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Monday, April 6, 2026
TopicSewer worker deaths

Topic: Sewer worker deaths

622 sanitation workers died in sewers, septic tanks across India in 9 yrs; 52 families got 0 compensation

Govt tabled this data in Lok Sabha Tuesday. UP recorded the highest fatalities at 86, followed by Maharashtra at 82, Tamil Nadu at 77, Haryana (76), Gujarat (73) & Delhi (62).

These technologies can end manual scavenging and save lives of sewage workers

Sewage workers continue to die despite the practice being illegal, and the govt has allegedly not done much despite massive funding available under Swachh Bharat.

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US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.