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India: Toilets Before Temples?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would prioritise toilets over temples, but is lack of water, sanitation and other public services the country's biggest challenge?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would prioritise toilets over temples, but is lack of water, sanitation and other public services the country's biggest challenge?

Manuela Saragosa speaks to Anu Madgavkar of management consultants McKinsey about her alternative measure to the UN's poverty line - the "Empowerment Line" - and why it takes account of India's particular concerns. And, we hear from the 91热爆's Anu Anand in Delhi about an innovative way of coping with the capital city's chronic shortage of drinking water - the Water ATM.

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Thu 2 Oct 2014 14:32GMT

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