New machine aims to end India's sewer death shame

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India's first elephant hospital opens in Mathura India's first specialised hospital for elephants was opened by Agra Divisional Commissioner Anil Kumar at Farah block's Churmura village, Mathura. When nature meets fashion: BioFashion show in Colombia BioFashion is an environmental initiative that seeks to create awareness about the preservation and management of natural resources. The unusual fashion show took place in Cali, the capital of the state of Valle del Cauca, western Colombia, on November 19. New machine aims to end India's sewer death shame Hundreds of "manual scavengers" die each year cleaning out sewers in cities across India but a machine unveiled for Monday's World Toilet Day could help to end that tragic record PM Modi, Rahul & other leaders pay tribute to Indira Gandhi on her 101st birth anniversary Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and several other political leaders paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 101st birth anniversary on Monday. Now create, share personalised responses for Alexa in India Amazon on Monday released "Alexa Skill Blueprints" allowing users to create personalised skills and responses for its voice-based assistant Alexa in India. Djokovic sets sight on 2019 after missing spot in ATP Finals to Alexander Zverev Novak Djokovic set his sights on the Australian Open after a painful defeat in the ATP Finals at the hands of Alexander Zverev. The 'marvelous' world of Stan Lee Stanley Lieber was so embarrassed that he was a comic book writer that he started signing off as "Stan Lee"; he later legally adopted this "dumb name" Lee met Joan Boocock, a British hat model, in 1974; they got married and were together for 69 years till her death in 2017. Taiwan's 'notebook boy' commits his memories in writing Chen Hong-zhi, 26, who suffers from short-term memory loss, recalls what he did last week from his lined notebooks, crammed with entries in blue ink. Smart homes of the future could adjust to your needs When you leave a room, you would not require anyone to tell the that the lights, or the fans needed to be switched off. Sensors hidden in the walls or floors could automatically detect that the room was empty and do the needful. Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2018 With India's top policymakers and industry doyens under one roof, the ET Awards 2018 function was a star-studded affair.

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