In a major development to boost proper sanitation facilities in and around the station premises, the Railway Board will make available condoms and sanitary pads in areas nearby. The authority will now sell these at toilet facilities both inside and outside railway stations. So not only passengers, even people in surrounding areas can avail the facility, according to a […]

Forest officer PG Sudha believes in working towards bettering one’s condition, not cribbing. The firebrand officer has made a difference in the lives of Kerala’s tribals by building 497 toilets in the state’s tribal colonies. Undaunted by lack of facilities in the area where she is posted, Sudha took matters in her own hands. Today, the 52-year-old tribal […]

Following the successful setting up of ‘pink’ toilets in Delhi, the Karnataka government is looking to adopt the same model. These will cater to girls, women and children. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights had recommended that pink toilets be set up in Karnataka. The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KCPCR) […]

Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ has inspired many village women to stand up against open defecation. One such case is from Kottaimedu, Coimbatore. As many as 50 brides in this village took the brave step of leaving their grooms in the last year due to lack of proper toilets in their in-laws’ homes. […]

There’s no restriction on age or wealth to prove solidarity. On Mother’s Day, we saw a really touching gesture when a 80-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Anantapur village, sold five of her goats and collected enough money to build a toilet for her 102-year-old mother-in-law. 80-year-old woman gifts a toilet to her 102-year-old mother-in-law by […]

Puneites, here’s a much appreciated move, mobile toilets for women — with features like a panic button, western-style bathroom fittings and water-saving taps — will soon be the norm in your city.

Mondrita Chatterjee, a class VI girl from Jamshedpur, has used the money she saved to construct toilets for the needy in Potka block of East Singhbhum district.

There are countless stories of women who have had difficulties finding a restroom in India.