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Hygiene awareness is transforming Indian households. Mothers now seek detailed information on diaper rash and sanitary pads. Mobile internet and social media deliver health guidance, building literacy. Menstrual hygiene is openly discussed, with girls attending school more consistently. Parents research infant care, leading to better outcomes. Spending on hygiene products is increasing, with prevention becoming a priority.

Self-cleaning toilets offer an automated solution to a tedious chore, utilizing features like cleaning fluid, intense water streams, or UV light to maintain hygiene. While they reduce chemical exposure and water usage, potential buyers should consider the more complex installation and ongoing maintenance costs of replacement parts. Ultimately, the decision hinges on balancing convenience with the acceptance of new technology.

The government on Wednesday said sanitizers are disinfectants like soaps, anti-bacterial liquids, dettol, among others, which attract 18 per cent duty under the GST regime. In a statement, the finance ministry said various chemicals, packing materials and input services, among others, used for manufacturing hand sanitizers also attract a GST rate of 18 per cent.

In a tragic incident, four persons addicted to alcohol died after they consumed hand sanitizers instead of liquor in Tirupati on Friday.

The Covid-19 pandemic, which has immensely pushed up the demand for sanitizers, has also led to domestic sanitizer manufacturing industries mushrooming across the state. Consequently, traditional sanitizer manufacturers are facing a great deal of competition and the market has undergone a significant change.

The government has granted infrastructure status to the shipyard industry, a move that will help the sectoral players get long-term financing at cheaper rates. The move will benefit private shipyards of L&T, Reliance Defence and Engineering Shipyard and ABG Shipyard.

New Delhi, May 2 () The government has granted infrastructure status to the shipyard industry, a move that will help the sectoral players get long-term financing at cheaper rates.

The prevention of crime branch (PCB) on Thursday seized another huge stock of duplicate sanitizers from two shops.

Imagine a toilet that removes water from human waste and vaporizes it using a hand-operated vacuum pump, turning the remaining solids into fuel that can be used as fertilizer .

The local crime branch (LCB) of rural police busted a gang which cheated medical equipment and drug traders by luring them on social media promising to provide them pulse oximeters and other equipment including Covid-related drugs at a cheaper price.

The state drug control department has booked 132 private companies for producing and selling substandard drugs and hand sanitizers during the pandemic.

Three employees of Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation has been booked for allegedly assaulting a vegetable vendor in Dombivli.

Unfazed by stiff opposition from environmentalists, the tourism department on Sunday privatized sanitation work on Puri beach.

Water purifiers could become cheaper with the FM announcing a 50% reduction in excise duty - from 16% to 8%.

The state government is contemplating reducing liquor price by lowering additional retail tax (ART). In a bid to discourage liquor consumption, the state government had increased the prices on multiple occasions. However, considering the recent deaths reported due to consumption of sanitizer and increased liquor smuggling across state borders, the government is considering lowering the prices.

Promises of proper sanitation and solid waste management, relief to the poor from various taxes and regularisation of e-rickshaws on the pattern of Delhi dominate the Aam Aadmi Party’s 27-point manifesto for the urban local bodies’ elections

In a bid to survive in the new-normal, Bengal’s private security industry, which employs close to 7 lakh people in Kolkata, are betting big on health safety to off-set employment losses and keep afloat.

Mathura jail is all set to start production of polythene based Improvised Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kit, developed by IIT Kanpur researchers, for use of their staff and sanitation workers at the forefront of corona battle.