We cannot be insensitive to the plight of those who live in penury.

Kiran Bedi’s ‘no toilets, no free rice’ order was shockingly insensitive

Those who criticise subsidies as ‘drain on exchequer’ often conveniently ignore the ‘incentives’ government offers to corporates.

At least 10 people in Ranchi who were caught defecating in the open were made to hand over their lungis to the Ranchi Municipal Corporation enforcement teams.

Public shaming is no way to go about Swachh Bharat

At least 10 people in Ranchi, caught defecating in the open, were made to hand over their lungis to Ranchi Municipal Corporation enforcement teams.

About 10% of 78 million urban households do not have access to toilets and defecate in the open.

Stench and waste disposal are Swachh Bharat's biggest challenges

Government policy needs to guarantee public toilets every 1km of road length. It also needs to guarantee a composting pit.

Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) is the most ambitious scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.

How three women in Bihar got tired of defecating in the open and built themselves a toilet

Kusum, Shobha, and Sridevi would step out of the house in the afternoon to carry unclaimed bricks in a fight for dignity.

Khan

Swachh Bharat should dump dirty vigilantism - and open defecation is not a bad idea

In their zeal to achieve open defecation-free status, municipalities and village panchayats are bullying people, sharpening the already existing social divides.

Zafar

What a good samaritan lynched in Rajasthan by municipal officials says about us

Zafar Hussein was allegedly thrashed to death for objecting to photography of women defecating in the open.

Why fining open defecation will not clean India’s holiest — and dirtiest river

Slapping fine for open defecation will not clean India’s holiest and dirtiest rivers

It should have been more specific in what’s not permitted because blanket bans will not save water bodies.

How Swachh Bharat can become a bigger success

Nationally, 13 per cent of the target has been achieved one year into the initiative.

Save women first, Mr Modi. Then Swachh Bharat

130 million of our households lack toilets and women and girls often have no other option than to venture out to relieve themselves.

Open Defecation