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33,000 people died in India between 2020 and 2024 in building collapses, fires and falls into pits and manholes: Govt dataNearly 33,000 people died in India between 2020 and 2024 in incidents involving building collapses, fires, and falls into pits and manholes...- Rohini tragedy: Drunk labourer dies after falling into open sewer manhole in Delhi; pulled out next dayA labourer tragically died after falling into an open sewer manhole in Rohini's Begumpur area. The 30-year-old man, Birju Kumar, was report...
- Fix our jugaad cities first, then get viksitIndian cities face safety risks like crashing billboards in Mumbai due to poor urban governance, highlighted by unpermitted hoardings and i...
- Shut down 21st-century black holes of IndiaFatalities and injuries due to 'black holes of India' are not mere 'accidents' but result from poor governance, administrative negligence, ...
- India must think of Indians’ safetyThis disregard is all-pervasive. Right from the individual level, when one does not bother to wear a helmet while riding a two-wheeler, to ...
- Manhole vs Machine: Can manhole-cleaning robots eradicate manual scavenging?Bandicoot, a robotic machine with “limbs”, HD vision cameras and gas sensors, can enter manholes and clean sewage. It is the flagship produ...
- Ensuring smooth flow of funds for water, sanitation and hygieneWhen many would have thought that India's sanitation years commencing from 2014 are behind us, with Covid and other issues vying for attent...
- Nirmala Sitharaman Budget 2023 Speech: Here is the full textThis Budget hopes to build on the foundation laid in the previous Budget, and the blueprint drawn for India@100. We envision a prosperous a...
- Digitalismanic change: A $700 billion reason for India to adopt open digital platforms$500 billion in new value and $200 billion in additional savings is a worthy cause for digital convergence, public and private. The new Dep...
- View: Morbi tragedy shows India's first-world ambitions are a bridge too farEnsuring citizen safety is the primary task of the state. It may choose to outsource the daily management of tasks to the private sector be...
- One for the road: This app will alert you of potholes, help prevent accidentsPotholes in India are not only annoying, but claim thousands of lives every year. Bengaluru-based RoadMetrics AI-based solution alerts ride...
- Nowhere in the world people sent to gas chambers to die, says SC on manual scavengingAlthough over 70 years have passed since the Independence, caste discrimination still persists in the country, the apex court said while ma...
- A robot to end manual scavenging? This startup can provide the ‘Swachh Bharat’ we needThe amount of work which usually takes three to four hours and at least three manual scavengers, Bandicoot finishes it in just 45 minutes.
- How women film-makers like Meghna Gulzar, Rima Das, Anjali Menon & Nandita Das are changing the face of Indian cinemaNever before has India had so many women filmmakers delivering hits, and earning critical acclaim.
- Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BSP supremo Mayawati holds the key in Uttar PradeshThe party workers are willing and the leaders are trying, but the electoral outcome of Uttar Pradesh hinges on one person — BSP supremo May...
- Despite 70 civic workers' death in 10 years, manual scavenging continues unabated in KarnatakaThe inhuman practice has been legally abolished long ago but greedy contractors and an inefficient police and judicial system make sure man...
- Ten dead in Maharashtra rain havoc, Mumbaikars begin picking up pieces of lifeNine people were washed away in separate incidents in Mumbai, while two lost their lives due to drowning in adjoining districts of Palghar ...
- An orange bus carrying hope for manual scavengersThe bus stops at various bastis of safai karamcharis and other places suitable for corner meetings where they talk about the humiliation of...
- Google’s employee benefits policy based on RoI and need, not cost: Laszlo BockGoogle is known for its largesse when it comes to employee measures, and the recent death benefits policy may reinforce the belief.
- Indian farmer suicides rise to 17,000 a yearMore than 17,000 Indian farmers committed suicide in 2009, a seven percent rise on the previous year, according to new government figures.
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