012 at 9:40 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
In order to maintain hygiene and cleanliness in the city, the Cochin City Corporation is set to distribute around 100 modern thattukadas in the city. About 50 thattukadas would be equipped with solar heaters, purified water and good stoves for cooking. This unique initiative of the Corporation is part of a scheme to rehabilitate street
SCA’s offer to acquire Georgia-Pacific accepted
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 11:29 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Georgia-Pacific has accepted SCA’s binding offer and a sales and purchase agreement has been signed by both parties. The process will continue towards finalizing the acquisition, including the approvals by relevant competition authorities and further local consultation processes. Georgia-Pacific has a well-established presence in Europe in both Away-From-Home and consumer tissue products. Georgia-Pacific’s European tissue
W-C Railway calls for cleaning service contractors
Published on 22 Feb, 2012 at 11:00 in News | Viewed times | 3 Comments
The West-Central Railway has planned to outsource cleaning in Bhopal to professional service providers to keep platforms clean. Speaking to CIJ, MS Bhatia, Sr Divisional Commercial Manager in Bhopal, said, “Cleaning of railway stations is in itself a specialised and challenging job. With high footfall the time available for cleaning is limited. Considering all these
BPW hosts “Hygiene Matters” for tiny-tots
Using the school annual day as a platform to inculcate best hygiene practices and to take that extra step to spread awareness among children and parents, Best Practice Washroom Pvt Ltd hosted “Hygiene Matters” with the Little More Activity Club in Mumbai. Choreographed and scripted by an able team, the school teachers brought the best
South India is a growing market for hygiene products: PCIES
Published on 1 Feb, 2012 at 14:58 in News | Viewed times | 3 Comments
PCI Environmental Services has added one more service station for its feminine hygiene business. It has opened up a new centre this week at Kochi in Kerala. PCIES has a strong presence in South India and other parts of India with service centres located strategically at Bangalore, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Pune, Delhi and Kolkata among
Toilets in schools – SC orders
Published on 1 Feb, 2012 at 11:21 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Supreme Court has extended its December 31 deadline to March 31 for states and Union Territories to provide separate permanent toilets for boys and girls in all schools across India. Parents have seen reluctant to send their children, especially girls, to school if there was no provision for toilets. As per the court order
Colour code for schools!
The National Urban School Sanitation Initiative recently conducted survey of 304 CBSE schools in New Delhi. The survey assessed schools on parameters such as washroom hygiene, water supply, water conservation, campus cleanliness, hygiene awareness and innovative methods towards maintaining hygiene. These schools were rated black, red, yellow, blue and green for their sanitation levels. Only
BPW’s school hygiene programme
Published on 24 Jan, 2012 at 10:33 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Best Practice Washrooms Pvt Ltd (BPW) has designed an “Importance of Hygiene programme” to spread awareness among school children. It has associated with the ‘Little More Club’ in Mumbai, a school known for combining learning with fun by way of projects, field trips, events and quiz. Hygiene will be the theme of Little More Club’s
