Today open defecation is on the decline worldwide, but nearly 950 million people still routinely practice it. Some 569 million of them live in India. Walk along its train tracks or rural roads ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government over allegations of inadequate sanitation facilities, prompting open defecation by pilgrims at the Maha ...

During a trip to India in 2010, he visited Bihar ... “I plan to spend the rest of my life doing this work, and we still won’t entirely eliminate outdoor defecation. It’s a tremendous battle.” In ...

DINDIGUL: As many as 182 panchayat villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) scheme in Dindigul district. According to official records ...