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PUBLIC INCONVENIENCE: Around 1.2 bn people worldwide have no access to toilets.

PUBLIC INCONVENIENCE: Around 1.2 bn people worldwide have no access to toilets.

Stink record: Indians lead in defecating in open

Around 1.2 billion people worldwide have no access to toilets and India tops the list of countries with the most number of people defecating in the open, at 665 million—about half its population, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.

CLEAN JOY: Villagers came from all over the country in New Delhi celebrate a festival of total sanitation.

Delhi comes clean with sanitation

Thousands of villagers came from all over the country in New Delhi to celebrate a festival of total sanitation.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/delhi-comes-clean-with-sanitation/39806-3.html

RARE HONOUR: In a rare honour to an Indian, Pathak has been selected for the Energy Award.

Sulabh founder gets Energy Globe Award

Pathak gets the rare honour for the biogas plants linked to Sulabh toilets he had designed over three decades ago.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sulabh-founder-gets-energy-globe-award/29385-11.html

EASY VICTIMS: Poor water and sanitation has raised the risk of infection for Asian children.

Asian kids dying due to poor sanitation

Some 3.1 million children under the age of five die in Asia annually due to poor sanitation, says report.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/asian-kids-dying-due-to-poor-sanitation/28665-17.html

DUMPING WELL: The well that was a principal water source has turned into a garbage-dumping site.

How UN-hygienic can India get?

Sanitation and water supply in rural India are in a sorry state of affairs, says the UNDP report.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/how-unhygienic-can-india-get/25932-3.html

BLAME DRAIN: The houses in Citizen Nagar have no proper water and drainage connections.

The nightmare that is Citizen Nagar

On the occasion of Eid, residents of Citizen Nagar are looking to forget past memories and start life afresh.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-nightmare-that-is-citizen-nagar/24723-3.html

STEP UP: The report called on Governments of South Asia to provide basic needs to their citizens. (Photo: AP)

Report says S Asia failing citizens

The report called on Governments of S Asia to step up their financial commitments to provide basic needs to citizens.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/report-says-s-asia-failing-citizens/24340-2.html

TOP RANKING: According to the report only 38 per cent of India

India below B’desh, Pak in sanitation

Bangladesh has better sanitation facilities than Pakistan, but both are miles ahead of India.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-below-bdesh-pak-in-sanitation/22127-2.html

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