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India has more cell phones than toilets: UN

United Nations: More people in India, the world’s second most crowded country, have access to a mobile telephone than to a toilet, according to a new UN study on how to cut the number of people with inadequate sanitation.

“It is a tragic irony to think that in India, a country now wealthy enough that roughly half of the people own phones, about half cannot afford the basic necessity and dignity of a toilet,” said Zafar Adeel, Director of United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health (IWEH).

India has some 545 million cell phones, enough to serve about 45 per cent of the population, but only about 366 million people or 31 per cent of the population had access to improved sanitation in 2008.

The recommendations of United Nations University (UNU) released on Wednesday are meant to accelerate the pace towards reaching the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on halving the proportion of people without access to safe water and basic sanitation.

If current global trends continue, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) predict there will be a shortfall of 1 billion persons from that sanitation goal by the target date of 2015.

“Anyone who shirks the topic as repugnant, minimises it as undignified, or considers unworthy those in need should let others take over for the sake of 1.5 million children and countless others killed each year by contaminated water and unhealthy sanitation,” said. Adeel.

Among the nine recommendations are the suggestions to adjust the MDG target from a 50 per cent improvement by 2015 to 100 per cent coverage by 2025; and to reassign official development assistance equal to 0.002 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to sanitation.

The UNU report cites a rough cost of 0 to build a toilet, including labour, materials and advice.

“The world can expect, however, a return of between and for every dollar spent on sanitation, realized through reduced poverty and health costs and higher productivity – an economic and humanitarian opportunity of historic proportions,” added Adeel. (IANS)

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Shoaib divorced Ayesha!

A new twist to the tale of Sania-Shoaib wedding. According to Dr.Shams Babar, the family doctor of Ayesha, Shoiab Malik divorced Ayesha Siddiqui this morning on phone.

Shoaib Malik who refused to accept Ayesha as his wife finally divorced her and has shut all controversy. Shoaib and Ayesha had long discussions and settled the matter. He agree to divorce her on phone and her family has assured the case will be taken back.

Sources say that PCC chief secretary Rasool Khan last night spoke with both the families and got the matter settlcompromised.

RareRitual.com wishes the new couple all the best

Puri Jagannadh+RGV+Amitabh Bachchan = Budda !

Call it a crazy combination or an exciting one; it’s going to happen later this year. Puri Jagannadh, Ram Gopal Varma and Amitabh Bachchan are going to work together for a new film. Over the past few years, Puri Jagannadh is said to be keen on directing a Hindi film. With ‘Pokiri’, he became a noted name in Bollywood. After almost four years of Pokiri’s release, Puri Jagannadh’s dream of making a Hindi film seems to be coming true. He’s going to direct a new film titled ‘Budda’ and it will have none other than Amitabh Bachchan in lead role. Ram Gopal Varma, who began his career as a director with a Telugu movie ‘Shiva’ in 1989, has successfully established himself in Hindi film industry. He had recently made ‘Rann’ which had Amitabh Bachchan in lead role. News is that Ram Gopal Varma is going to produce this Puri Jagannadh – Amitabh Bachchan’s film. The script has been finalized and the buzz is that Bollywood circles are quite excited about this film. The film will go on floors later this year. RareRitual.com wishes Puri Jagannadh a great success in Bollywood too!