By Shobhana Radhakrishna
The venerable Imperial Gazetteer says, 'Viewed from a distance Lucknow presents a picture of unusual magnificence and architectural splendour, which fades on nearer view ...' (Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 196)....
This compendium of sewage treatment technologies by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has been prepared, based on primary and secondary data gathered from operation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the country over the last two decades.
Various available treatment options have been categorized and...
Philippe Cullet
How do we understand sanitation today? And where has progress been?
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The number people practicing open defecation in India is more than 600 million. Though the access to improved sanitation has increased since 2000 the pace of change has been slow. If the current trend continues then it will be difficult for the country to meet its Millenium Development Goal for sanitation. Thus accelerating access to and use of toilets and hygiene practices have become a...
In the world’s second most populous country with nearly 355 million menstruating women, 23% of...
One of the stated Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations is to improve access to...
