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Last Updated:March 21, 2026, 09:06 IST The data also shows a widening gap between deaths and compensation. While all 62 deaths reported in 2021 received full compensation, this declined sharply in subsequent years Of the total 315 deaths across India between 2021 and 2025, more than 60 per cent fatalities (195) were concentrated in just…
Last Updated:September 30, 2025, 16:17 is Manual scavenging—cleaning human waste by hand or carrying it manually—was outlawed under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act BMC officials stressed that in line with the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) guidelines, septic tanks and sewer lines in Mumbai are now cleaned using machines. (PTI)…
A study published in the prestigious international science journal Nature has “conclusively proven the immense health benefits” that came out of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Parameswaran Iyer, former Secretary and the man who led the Mission from 2016 to 2020, told News18 in an exclusive interview. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not only the brain…
As of July 2024, almost 12 crore toilets across rural and urban India had been built. New Delhi: Constructing toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission – India’s national cleanliness programme – may have helped avert roughly 60,000-70,000 infant deaths every year, according to a study. A team, including researchers from the International Food Policy Research…