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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicSewage worker deaths

Topic: Sewage worker deaths

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance after 3 workers die of asphyxiation cleaning a sewage tank in TN

The commission has taken notice of the fact that the workers died after entering a sewage tank without any protective gear at a private industrial unit in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur district.

Why manual scavenging is still a problem for India in 2018 despite a slew of policies

None of the laws enacted so far seems to have done its job, as hundreds of manual scavengers continue to die in pits and sewers.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.