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Chattisgarh
5-star rating for garbage free-cities to Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore
Posted on 27 May, 2020 08:26 AMSwachh Survekshan for urban India: Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore among the top
![Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0112tps_0_0.jpg?itok=m5Du7vYO)
Relief with dignity to the vulnerable, in the times of Covid
Posted on 29 Apr, 2020 12:59 PMWhile the COVID-19 pandemic is putting humanity through its most testing times, there are stories of hope, resilience, and unwavering human spirit. We have seen volunteers from the general public, NGOs and other community-based organisations, governments, philanthropies and private entities coming together in unprecedented ways.
![Local police support in the distribution of relief kits (Image Source: Samerth Trust)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/samerth2.jpg?itok=V1-k038l)
Joining the battle against Covid-19
Posted on 02 Apr, 2020 10:48 AMThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared coronavirus disease a pandemic. Originating from Wuhan in China, it has traversed almost the entire globe, and claimed more than 41,000 lives, while over 8 lakh people are infected already. That’s largely the urban population.
![Keeping the communities abreast of best practices for a safe and healthy living (Image: PRADAN)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pradan1.jpg?itok=yX74kSLg)
Women lead the way in water quality surveillance
Posted on 06 Mar, 2020 01:45 PMHistorically, water is a gendered burden, with women being the primary caregivers responsible for cooking, washing and cleaning chores in the house and in modern times in institutions (teachers, anganwadi and healthcare workers). Women have traditionally been associated with various water related tasks - be it collecting, fetching, or purifying water.
![Organised under WaterAid India’s partnership with GAP, water testing workshop (2019) held in Indore district aimed at training women and youth to lead the entire process of community water management – from planning to supply, operations and maintenance and to educate communities on water-quality issues. (Image: WaterAid India/Ashima Narain)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wai1.jpg?itok=FVFEjRSY)
Increased river traffic threatens Gangetic dolphins
Posted on 22 Jan, 2020 08:57 PMGangetic dolphins under threat thanks to increased river traffic
![The Gangetic Dolphin (Source: Arati Kumar Rao)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gangetic_dolphin1_0_1.jpg?itok=4rKh9adf)
If she built a country: A film review
Posted on 04 Jan, 2020 10:49 AMMaheen Mirza’s film ‘Agar wo desh banati/ If she built a country’ looks at the widespread displacement on an unprecedented scale for mines and industries in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
![The documentary brings attention to how development interventions changed gender relations (Image courtesy: People's Film Collective)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desh1.jpg?itok=WpnNTpJD)
Manual scavenging persists in India due to weak enforcement of laws
Posted on 18 Nov, 2019 08:01 PMManual scavenging still prevails in India thanks to weak laws, says study
![manual_scavengers](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/manual_scavengers_0_2.jpg?itok=-DSL0_KJ)
Goa fights to protect its khazans; Coonoor cleans its river; Punjab gov scrambles to clean Kali Bein River before Gurupurab
Posted on 10 Oct, 2019 11:36 AMGoa government, farmers against MoEF for proposing re-designation of the state’s low lying lands
![Aerial view of a Khazan in the Zuari river, Goa.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00424_0.jpg?itok=9Yai2DZ4)
Zila Swachh Bharat Preraks - India's sanitation warriors
Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 11:45 AMIn 2014, the Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) to accelerate efforts in achieving universal sanitation coverage. The issue of access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities also became a major Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-6) when the United Nation set 17 global goals in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda.
![For Akshant Nagar, 23, schoolchildren turned out to be the biggest driving force in helping to make Pipariya block in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh become open defecation free (ODF) in just seven months. Image credit: Tata Trusts](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/akshant_nagar-3.jpg?itok=9IUPP8dX)
Air pollution surges to emergency levels in India
Posted on 11 Jun, 2019 03:53 PMUrban India needs to take air pollution more seriously than it does now. The Centre for Science and Environment’s report, State of India's Environment 2019 has come up with startling facts on the state of air in the country.
![Narratives from Korba in Chhattisgarh is proof that breathing the dust laden air near the power plant is injurious to health. (Image: Ishan Tankha)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/photo4.jpg?itok=F3v5umuW)