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Manual scavenging persists despite legal ban: Economic SurveyThe Economic Survey 2025-26 flags concerns over workers in sanitation roles. It points to deep socio-cultural issues despite laws. The surv...29 Jan, 2026, 07.46 PM IST- Delhi to launch Rs 3,000-crore development package during PM Modi's birthdayOn September 17th, coinciding with Prime Minister Modi's birthday, the Delhi government will launch infrastructure projects exceeding ₹3,00...12 Sep, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
- Paris mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic eventsClad in a wetsuit and goggles, Hidalgo plunged into the river near the imposing-looking City Hall, her office, and the Notre Dame Cathedral...17 Jul, 2024, 02.35 PM IST
- A little help from mechanical friendsIndia can fix this problem - if it puts its back into it. Nearly 75% of urban infrastructure is yet to be built. So, design and build it ri...16 Jul, 2024, 11.16 PM IST
- Counter-questions for the askingIndia's growing population, coupled with higher disposable incomes and consumption, has already begun to devastate our carefully constructe...21 Jun, 2024, 10.49 PM IST
- Govt authorities to pay Rs 30 lakh compensation to families of those who die while cleaning sewers: SCThe Supreme Court of India has ruled that government authorities will have to pay compensation to the families of those who die while clean...20 Oct, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
- Delhi Rains: Scavenging is not just a dirty wordThe manual scavenging and sewage cleaning industry in India remains a major concern, with 246 districts yet to declare themselves manual sc...14 Jul, 2023, 10.57 PM IST
- A better work environment for sanitation workers requires mechanisation, better gear and bigger private playThe virus will eventually be tamed. The fear of Covid-19 is already on the wane. The question is, will the newly acquired dignity that the ...04 Oct, 2020, 08.11 AM IST
- The culture of report cards: We talk about equality, but we end up creating a hierarchyWe talk of a culture of collaboration, but it cannot exist in a culture that is based around competition, nurtured by the report card. Repo...08 Feb, 2020, 08.46 AM IST
- VA Tech Wabag gets orders worth Rs 1,477 cr from UP govtThe Chennai-headquartered firm has bagged the Rs 1,477 crore contract on 'one city, one operator' model and will operate, maintain and mana...29 Nov, 2019, 03.27 PM IST
- Zero sewer discharge in Ganga in Varanasi by NovThe Ganga Action Plan was launched by then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Varanasi on June 14, 1986 to reduce the pollution load on Ganga.03 Feb, 2019, 03.42 PM IST
- Zero sewer discharge in Ganga in Varanasi by Nov03 Feb, 2019, 03.18 PM IST
- Cleaning Ganga: Varanasi to get 2 new STPs before MarchThe sewage treatment plants, having a total 260 million litres daily capacity, will be commissioned at Varanasi's Dinapur and Goitha before...20 Oct, 2017, 04.35 PM IST
- Yamuna remains dirty despite huge costs to clean it: PanelA parliamentary panel has noted that Yamuna river seems "dirtier" than before despite Rs 6,500 crore having been spent on its clean-up.23 Feb, 2014, 10.23 AM IST
- Yamuna remains dirty despite huge costs to clean it: PanelInterceptor sewers along the major drains of the city are crucial for curbing pollution of the Yamuna as they would keep untreated sewage f...23 Feb, 2014, 09.57 AM IST
- Rs 6,500 crore and 19 years later, Yamuna dirty as everSix years after Delhi Jal Board proposed interceptor sewers to treat sewage before it flows into major drains, just Rs 51 crore of the Rs 1...11 Mar, 2013, 08.53 AM IST
- Court orders jail for ex-DJB CEODelhi High Court ordered a twoweek jail term for former DJB CEO Arun Mathur and two other top officials of the Board for their failure to p...26 Nov, 2008, 09.11 AM IST
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