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The latest WHO-UNICEF data shows at least one-sixth of India’s rural population still defecate in the open and a quarter doesn’t have even basic sanitation access  

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Women and girls responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households without supplies on premises, according to first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in households.

India with its rich experience of irrigation may come to the assistance of the continent in the backdrop of momentum in India-Egypt partnership.

Singapore News - While enforcement action has been taken against 22 chicken rice stalls by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) since 2020, there have been no reported food-borne illness cases involving chicken rice since then. The agency released the statement on Friday in the wake of a video... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its report on Indian governments initiative Har Ghar Jal, has highlighted its significant impact on public health and economic savings. The report estimates that ensuring safely managed drinking water for all households in the country could avert nearly 4 lakh deaths caused by diarrheal diseases.

While enforcement action has been taken against 22 chicken rice stalls by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) since 2020, there have been no reported food-borne illness cases involving chicken rice since then.

A video claimed nearly half of 100 chicken rice samples from stalls here had more E. coli bacteria than SFA allowed. Read more at straitstimes.com.