Ages back, while in primary school, I remember visiting a relative in Vellore in Tamil Nadu. There was no toilet attached or non-attached, and we had to use an enclosed space outside for everything. The scene of sanitary workers coming ... Read More »

Keynote speaker Jack Sim, Founder of the World Toilet Organisation (WTO) encountered similar disbelief when he established the body. “The media didn’t want anything to do with term like Faecal Sludge Management”, said Sim, “so we put the word ‘toilet’ ... Read More »

There was a time in India where no one would talk about sanitation or toilets. But today, we are very close in achieving the ODF status in this country. The global leaders across the world say that if India can ... Read More »

What is it all about? Merino is in the domain of public toilets i.e. we place partition systems that go into public toilets which allow easy maintenance, health & hygiene, comfort and security. It’s one of the fastest growing verticals ... Read More »

How has World toilet college been conceptualised? If you build 110 million toilets, you need to maintain them, clean them, empty them, repair them, and you need public education, skills training and policy influence. In order to tackle poor sanitation, ... Read More »

In rural India, women not only have limited understanding of menstruation but also face poor access to hygiene solutions and feminine hygiene products. Widespread myths and misconception around it are some of the biggest problems crippling women health among the ... Read More »

The community sanitation complex includes 11 toilets for men, 6 toilets for women, 2 toilets for children and 2 for differently abled individuals. Residents have to submit copies of their ration, aadhaar and voter identification cards to get a smart ... Read More »

There are three styles of toilets; • The Wash- down style • The Wash-out style and • The Reverse Bowl or Shelf Style One side of the U conduit has a hollow siphon tube longer than the water in the ... Read More »

Rajasthan K.K. Sharma, Chief Engineer at the Local Self Government Department (LSG) of the Government of Rajasthan, started the discussion with a presentation on the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission — Urban Rajasthan’, which covered: an update on challenges and progress, including ... Read More »

Nearly three years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made one of the boldest comments on public health that I have ever heard from an elected official. It’s still having a big impact today. He made the comment during his ... Read More »

The definitive guide to selecting, installing and using waterless urinals successfully I reached out to Clean India Journal last month, to understand the value that I could offer to the readers of India’s premier magazine on cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation. ... Read More »

Community toilets inside Aarey Colony, Goregaon (E), Mumbai have no water, no lights… Right in the heart of the city, amid the greenery of Aarey colony, about 100,000 people do not have proper toilet facilities. Clean India Journal took a ... Read More »

It hardly matters whether you have got a clean toilet or not, the fact of the matter is one in every three human beings does not have any sanitary facility at all, and this affects the overall health & hygiene. ... Read More »

As part of its business diversification activity Stone India Ltd has now designed and developed Unique Aerobic Biological Toilets supported and funded by Ministry of Science and Technology. This unique biological toilet has now been approved for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, ... Read More »

Managing Industrial waste under the prescribed guidelines has been a tough task for companies. What if an entire home could be built from waste, including toilets! Binish Desai, Chairman-BDream Group introduces P-block bricks based on his patented technology B Dream ... Read More »

“In 2014, the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) supported the national efforts in 13 countries to increase access to improved sanitation and adoption of good hygiene behaviours. During the year, GSF programmes significantly raised the number of people living in open-defecation ... Read More »

The world’s most economically priced solar powered, self-cleaning eToilet with inbuilt solar panel and metallic platform is set to bridge India’s ever growing sanitation gap. The alarming statistics of over 600 million people defecating in the open and even more ... Read More »