India, Nov. 20 -- Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Wednesday called for global cooperation on swachhata and sustainability. "Across India and around the world, better and cleaner toilet systems are being put in place. In our country too, mindsets are changing and must change. After all, cleanliness is not judged by a tidy home or bedroom, but by the condition of one's toilet," Khattar said speaking at the World Toilet Summit 2025 hosted by the Sulabh International Social Service Organisation.

He stressed the need for wastewater treatment, reuse, cleaner toilets and faster behavioural change. He also underscored early sanitation habits in children and the importance of waste-to-wealth and circularity under Swachh Bh...