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Friday, November 28, 2025
TopicSanitation

Topic: Sanitation

93% rural households have access to toilets & 96.5% use them, says survey

PTI -
The survey was conducted between November 2018 and February 2019 under the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

Use of public toilets costs slum dwellers 104 times what those with own toilets spend

Fatima Khan -
Study suggests the high user charges are undermining the benefits of the Modi government’s flagship Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Bill Gates aims to save half a million lives by reinventing the toilet

Jason Gale -
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation spent $200 million over seven years funding sanitation research.

Bangladeshis can teach Narendra Modi’s India a thing or two about using toilets

Pritha Chatterjee -
Bangladesh model is against subsidy driven construction of toilets, focusing instead on generating collective community demand.

No, Modi’s Swachh Bharat is not like earlier sanitation measures, it’s much better

Yugal Joshi -
ThePrint’s article on Modi’s Swachh Bharat campaign is condescending in title and content

In mad race for targets, Modi’s Swachh Bharat could fumble the same way UPA plans did

Pritha Chatterjee -
Setting ambitious deadlines for toilet construction takes the focus away from providing long-term solutions to rural sanitation.

Sanitation as government programme or social change: What works better?

Nipun Vinayak -
Outcomes of a government programme are limited to target achievements. Once a village is declared ODF, attention towards it is likely to reduce. This creates a risk of slipping back into old habits.

Hindus are less likely to use a toilet than Muslims in India

Michael Geruso -
Data reveals 25% of Hindus who own toilets don't use them, only 10% of Muslims do the same.

Data shows India’s last red state Tripura is low on development, but high on social indices

Alison Saldanha -
Tripura fares well on multiple social and health indicators, but has the highest unemployment percentage in India.

Drain deaths: Cheap labour, distrust of machines keep manual scavenging alive

Sabah Gurmat -
ThePrint takes stock of laws prohibiting this dehumanising practice and finds out why they are not being enforced despite disturbing statistics. Sabah K & Vandana Menon
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Opinion

Is Bangladesh ready for ‘developed country’ status? It’s all optics for Sheikh Hasina

Faisal Mahmud -
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.

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Economy

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

Sharan Poovanna -
The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

Defence

India and Indonesia inch closer to BrahMos deal, defence ties to ramp up

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.

National Interest

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

Shekhar Gupta -
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.

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