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Varanasi out of UP Swachh Ward Contest -Nelanshu Shukla

-IndiaToday.in PM Modi's constituency Varanasi failed to find a place in UP Swachh Ward Contest. Lucknow: In a major embarrassment for both central and state governments, PM Modi's constituency Varanasi failed to find a place in UP Swachh Ward Contest. The state-level contest was held in Lucknow on December 25 in which the districts were evaluated on various parameters like open defecation free, solid waste management, segregation of waste, condition of public toilets,...

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Forgotten again: 3 kids starve to death, fury gives way to apathy -Somreet Bhattacharya

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A one-room house near Pandit Chowk in Mandawali has been locked ever since three children—Mansi (8), Sikha (4) and Parul (2)—starved to death here. The tragedy that shook this locality in July is still discussed, but the tide of strong emotions has now ebbed. “Nothing has changed. No new anganwadi centre has come up, nor did anyone ask about the condition of other kids living here....

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Swachh Bharat? Still not quite, shows a World Bank study -Nikita Kwatra

-Livemint.com Despite the rush in the construction of toilets since the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’s launch on 2 October, India has the highest rate of open defecation in the world The Swachh Bharat Mission hopes to make India open-defecation free by October 2019. But, despite the rush in the construction of toilets since the scheme’s launch, India has the highest rate of open defecation in the world. According to a new...

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Poshan sakhis transform reproductive health in Odisha -Rakhi Ghosh

-VillageSquare.in Women trained as poshan sakhis, or nutrition friends, advice and help rural women, particularly expectant and lactating mothers, to eat nutritious food and overcome anemia and underweight deliveries Koraput (Odisha): Swapnarani (21), an expectant mother, finishes her household work fast to attend the monthly maitri baithak at her village Bhutanagar in Badakeranga panchayat of Odisha’s Koraput district. Maitri baithak, or friendship meeting, provides space for women to discuss issues that concern...

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LPG, toilet, house: BJP built solid rural assets but income didn't rise

-The Indian Express “Incomes” not rising, due to low crop prices and stagnating wages, has more than offset any “asset” gains in the recent period, which also probably explains the party’s heavy losses in the three states it ruled, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. New Delhi: The big rural economy takeaway for the BJP from the just-concluded assembly elections is that mere asset creation — building roads, houses and toilets or...

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