If we as citizens, do not take ownership of public places, public facilities and public conveniences, Swachh Bharat will remain just a hollow slogan, notes Biswajit Dasgupta. Kindly note the image......
Sulabh International founder and social activist Bindeshwar Pathak, a pioneer in building public toilets, died on Tuesday at AIIMS Delhi due to a cardiac arrest, according to a close aide. The......
Selflessness. Grit. Courage. Unassuming HEROES. These are some of the words that come to mind as you spot certain names in the 2020 Padma Shri list. A glow warms your heart as you read of how they......
The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 is being conferred on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the culture ministry said on Monday. IMAGE: Billboard of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Sylhet,......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent his 68th birthday Monday in his Lok Sabha constituency -- Varanasi -- during which he gave a pep talk to young school children telling them never to feel afraid......
Engaging India is an online column analysing the issues, trends and forces behind the business and politics shaping India and its impact on the world. Engaging India appears on Thursday mornings......
A rather pressing matter is doing the rounds with regard to pay-and-use toilets like Sulabh. While users have nothing to worry about for the moment, it appears that service tax of 12.24 per cent......
Gul Panag found herself accidentally locked in the toilet of a train on her way to Chandigarh. The Dor star was travelling in Shatabdi Express and was worried that the latch was not strong enough......