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Access to clean water and sanitation: the rural-urban gap closes
News this week
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 27 May, 2014 12:21 PM

The rural-urban divide in access to sanitation reduces: UN
Many rural areas have free toilets
10% of Odisha coast prone to erosion
News this week: 10% Odisha coast highly prone to erosion, reveals study; Unseasonal rain destroys agriculture in Andhra; Centre plans to conduct socio-economic survey of forest villages.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 12 May, 2014 08:38 AM

10% of Odisha coast prone to erosion: Study
Coastal erosion (Source: GFGD)
NGT prohibits commercial extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra
Policy matters this week: NGT restricts extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra; Centre OKs Polavaram Project Authority appointment; Delhi govt holds authorities accountable prior to the monsoon.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 05 May, 2014 10:33 AM

NGT prohibits groundwater extraction in Maharashtra's 12 districts
Groundwater extraction (Source: Karuna Society)
Call for Proposals, Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation, India
Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF) invites proposals from civil society organisations for projects that seek BRLF support.
Posted on 23 Apr, 2014 01:44 PM

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Close 23 out of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand: SC committee
Policy matters this week: SC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand; WB govt planning to amend Land Reform Act; HC orders Gujarat to properly implement the water project.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:09 PM

SC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand
Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand (Source:Wikimedia)
Indian Railways gets notice for supplying poor quality water
Policy matters this week: Delhi HC issues notice to Indian Railways for supplying poor quality water; DJB ends the free water policy on April 1; Rajasthan govt plans to set up 1,000 RO plants.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 06 Apr, 2014 06:13 PM

HC issues notice to Indian Railways over poor quality water
Bottled water at railways (Source:India Rail Info)
Abolish manual scavenging: SC
Policy matters this month: SC directs all states to abolish manual scavenging; MoEF reduces ESA in its new draft notification on Western Ghats; Maharashtra all set to clean its rivers.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 31 Mar, 2014 11:14 PM

Abolish manual scavenging: SC
A manual scavenger in Chennai (Namathu Blogspot)
Red Hills reservoir leaks Chennai's water supply!
News this week: Chennai's Red Hills reservoir is leaking water; quantum of uranium in 'Thummalapalle' groundwater poses no threat to people; Kerala has the cleanest Anganwadi toilets.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 10 Feb, 2014 04:49 PM

Chennai's drinking water seeps down the drain
A reservoir in Tamil Nadu (Source: Wikipedia)
Application Invited for 'Senior Fellow- Water and Disaster', SaciWATERs, Hyderabad
SaciWATERs seeks a "Senior Fellow - Water and Disasters" to independently lead and coordinate projects addressing water quality and related issues.
Posted on 06 Feb, 2014 08:20 PM

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Invitation to a Sharing Workshop on 'Participatory Groundwater Management in Andhra Pradesh', WASSAN, Hyderabad
Through this workshop, WASSAN aims to spread the message of collective action for improving the groundwater management and governance in Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 06 Feb, 2014 07:51 PM

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