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Harnessing demographic dividend amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
Posted on 21 Jul, 2020 06:42 PMThe Covid-19 pandemic has amplified the challenges to the youth as regards employment opportunities. The policy steps taken by the government have led to a slowdown in economic activities, leading to loss of jobs and mass unemployment.
![Migrant women workers continue to suffer unemployment and underemployment (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/woman-worker.jpg?itok=Uu71WtZ1)
Creating an Atma Nirbhar Bharat amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Posted on 18 Jul, 2020 05:16 PMAccording to the International Labour Organization (ILO), about 63 countries across the globe have prepared National Development Framework or National Employment Policy (NEP) to decide the roadmap for employment generation mainly after the global financial crisis, 2008.
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Controlling epidemics, as monsoon sets in
Posted on 16 Jul, 2020 08:40 AMWhile the monsoon has set in, this is a time when vector borne diseases could become rampant, and neglect of preventive measures could lead to a spike in these diseases.
What are vector borne diseases? Here's a primer that explains them in detail.
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Private sector engagement for scaling up small water enterprises
Posted on 15 Jul, 2020 03:40 PMUnderstanding the drivers and key risks for the private sector is of critical importance in their engagement in owning, operating, and managing safe water supply through small water enterprises.
![Owning, operating, and managing safe water supply through small water enterprises is a tangible way for women to transform their lives. (Image: Safe Water Network)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/safewater-lead-pic.jpg?itok=dsIlEbq5)
Reinventing waste management during Covid-19
Posted on 11 Jul, 2020 10:19 PMIndia stares at a Covid-19 induced waste management crisis and there is a need to strengthen waste management services. An important sanitary barrier to prevent the dissemination of illnesses and diseases, waste management’s impact on the world’s healthcare systems, and the economy are significant.
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Tank desiltation scheme in Maharashtra: Policy concerns and way forward
Posted on 10 Jul, 2020 02:07 PMTank systems of India
![Desiltation activities undertaken under the GDGS in Maharahstra (Image Source: NASHIKONWEB.COM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desiltation_of_irrigation_tanks.jpg?itok=IvLYdSIw)
Environmentalists voice concerns against the draft EIA notification 2020
Posted on 09 Jul, 2020 11:33 AMDraft EIA notification 2020 attracts criticism from experts
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Surviving in uncertainty
Posted on 08 Jul, 2020 07:33 PMUncertainty - the pervasive feeling that all of us have been living with from the middle of March 2020. It's the same in our partner villages in Odisha and Jharkhand. Communities we work with have been facing and overcoming uncertainties all through their lives. But this time, the crisis has put unusual stress on their abilities to cope.
![Image: Ajaya Behera](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/akb_6198_credit_ajaya_behera.jpg?itok=3nFnAido)
ACWADAM's online foundation course on groundwater management
Posted on 05 Jul, 2020 05:25 PMThe timetable of the event has been attached below.
Catering to the aspirations of frontline workers to ensure water security for rural India
Posted on 01 Jul, 2020 06:26 PMThe Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to create jobs locally. This intersects with the water sector's need for local management. How do we create meaningful opportunities to address the aspirations of the local talent pool and make them discoverable?
![There is a significant demand for skilled human resources in the water sector (Image: Neil Palmer, IWMI Flickr Photos; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water-quality-testing-ganges.jpg?itok=Aiqvu1Ep)