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Three infants die every two minutes in India: UN report
Three infants die every two minutes in India: UN report

By Chandrakant Mishra

Lack of basic health services, clean drinking water, sanitation and proper nutrition are the main reasons behind high infant mortality rate in India

Lack of basic health services, clean drinking water, sanitation and proper nutrition are the main reasons behind high infant mortality rate in India

Tackling antimicrobial resistance by focusing on sanitation and hygiene
Tackling antimicrobial resistance by focusing on sanitation and hygiene

By Omkar Gaonkar

More than 1.2 million people died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene can go a long way in dealing with antimicrobial resistance, which is one of the top 10 global public health threats.

More than 1.2 million people died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene can go a long way in dealing with antimicrobial resistance, which is one of the top 10 global public health threats.

Uttar Pradesh to Set Up 1.5 Lakh Toilets, to Mobilise 11,000 Sanitation Workers for Mahakumbh 2025
Uttar Pradesh to Set Up 1.5 Lakh Toilets, to Mobilise 11,000 Sanitation Workers for Mahakumbh 2025

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Preparations are underway to organise the Mahakumbh at Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. The state government is trying to ensure that the site of the grand fair remains free of open defecation. The site of the Mahakumbh spanning across 4,000 hectares will be divided into 25 sectors for efficient management.

Preparations are underway to organise the Mahakumbh at Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. The state government is trying to ensure that the site of the grand fair remains free of open defecation. The site of the Mahakumbh spanning across 4,000 hectares will be divided into 25 sectors for efficient management.

No arrangements for drinking water, nor toilets – Schools in Jhargram, West Bengal, raise a stink
No arrangements for drinking water, nor toilets – Schools in Jhargram, West Bengal, raise a stink

By Gurvinder Singh

After remaining shut for almost two years, primary schools in Jhargram district reopened on February 16. However, the situation of 69 rural schools in Belpahari circle is pitiable as many have neither piped drinking water nor functional toilets. To cook mid-day meals, water has to be fetched from far away, and teachers say that all complaints have fallen on deaf ears. A ground report.

After remaining shut for almost two years, primary schools in Jhargram district reopened on February 16. However, the situation of 69 rural schools in Belpahari circle is pitiable as many have neither piped drinking water nor functional toilets. To cook mid-day meals, water has to be fetched from far away, and teachers say that all complaints have fallen on deaf ears. A ground report.

सरकार की गलती से गंदी हुई गंगा : उमा भारती
सरकार की गलती से गंदी हुई गंगा : उमा भारती

By Ajay Mishra

गंगा ग्राम स्वच्छता सम्मेलन में बोलीं भारत सरकार की पेयजल एवं स्वच्छता मंत्री, जन आंदोलन के बिना गंगा पर काम नहीं हो पाएगा

गंगा ग्राम स्वच्छता सम्मेलन में बोलीं भारत सरकार की पेयजल एवं स्वच्छता मंत्री, जन आंदोलन के बिना गंगा पर काम नहीं हो पाएगा

World Toilet Day: Much To Learn from Ladakh’s Dry Toilets
World Toilet Day: Much To Learn from Ladakh’s Dry Toilets

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Ladakh’s traditional toilets are hygienic, economical and water-conserving. Here’s a short read on how these dry compost toilets are environment friendly and a source of natural fertilisers.

Ladakh’s traditional toilets are hygienic, economical and water-conserving. Here’s a short read on how these dry compost toilets are environment friendly and a source of natural fertilisers.

To fetch a pail of water…
To fetch a pail of water…

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The two minute film Runway for Water, released by nonprofit Water For People, is a stark statement about what women and girls in rural India go through to find water for their families.

The two minute film Runway for Water, released by nonprofit Water For People, is a stark statement about what women and girls in rural India go through to find water for their families.

A sisterhood of women takes charge of sanitation in hill town Haldwani
A sisterhood of women takes charge of sanitation in hill town Haldwani

By Gaon Connection

An army of 500 women of Baini Sena in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, conduct surveys, educate people on garbage segregation and collect user charges to ensure the gateway to the Kumaon hills remains clean.

An army of 500 women of Baini Sena in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, conduct surveys, educate people on garbage segregation and collect user charges to ensure the gateway to the Kumaon hills remains clean.

A sisterhood of women takes charge of sanitation in hill town Haldwani
A sisterhood of women takes charge of sanitation in hill town Haldwani

By Danish Iqbal

An army of 500 women of Baini Sena in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, conduct surveys, educate people on garbage segregation and collect user charges to ensure the gateway to the Kumaon hills remains clean.

An army of 500 women of Baini Sena in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, conduct surveys, educate people on garbage segregation and collect user charges to ensure the gateway to the Kumaon hills remains clean.

गाँव में खुले में शौच जाना, यानी बीमारी घर लाना
गाँव में खुले में शौच जाना, यानी बीमारी घर लाना

By गाँव कनेक्शन

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