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- 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
- Forcing one to clean sewer may soon attract 7-years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10 lakhThe social justice and empowerment ministry is set to introduce the Manual Scavenging Amendment Bill, which would make manually cleaning se...06 Oct, 2022, 02.58 PM IST
- Zoho invests in deep-tech startup Genrobotics working against manual scavenging"Nurturing a thriving deep-tech ecosystem is one of the priorities of Zoho and the investment in Genrobotics is part of that commitment," c...25 May, 2022, 09.56 AM IST
- 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.07 Jun, 2019, 10.38 AM IST
- Over 20,500 manual scavengers identified in India: SurveyThe latest survey has revealed that manual scavenging is prevalent in many states.02 Oct, 2018, 08.22 PM IST
- Hyderabad gets mini jetting machines to end manual scavengingAccording to HMWS&SB officials, each machine costs Rs 26 lakh. While the SBI has given a term loan of Rs 20 lakh per machine, entrepreneurs...05 Jun, 2017, 07.11 PM IST
- Chefs and researchers incorporate insects, protein powerhouses into mainstream dietThe UN has been making a case for using insects as food for a very long time, with the Food and Agriculture Organisation working on the top...23 Apr, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
- SwachhBharat@2: Build smart toilets before smart citiesNow that you are going to build some 10 crore more toilets by 2019, this means you will build some 10 crore more septic tanks.06 Oct, 2016, 05.16 PM IST
- Centre to conduct own survey on manual scavenging after States provide poor dataCentre has noted that several state governments have failed to implement the provisions of the Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavenge...19 Apr, 2016, 10.15 AM IST
- Manual scavenging on in Gujarat despite being prohibited: CAGEven though manual scavenging is prohibited in the country, there were several cases of it reported from Gujarat, a CAG report said today.11 Nov, 2014, 08.12 PM IST
- BJP flays Bihar minister for charges on dalits plight in GujaratThe BJP today attacked JD(U) for alleging that 12 lakh people were still engaged in manual scavenging in Gujarat on the basis of "false" da...01 Feb, 2014, 07.49 PM IST
- Railways opposes construction of latrines along tracksThe draft cabinet note of Social Justice and Empowerment is already at the stage of final approval.07 Jun, 2013, 04.20 PM IST
- Manual scavenging: I apologize, PM must do the same, says Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh apologised to the nation on the issue of manual scavenging and added that the PM must too do the same.11 Dec, 2012, 04.44 PM IST
- I spend 18 hours in a day on toilets: Jairam RameshI believe the biggest issues in front of us are malnutrition and toilets, these are the two faces of one coin, Ramesh said.09 Jun, 2012, 12.27 AM IST
- Now, bio-toilets in 50 train coachesIn a bid to get rid of manual scavenging on railway tracks, bio-toilets have been installed in 50 coaches of various trains, the Railways i...28 Apr, 2011, 09.23 AM IST
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