Boosting worker output

Even as economies are picking up world wide, it is believed the hiring of new workers and a decrease in the unemployment rate will trail far behind other improvements in…

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Fishing in sewers

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has taken up a र500-crore project under the JNNURM to desilt and strengthen brick sewers in nine prominent roads. The project aims to relieve the city…

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In the market for proper sanitation

Poor sanitation spreads disease, yet efforts to provide subsidised toilets have been resisted for cultural
reasons in many developing countries. To improve the rate of uptake, some people are now advocating a market-based approach.

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Keep Delhi Clean

With only six months to go for the Commonwealth Games to commence, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has appealed to Delhiites to help the civic authorities in keeping the city clean.…

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A map of toilets

To make it swifter for tourists and citizens to access washrooms, the Delhi Tourism department will soon come up with a map of Delhi pointing out the places where public…

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Saving Hindon!

To keep the Hindon river clean, the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam has introduced a first-of-its kind disposal system for temple waste which ultimately ends up in the river. Specially designed vehicles…

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Cleaning Laundry Ducts

The hospital’s dryers could hardly dry the clothes anymore and the lint buildup was so bad that the fire inspector had cited the place.” So begins the story by one…

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