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India
Toilets for women, women for toilets
Posted on 05 Feb, 2018 11:16 AMRural India’s tryst with toilets began with its first sanitation programme--the CRSP (Community Rural Sanitation Programme) in 1981, when the country’s rural sanitation coverage was a mere one percent. By 2014, it was 39 percent, i.e., an average of about one percent increase in sanitation coverage per year.
![The graph shows the sanitation coverage in rural India.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sanitation_coverage_in_rural_india.png?itok=mD2hfMlV)
Weeds to increase with climate change
Posted on 01 Feb, 2018 07:40 PMWeeds are a persistent problem for farmers. A recent assessment by the Directorate of Weed Research shows that India loses crops worth $ 11 billion every year to these farm intruders.
![Weeds are sturdier than crop plants and could survive climate change. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/18925996726_c61e67f718_z.jpg?itok=97dwLUTY)
Government announces new river revival strategy
Posted on 30 Jan, 2018 08:54 PMEnvironment ministry announces new strategy to revive major river water systems
![River Cauvery at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_2.jpg?itok=hnYYtKx4)
India slips to 177th position in green rankings this year
Posted on 30 Jan, 2018 08:31 PMIndia among bottom performers in global Environmental Performance Index
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2nd Edition of the India Sanitation Coalition - FICCI Sanitation Awards 2018
Posted on 30 Jan, 2018 03:25 PMAbout the Award
Nispana summit ends on a high note
Posted on 24 Jan, 2018 03:09 PMSustainable water supply and sanitation is a critical area in India’s urbanisation drive. Various national initiatives are currently underway to tackle the current challenges in water scarcity, the impact of climate change and adaptation, the increasing demand in providing quality water and effective sanitation for the billions of inhabitants.
![The summit gets inaugurated. (Pic courtesy: Nispana)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0001_2.jpg?itok=dFMOqOaW)
Bengaluru's Bellandur lake is on fire again
Posted on 24 Jan, 2018 10:14 AMBellandur lake catches fire again
![Bellandur lake on fire. (Source: NDTV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bluru-fire_650x400_61487319177_0_0.jpg?itok=74DauojD)
Eliminate garbage naturally
Posted on 23 Jan, 2018 06:19 PMKashmir was once known for its pristine mountains, lakes, beautiful landscape and clean environment. In the last few decades, however, things have changed. An increasing amount of untreated garbage produced by humans is becoming a critical problem affecting not only the health of the residents of Kashmir but its environment, too.
![A screenshot from the film Untreated Waste--Invitation to Disaster (Source: Abdul Rashid Bhat)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/wasted_life5s.jpg?itok=G0ErKPy0)
Open water data for integrated water science
Posted on 23 Jan, 2018 03:30 PMUnderstanding water in all its forms in every part of the water cycle is vital to ensuring its sustainable and equitable management. Whether there is a scarcity of water or an excess of it, knowing precisely the quantum of water, whether underground in aquifers, embedded in the soil as soil moisture or in numerous lakes, reservoirs and rivers is vital.
![Image courtesy NASA](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gpm_accumulation_1080p.00336_print.jpg?itok=3aY_HYy-)
The Open Water Data Paper
Posted on 23 Jan, 2018 02:47 PMThe paper seeks to take one step forward in the direction of better water data, by highlighting currently available data relevant to water resources management, generated from remote sensing sources, government, citizens and other relevant global meteorological data.
![Open Water Data in India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_cycle_data_0.png?itok=mNwNgZ7a)