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
Trending
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Sunday book pick: In Geetanjali Shree’s ‘The Roof Beneath Their Feet’, women defy definitions
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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: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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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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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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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 2024: Rajasthan pipped to second spot by Hyderabad after match against Kolkata gets washed out
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IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma stars as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings to cap off league stage
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Badminton, Thailand Open, as it happened: Satwik-Chirag win second men’s doubles title of the season
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag enter fourth final; Tanisha-Ashwini exit