When the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was launched in 2014, it transformed India's sanitation landscape. In 11 years, over 12 crore toilets were built across the country, reducing open defecation and ...

Forty-eight percent — nearly 500 million — people in India lack a home bathroom, forcing them to seek public toilets or relieve themselves in the open. While that alone brings up specific health ...

Many design standards are still based on a “default male body”, assuming a fast pace, standing and minimal time spent in the toilet. When spaces are organised around men’s bodies and routines, delays ...

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Going from village to village in India to promote the use of toilets that use worms to break down fecal matter, the team from the Institute for Transformative ...

Women officers in the city raise concerns over long shifts, lack of toilet access and hesitation in seeking menstrual leave. Many say poor facilities and workplace discomfort continue to affect health ...

Transformative governance does not always arrive draped in steel and glass. It does not depend on megaprojects slicing through skylines or ...