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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicSewage workers

Topic: Sewage workers

NHRC initiates probe into sewage workers’ deaths in Greater Noida, seeks action taken report

The workers were killed while repairing a submersible pump to fix overflowing sewer on June 25 at the plant of a multinational IT company.

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.

Sewage worker deaths wouldn’t happen if India worked as hard on it as it did for polio

Eleven sewage workers died in seven days despite manual scavenging being abolished years ago.

On Camera

Telecom is India’s next Atmanirbhar champion—with 4G rollout as a milestone

Fifteen operators across 9 countries have inquired about India's technology, and nations like Kenya, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, and Egypt have shown concrete interest in Indian 4G and 5G stacks.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.