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River transport projects on development track
Posted on 10 Oct, 2016 10:36 AMGovernment starts river transport project with eight waterways
![River transport project work in progress. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_3.jpg?itok=JWOSOCjC)
A losing battle
Posted on 08 Oct, 2016 10:30 AMAt the recently concluded Woodpecker International Film Festival held at Sirifort Auditorium, New Delhi, Abdul Rashid, who works for Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) in the University of Kashmir, was awarded Young Green Filmmaker 2016.
![Abdul Rashid receives the nomination certificate during WIFF 2016.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thumb_dsc08198_1024.jpg?itok=NZkynnB7)
Voices that go unheard
Posted on 08 Oct, 2016 09:45 AMMinket Lepcha always felt close to nature and the environment since her childhood, thanks to her upbringing in the picturesque Darjeeling. Though she had spent many years in Delhi, studying and working in corporate firms, her interest in community development, environment and culture brought her back to her home town.
![Minket Lepcha receives Young Green Filmmaker award at WIFF 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thumb_dsc08212_1024.jpg?itok=wzjrKK2A)
Champions of cleanliness
Posted on 04 Oct, 2016 11:36 PM“Like 'Satyagraha' freed the country from colonialism, 'Swachhagraha' would free the country from dirt” – Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Dealing with urban waste
Posted on 03 Oct, 2016 11:17 PMWhen it comes to managing huge piles of waste, Indian metros have a monumental task in hand. As per 2011 figures, Delhi is the biggest waste generator with 6800 tonnes of waste being produced daily.
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Call for Applications: HI-AWARE Academy for Doctoral Students
Posted on 26 Sep, 2016 11:17 AMAbout the HI-AWARE Academy
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MGNREGA demands makeover
Posted on 23 Sep, 2016 09:04 PMThe article, The MGNREGA crisis: Insights from Jharkhand, published in the Economic and Political Weekly dated May 28, 2016, provides an overview of the status of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA in India.
![Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_work.jpg?itok=_6BHdvZj)
Right data to create right policies
Posted on 23 Sep, 2016 03:21 PMThe Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) provides ample information on the physical and financial progress of various programmes and schemes implemented by the government, with certain information mad
![IMIS on MDWS website](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mdws_imis.png?itok=TZSOUFCK)
Who gives a sh*t?
Posted on 20 Sep, 2016 05:47 PM“My mother used to head out with a basket full of ash every day. She would visit dry latrines in the area one by one, sprinkle the ash on the night soil, scoop it up and carry the excreta-filled basket on her head to dump the contents into a small tanker. This was almost 40 years back in our 'Singara (beautiful) Chennai',” recounts Ravanaiah.
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