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Thursday, March 19, 2026
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Topic: ThePrint-CPR SCI-FI

Covid crisis has exposed gaps in urban Swachh Bharat Mission. It must be revamped

Shubhagato Dasgupta -
The Swachh Bharat Mission won’t work in Covid times unless it is equipped with wastewater management, better infrastructure and protects sanitation workers better.

Job loss, rent and exodus — Covid-19 crisis tells us migrants need housing security

Anindita Mukherjee -
Practising social distancing and staying home to fight the coronavirus is not possible for migrant workers without housing security.

YouTube, FB should counter rumours, provide information on food and shelter in Covid times

Anindita Mukherjee -
Digital platforms have the potential to disseminate accurate information that is required to fight the stigma around Covid-19 disease.

From unpaid domestic care work to menstrual hygiene – Covid’s double whammy for Indian women

Anju Dwivedi -
In Covid, India needs to develop gender-responsive strategies to strengthen public health preparedness, which do not de-prioritise health needs of women.

India is fighting Covid-19 like Liberia fought the Ebola outbreak

Anju Dwivedi -
Community based organisations have mounted Covid-19 responses by supporting quarantine facilities and providing hygiene kits in their areas.

Hand washing is a luxury — govt should give soaps to urban poor during the Covid-19 crisis

Shubhagato Dasgupta -
Government should provide WASH services in informal settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic as they lack the infrastructure to fight this pandemic.

Hand washing to stop coronavirus — 78% of toilets in Mumbai slums lack reliable water supply

Shubhagato Dasgupta -
Water and sanitation concerns of Indian slums need to be addressed in the fight against coronavirus, otherwise it can have a nationwide impact.

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Opinion

Strait of Hormuz crisis shows limits of US, say Chinese. ‘India most vulnerable’

Sana Hashmi -
Chinese online discourse situates the crisis within a broader geopolitical context, particularly the hesitancy of US allies to support Washington.

Salar Jung Museum at 75 is also a story of what Hyderabad lost

Kabul hospital bombing unravels the laws of war. It puts our civilisation in danger

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Economy

Amid supply crunch, govt offers 10% additional commercial LPG to states. But there’s a condition

Udit Bubna -
India faces LPG shortage amid supply disruptions from Strait of Hormuz closure due to prolonged West Asia conflict.

Defence

Indian borders to US schools, Indian firm bags orders to supply surveillance drones to Texas schools

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The company had secured orders worth over Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army in November last year. Its UAVs are deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan & China.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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