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Research Papers
Spatial pattern and clustering of open defecation in India
Posted on 12 Jun, 2023 11:15 AMThe prevalence of open defecation in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including India, is one of the main barriers to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG-6) by 2030. In South and Central Asia, India is found to practise open defecation at a high rate (16%) compared to both the regional average (12%) and the global average (6%).
![Due to the lack of water supply, this community toilet complex is left to rot in the village Sanarpudur (Image: IWP Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/9063590659_f62e79cd14_o.jpg?itok=1hl0BW81)
Kodagu landslide survivors' experiences
Posted on 11 Jun, 2023 10:59 PMKodagu, a picturesque hill station nestled in the western ghats of India, faced catastrophic landslides in 2018. The cumulative rainfall in Kodagu district was 3464 mm from January 1 to August 31, 2018. It was 32% more than the average annual rainfall over the last 20 years.
![Landslides have become an annual occurrence and have spread to other districts of the Western Ghats range (Image: Ashish Gupta; (CC BY 2.0))](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/Landslide_%2815339626638%29.jpg?itok=Y_tKoiQ3)
Lived experiences of sanitation and hygiene access
Posted on 02 Jun, 2023 09:18 PMHighlights from the study:
![Children pose outside a toilet (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/9063610653_80935f0e36_o.jpg?itok=kF0r3RL4)
Conservation and collection practices in the sacred Thal Kedar forest of Uttarakhand
Posted on 20 May, 2023 06:57 PMForests are a primary source of food, water, medicine, fruits, shelter, bedding materials, fuel, fodder, and appliances for agriculture in rural areas, globally. The ‘sacred natural forest sites’ in the Himalayan mountains are a common center of different cultures, social groups, traditions, and beliefs.
![The sacred Thal Kedar forest is a common sacred center for people of different cultures, traditions, and beliefs (Image: Mini Mehta, eUttaranchal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/thal-kedar-mini-mehta.jpg?itok=8x8Qi400)
There’s a rare catfish in your well
Posted on 16 May, 2023 10:40 AMA rare species of catfish, has been found in aquifers in Kerala, opening a window to the rich biodiversity that exists even in deep and dark underground subterranean environments where unique organisms survive by adapting to the harsh surroundings informs this paper titled 'Evolution in the dark: Unexpected geneti
![Image Source: By Rajeev Raghavan, Remya L. Sundar, C.P. Arjun, Ralf Britz, Neelesh Dahanukar - Evolution in the dark: Unexpected genetic diversity and morphological stasis in the blind, aquifer-dwelling catfish Horaglanis, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128832101. Link to image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Horaglanis#/media/File:Horaglanis_populi_live.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/Horaglanis_populi_live.jpg?itok=dz53EL50)
Informal plastic waste recycling firms: Impacts on livelihood and health
Posted on 15 May, 2023 09:02 AMA sizeable segment of the workforce in India relies on the informal sector as their main source of income. One such activity is waste management, which is carried out informally or is organised through associations and cooperatives.
![Informal plastic waste recycling firms has increased significantly since the 1990s (Image: Andreas, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/garbage-3552363.jpg?itok=xi7C7zEb)
How do Indian waste to energy plants compare with their global counterparts?
Posted on 11 May, 2023 09:19 AMWith the ever-increasing demand for energy in a rapidly growing economy like India, cheap and sustainable energy is the need of the hour. Waste-to-energy conversion remains a major untapped energy resource in the Indian context.
![EIA suggests lower GHG emission of waste-to-energy plants over landfill (Image: Norbert Nagel,Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/waste-to-energy_plant.jpg?itok=R28R3fGr)
Adaptation and mitigation for monsoon extremes in the Indo Gangetic Plains
Posted on 08 May, 2023 12:46 PMIndia is heating up
![A woman wades through knee-deep water with her belongings. (Picture courtesy - 101Reporters) (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-05/Bihar%20floods.jpg?itok=fSclASZf)
Turning waste to wealth sustainably
Posted on 27 Apr, 2023 03:58 PMWater hyacinth, a devil in disguise
![Water hyacinth, invaders in disguise (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-04/Water%20hyacinth5.jpg?itok=xhIZOUQT)