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Water supply and sanitation in India - Meeting targets and beyond- A discussion Paper by Global Water Forum
Posted on 04 Oct, 2012 09:16 PMThis discussion paper by Global Water Forum sheds light on the progress on access to safe water
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra - Stop 1 -"We don’t talk about it at all !" The taboo of menstruation in rural Maharashtra, a major deterrent in achieving menstrual hygiene
Posted on 02 Oct, 2012 05:40 PMPriyanka, 13 and a chirpy adolescent girl studying in a government school in a village called ‘Rohini Gaun’ 25 kms from Wardha in Maharashtra blushes and says, "We don’t talk about it at all!".
Tragedy of the commons - Ground Water: Indiscriminate use of common resource, a real concern today
Posted on 28 Sep, 2012 02:11 PMAuthor : Pavan Swaminathan
Remembering Verghese Kurien- an article by Tushaar Shah in Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 24 Sep, 2012 06:25 PMIndia's dairy cooperatives today present a rare success story. This story is best represented by Amul which is today one of India's most trusted and loved brands, and also one of its most valuable, comprising a Rs.12,000 crore farmer-owned business.
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra (The Great WASH Yatra) - A travelling carnival over 6 weeks spreading awareness on sanitation & hygiene in India
Posted on 24 Sep, 2012 02:38 PMThe Nirmal Bharat Yatra, also called the The Great WASH Yatra is a multichannel, mega-campaign that harnesses the positive power of Cricket and Bollywood to promote awareness and enact behavioural change around sanitation and hygie
National water framework law – An explanatory note developed by the Sub-Group of Planning Commission’s Working Group on Water Governance for the Twelfth Plan
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 05:30 PMThis explanatory note by the Planning Commission on the national water law begins with an account of why a national water law is necessary.
GM crops are just not the right solution for our country, says a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 12:31 PMThe Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, in its August 2012 report has recommended a total ban on the field trials of all GM crops. The report titled “Cultivation of genetically modified food crops – Prospects and effects” is based on views and suggestions on the subject from the various stakeholders.
India's first nationwide rural water quality survey to start from October: A compilation of top stories from water industry from newsletter- Droplets
Posted on 17 Sep, 2012 02:27 PMWhat are the emerging trends in India’s water sector? The newsletter, Droplets by Everything About Water gives an overview of the current issues in the sector by giving brief description of recent developments in water industry, technologies, products, research, reports etc,.
Guidelines for transfer of operation and maintenance of rural water supply schemes to PRIs- (complete schemes)- A document by by Irrigation and Public Health Department, Government of Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 14 Sep, 2012 09:54 PMThis document by Himachal Pradesh’s, Irrigation and Public Health Department, document in the beginning states that despite huge investments are made for the creation of infrastructure for rural drinking water supply network, the Operation and Maintenance expenses are