Sulabh founder, pioneer in building public toilets, dies

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......

Inspiring! The 2020 Padma Shri Awardees

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......

Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 conferred on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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,......

I want to finish terror, Oppn wants to finish me: Modi in Patna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the Congress-led opposition accusing it of focusing solely on trying to 'finish' him off while he is working to quell......

Can 'Toil-o-preneurs' solve India's sanitation woes

On the one had are sanitation oriented social enterprises and on the other are awareness raising campaigns by government, writes Rajni Bakshi. A law that bans toilets where human excreta has......

Flush with success

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......