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Using community support to battle fluoride contamination
Posted on 08 Dec, 2015 09:17 PMWhat is the exact problem as regards fluoride contamination in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in Dhar district?

Draft guidelines on water quality released
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 08:53 PMGovernment comes up with new standards on water quality

Webinar: Asian Water Towers
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 09:35 AMSpeaker: Arthur Lutz (FutureWater & Utrecht University)
How to attend:
Sun, stone and water: Rajon ki baoli, Mehrauli
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 09:22 AM'Rajon ki baoli' also known as 'Rajon-ki-bain

Understanding the connect between caste and sanitation
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 11:14 PMOf the one billion people defecating out in the open globally, 66% live in India of which as high as 92% live in rural areas.

Tea trouble brewing in Assam
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 10:31 PMAssam, which lies on either side of the Brahmaputra River and borders Bangladesh and Myanmar, is the world's largest tea-growing region (Wikipedia). According to estimates by the Tea Board of India in 2007, the state has 3.11 lakh hectares of area u

Braving the deluge: Chennai's worst December
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:39 PMResidents were convinced that November was the worst but stock taking and rehabilitation had to wait a week longer as the maniacal rains of December took everyone by surprise and completely crippled the city. According the

Water vending machines: How equitable are they?
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:34 PMA water ATM, as the name implies, is a sort of a water vending machine similar to bank ATMs except that in a water ATM, money goes in to the machine in return for water. These machines, which run on a cash as well as a prepaid card or smart card system are built, owned and operated by private companies that have rights over public resources such as land and water.

The tragedy of the groundwater commons
Posted on 04 Dec, 2015 04:46 PMIndia's groundwater is under severe stress thanks to its burgeoning population, inadequate and irregular water supply, abuse of water resources, and changes in the groundwater recharge potential.
