TopicSanitation workers

Topic: sanitation workers

Sanitation workers were at forefront of Covid fight. But are missing from vaccination plan

Akhileshwari Reddy - 28 December, 2020

India's solid waste management workers had no choice but to enter containment zones and handle bio-medical waste. Hundreds of them are Covid infected.

Let’s talk about garbage in Covid battle and clap for India’s sanitation workers

Dilip Mandal - 1 May, 2020

Wuhan’s trash increased 6 times while it fought Covid. India’s is on the rise too but we don’t have enough treatment facilities or protection for sanitation workers.

Not enough masks & gloves, sanitation workers fear infection at Delhi’s Covid hospitals

Sravasti Dasgupta - 29 April, 2020

Sanitation workers at Delhi hospitals claim they are scared of doing their jobs as without adequate PPE, they are exposed to Covid-19 through discarded masks and gloves.

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

Shubhagato Dasgupta - 28 April, 2020

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

7,000 engineers, postgraduates, diploma-holders apply for 549 sanitary-worker jobs in TN

PTI - 28 November, 2019

Some applicants already have jobs with private firms but were drawn by the promise of a government job and starting pay of Rs 15,700.

By washing feet, PM Narendra Modi was honouring himself not safai karamcharis

B. Ravichandran - 26 February, 2019

Modi said the workers were leading the Swachh Bharat movement and yet celebrities and politicians continue to be the face of the mission.

Want justice, not PM washing feet, say sewer cleaners at Jantar Mantar protest

Simrin Sirur - 25 February, 2019

The sewer cleaners' protest came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi washed the feet of sanitation workers at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.

PM Modi washes feet of sanitation workers for their efforts in ensuring a clean Kumbh

ThePrint Team - 25 February, 2019

The Prime Minister said he will carry the memories of washing the feet of safai karamcharis life-long.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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Hard-nosed, practical—why India has revived relations with Kabul, and why Taliban is welcoming

Jyoti Malhotra - 28 June, 2022

By protecting the Indian embassy in Kabul for the last ten months, the Taliban is sending a message to its neighbours and the rest of the world.

India readying Bharat NCAP for safer cars but curbing violations can make big difference too

28 June, 2022

Simranjit Singh Mann is reborn because there’s an uneasy vacuum in Punjab

28 June, 2022

Economy

Bigger cars, smaller chips — Why Mahindra is worried about increased wait time

Katrina Nicholas - 28 June, 2022

A major focus for Mahindra will be defending its market share in the large-format SUV segment from Tata Motors and Hyundai Motor.

Topic: sanitation workers

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YourTurn

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Opinion

Hard-nosed, practical—why India has revived relations with Kabul, and why Taliban is welcoming

India readying Bharat NCAP for safer cars but curbing violations can make big difference too

Simranjit Singh Mann is reborn because there’s an uneasy vacuum in Punjab

Economy

Bigger cars, smaller chips — Why Mahindra is worried about increased wait time

Defence

Almost 4,000 enrol for IAF’s Agnipath recruitment scheme on day 1 of online registrations

National Interest

With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again

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