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Sanitation: It’s a Mess here

Sanitation is a very basic human need and is one of the primary drivers of public health, but unfortunately, in India, this facility is beyond the reach of millions of people. If we believe a report published in a leading newspaper, almost 60% of Indians defecate in the open. The condition is poorer in rural areas. In the data released by the NSSO (National Sample Survey Office), only 32% of the rural households have access to sanitation, and almost 1000 children below the age of 5 die every day in India due to diarrhea, hepatitis-causing pathogens, and other sanitation-related diseases. Poor sanitation not only negatively influences school attendance, especially for girls, but a report published in TIME magazine indicated that it is also the main culprit in the stunting of children in India. According to the World Bank, the sanitation deficit also translates into losses in GDP. The sanitation deficit in India is estimated to cost the country Rs 24,000 crores per year.Another report p

Youth:- It’s Role in the Elections

We all know that India is a Youth Nation and hence in the development of this nation, the youth community here has to play a very pivotal role. Elections, anywhere does play a very important role in giving a country, state, city, institution, organizations… by providing a leader to them. A leader which is appointed by the general consensus is very much responsible for the betterment and development of the body for which he/she is chosen for. A bad leader will make things worse and a good leader will try to reach the pinnacle of betterment which in turn will make things better. Hence it is very necessary that we elect those persons as leaders who have the quality, the vision and motive to improve things. When it comes to General Elections, this matter becomes more important. Through General Elections, we chose those persons, in the hands of whom lies the responsibility of steering the country. Youth in India needs to play very active and fruitful role in the forthcoming elections. Indi