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This Man’s Vision Made 2.5 Lakh Households Healthier with Low-Cost Water...
We may not realise it, but water as a resource is slowly and steadily becoming elusive. Several states have faced back-to-back droughts, resulting in villages being declared ‘severely...
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How a Couple Installed 798 Self-Cleaning ‘Smart’ Toilets Across India
Used a public toilet recently? What was the experience like? One of the biggest issues that one faces while using public facilities is that more often than not, they are extremely dirty. But what if...
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Here’s How This NGO Helped Build 10 Lakh Toilets, Produce 543.5 Tonnes of...
“Because we live close to the forest, defecating in the open can be very dangerous for us. There have been so many instances where someone’s been attacked by wild boars or cheetahs when they go out to...
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Pune Duo Convert Old Buses Into Ladies’ Toilets That Have Been Used Over 1...
How often have you had to hold in your pee in the absence of clean toilets? I have completely lost track of the times I have been in such a situation. Sonam Nandawar, a resident of Baner in Pune, faced...
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70-YO Trichy Man Helps Install 1 Lakh Water-Less Toilets, Provides Manure For...
Located about 42 km away from the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu lies the Musiri Panchayat town. Being situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, the abundance of water makes the land fertile...
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Newlywed Woman Finds No Toilet in Husband’s Village, Builds 250 Toilets in a...
Growing up in Dakshinpuri, Delhi, Komal Hadala had never imagined in her wildest dreams that a house without a toilet could exist. However, when fate brought her to Nithora, Uttar Pradesh after...
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Daughter Furthers Padma-Winning Dad’s Legacy, duo Install 1000 Biogas Toilets!
In the early 50s, thanks to his aggressive efforts towards eradicating the problem of Open Defecation (OD) in Dehu, a village in Pune’s Maharashtra’s district, Dr Suhas Vitthal Mapuskar was called ‘ Dr...
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Get Your Car, Bike Sanitised For Free at Petrol Pumps. Here’s How
When co-founders of Bengaluru-based Ontrack, a bike rental company, Harshit Sonthalia and Vansh Jain started sanitising their company bikes, they couldn’t help but think of the hundreds of vehicles on...
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How Did Places With No Fixed Water Supply Wash Hands Against COVID-19? Here’s...
Hot, extended summers are typical in many parts of India. In the hottest parts of the country, one can find interesting and funny expressions for the summer heat — ‘summer, more-summer and...
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NIT Warangal’s Innovation Could Help Sanitise Household Items Without Chemicals
OThe National Institute of Technology, Warangal recently launched the prototype model of a chemical-free sterilisation system named OzoNIT. The device is a reassembled refrigerator, fitted with an...
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Pune Startup’s Innovation Breaks Down Used Sanitary Pads Without Burning Them
Did you know that 353 million women and adolescents in India use sanitary pads, which, in turn, generates up to 125 kgs or more of waste through their menstruating years? Sanitary pads are typically...
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16-YO Buys Water Filters for 100 Parched Families in Hyderabad’s Biggest Slum
Amidst the glitz of the corporate offices, pubs, malls and multiplexes, that are found abundantly in the southern city of Hyderabad in Telangana lies Rasoolpura, one of the city’s biggest slums. With a...
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Biotech Grad’s Tech for Odourless & Waterless Urinals Saves 55 Cr Litres of...
Ever been struck by the sickening stench when you pass a public washroom? Well, that is because of the uric salt present in human urine. When it comes in contact with water, it reacts and leads to the...
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Looking for a Clean Toilet When Outside? This App Maps All Usable Restrooms...
Born and raised in Pune, Amol Bhinge has been living in the United States for the past 22 years. He currently works for a global multinational company as an engineer, designing electronic chips, in...
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This Pune Man Can Build Portable Toilets out of Recycled Thermocol in Just 2...
What if we said you could take your toilet wherever you go? And that all it would take just two hours to build it? Amused? Don’t be. Because one Swachh Bharat hero from Pune, Maharashtra built such a...
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Exclusive: Building Toilets Isn’t Enough. This Karnataka Town is a Shining...
With India’s urban population all set to touch 600 million in the next 15 years, it is imperative that our cities develop the necessary infrastructure for their residents. A critical component of urban...
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Bring Better Sanitation to Villages and Win Upto Rs 2 Lakh, Says This...
India’s youth can be instrumental when it comes to implementing schemes on the ground. They have the energy and passion for learning new information, and in most cases, their enthusiasm is also fuelled...
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How Toilets are Helping Migrant Women Break Barriers & Become Financially...
Noor Nehar Begum who hails from the Bengali-speaking Muslim migrant community from Bhulukabari Pathar village in Assam’s Barpeta district is an independent woman. For the 1.5 years, she has been...
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This 50-YO Visually-Impaired Man Is a Hero of His Village. Here’s Why!
We often take physically challenged people as somehow inferior, though there are unsung heroes around us who defy this myth. These people prove, time and again, that where there is a will, there is a...
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780 Toilets in 35 Days: Rajasthan Farmer’s Unwavering Vision Makes His...
What are the qualities of a hero? My answer would be someone who puts the needs of others before their own and works relentlessly to make others’ lives a little better. In that vein, let me introduce...
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