Sanitation Challenges
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For countries like India, tackling antibiotic resistance is key to preventing the next pandemic
The risk is higher in countries with inadequate basic water, hygiene and sanitation infrastructure.
David W Graham, The Conversation & Peter Collignon, The Conversation
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India and China are alike in one other way – their toilet revolutions have been incomplete
In the rush to become ‘open defecation free’, cities are taking quick fixes that are making matters worse.
Deljana Iossifova, Purva Dewoolkar, Youcao Ren, The Conversation
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Instead of making hollow claims, the Modi government should learn about sanitation from Bangladesh
Narendra Modi may declare that India is open defecation free, but toilet use has to be driven by community engagement.
Omair Ahmad
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When India was a ‘land of diamonds’, Russian tsars eagerly tried to build ties with Aurangzeb
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Watch: MS Dhoni’s CSK complete fairytale comeback to IPL in 2018 as Shane Watson scores epic ton
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IAS couple who walked their dog at Delhi stadium transferred to Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh
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Behind Gyanvapi’s women petitioners, a network of men who have long fought for Hindutva causes
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‘Anek’ review: Political thriller muddles its way through the North East
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The Swachh Bharat Mission has built toilets, but failed to get people to use them
In some Northern states, 23% of the households with latrines still defecate in the open, the same as in 2014.
Namitha Sadanand, IndiaSpend.com
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An eco-friendly dry toilet can change rural sanitation – but Swachh Bharat Mission is ignoring it
Ecosan toilets are cost effective and don’t need water, but Swachh Bharat is focusing on pit toilets.
Manu Moudgil, IndiaSpend.com
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‘Garbage mounds in Delhi a legacy of six decades, cannot resolve overnight’: Anil Baijal tells SC
The lieutenant governor told the court that work to tackle the garbage disposal problem in the national Capital was under way.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle visits Uvalde, Texas to honour school shooting victims
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‘She was the sweetest little girl who did nothing wrong’: Father of student killed in Texas shooting
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Watch: Akila the temple elephant celebrates her twentieth birthday with a feast of fruits
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Watch: Nine-year-old boy discovers a puma in one of the toilet stalls at his school in Brazil
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Watch: Shikhar Dhawan mock-knocked out by father for not qualifying for IPL playoffs
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‘Who is in charge of garbage management?’: SC asks Delhi government to fix accountability
While the Aam Aadmi Party leads the government, all the civic bodies are under the control of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Scroll Staff
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Not just Kiran Bedi: Officials in many states have used coercive tactics to battle open defecation
Across India, authorities have threatened to cut off food rations to villagers who don’t have toilets – even though this violates the Right to Food Act.
Soumya Rao
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27% of tribal population has no access to safe drinking water source, no toilets in 75% tribal homes
In response to a question in the Lok Sabha, the government told Parliament it was making efforts to provide access to toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Anek’ review: Political thriller muddles its way through the North East
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: Flights of nostalgia
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‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67
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Watch: Partition, art and the idea of home in short film ‘The Miniaturist Of Junagadh’
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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In Mumbai, death of four sanitation workers in a manhole puts illegal contract system under scrutiny
Five contract workers fell nine metres down a manhole while cleaning a sewage line on January 1. Only one survived.
Aarefa Johari
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Campaigns to end open defecation cannot succeed if they try to shame people into using toilets
India’s efforts to end open defecation can learn from the challenges faced by other countries.
Dani J Barrington, The Conversation & Jamie Bartram, The Conversation
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Video: This Indian student decided to create a special toilet sign for transgender people
This first-of-a-kind initiative comes from the city of Kolkata
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2022 Qualifier 2 RR vs RCB live: Glenn Maxwell off to a flier as RCB build momentum
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Champions League final: The economic tactics that drive Liverpool and Real Madrid off the field
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Athletics: ‘Great feeling,’ says Sreeshankar after 8.31m jump for first international gold of season
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Watch: When grandson took his 84-year-old grandfather with dementia to Man City’s title-winning game
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Football: Gokulam Kerala defend Indian Women’s League title after beating Sethu FC 3-1 on final day