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Delhi Police personnel, sanitation workers to get Covid-19 vaccine tomorrow
Frontline workers, including police personnel and sanitation workers, in the national capital will receive COVID-19 vaccine jabs starting Thursday, officials said on Wednesday.
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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Vaccine literacy key to building public trust
Fatalities in Delhi cross a grim landmark, elevated smartphone usage, and tips on how to help children deal with stress-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19
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ADB, govt ink $570 mn loan agreement to fund public infra in Rajasthan, MP
Under the funding programme for Rajasthan, water supply systems in at least eight project towns are expected to improve by 2027, benefiting more than 5,70,000 people
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Hathras: 20,000 Ahmedabad sanitation workers abstain from work
As many as 20,000 sanitation workers of AMC on Tuesday abstained from work in protest against the alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, a union leader said
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NABARD to undertake Sanitation Literacy Campaign in 2,000 villages
NABARD is embarking on a Sanitation Literacy Campaign from October 2 to promote literacy on 'WASH' (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in 2,000 villages across India covering 100,000 rural population
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'Invisible hands': How millions of domestic workers fare under Covid-19
Most domestic work is informal, leaving workers vulnerable, especially in times of crisis like Covid-19
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Get, set, fly: Here's how airlines ensured safe travel as services resumed
The first step was identifying the touch points to reduce contact and go for sanitisation wherever that is not possible
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Sanitation and cleanliness on top of new age mobility firms' agenda
Firms that provide urban commuting warm up to new realities as lockdown relaxes
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Covid-19 has made the invisible visible
Today, these 'invisible' people have become visible
Taking steps to ensure safety of sanitation workers: Centre to Delhi HC
The court was hearing a petition, filed by social activist Harnam Singh through advocate Mahmood Pracha, seeking directions for the safety of lakhs of sanitation workers
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Letter to BS: Covid-19 has brought focus on sanitation, health and hygiene
Health and hygiene were ignored and all that mattered was optimum utilisation of economic resources for maximum gains at minimum cost
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Sanitation, aerial alerts make drones new soldiers in war against Covid-19
They are being used throughout the country to spray disinfectants, manage crowds, spread awareness through public announcements and for geo-mapping to chalk out containment zones
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Prolonged coronavirus lockdown could make India's summer water crisis worse
For municipal and panchayat administrators in India, April is the month when bad news begins to pour in
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India needs $2.64-trn investment to meet UN's Sustainable Development Goals
At $701.5 billion, the greatest private sector opportunity in the country is investment in achieving and maintaining universal access to electricity, which is the seventh SDG.
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My favourite campaign is 'Haath, munh aur bum, bimari hogi kam': Aalok Bhan
The video has used kids in their campaign as key catalyst who have been promoting healthy habits
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Water, sanitation sector may attract Rs 6.3 trn investment in 5 yrs: Report
Government's new 'Nal se Jal' scheme, which aims to provide piped water connection to every household by 2024, will likely lead to a massive jump in the investment in water and sanitation
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People will learn from examples, says RICE's Nikhil Srivastav
After 4 years of Swachh Bharat, open defecation down 26 percentage points, but toilet use does not match construction spree
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This Tamil Nadu town's sanitation model helps manage sewage waste better
Karunguzhi's FSTP now receives around 6,000 to 8,000 litres of waste daily
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Why we need to realise value of trained masons to ensure safe sanitation
Training programmes are needed to equip masons with technical information
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Half of India lacks basic sanitation; 1 in 3 can't acess a toilet globally
If Indian women who don't have access to such facilities stand in a queue, it would stretch around the earth 4 times
