Sanitation Drive
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Toilet-Ek Prem Katha raises India’s open defecation crisis: Why it matters
Lifestyle | Aug 10, 2017, 07:01 PM ISTLet’s talk about the ‘Open Defecation Crisis’ in India and what the numbers have to say about it.
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DRDO developing bacteria from Antarctica to aid setting up of bio-toilets in India
India | Aug 10, 2016, 12:46 PM ISTBacteria from Antarctica holds the potential to solve India’s sanitation problem in the years to come, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
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'Swachh Bharat' a positive step, but real work needed: Jairam Ramesh
National | Dec 14, 2014, 08:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: 'Swachh Bharat' campaign is a positive step but could turn a topic for jokes if real work is not done, former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, who had pushed Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan sanitation drive
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Tharoor plunges into sanitation drive, invokes Gandhi to silence critics
National | Oct 25, 2014, 07:43 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: After facing party's wrath for praising Prime Minister's cleanliness drive, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today joined the campaign on the outskirts of the state capital by invoking Mahatma Gandhi, saying he is not going
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Sanitation drive ineffective in improving health in rural India: Lancet
World | Oct 10, 2014, 11:12 AM ISTWashington: Total Sanitation Campaign - the world's largest sanitation initiative in India - provided almost 25,000 individuals in 100 rural villages in Odisha access to toilets but it did not reduce exposure to faecal pathogens
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'Swachh Bharat' to be executed in mission mode, says Nitin Gadkari
India | Aug 26, 2014, 08:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Calling for practical approach to achieve the goal of sanitation for all by 2019, Union Minister for Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation Nitin Gadkari said the dream project of Prime Minister
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Harsh Vardhan asks doctors to achieve the targets ahead of schedule
India | Jun 11, 2014, 11:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan today asked the doctors to achieve the target set by the government to control and eradication various diseases ahead of their schedule.He said the Health Ministry would soon