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Call for abstracts for the WASH 2016 conference
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 05:38 PMFor more details download the call for abstracts from below or visit the website.
UNDP's Climate Change Storytelling Contest
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 04:26 PMUNDP has launched its global storytelling contest, Voices2Paris, to contribute to raising public awareness on the negative impacts of climate change as well as on the opportunities and solutions seen in actions by individuals and governments alike across vulnerable devel
Relaunch of Buniyaad 2015- a 15 day activist training program
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 04:17 PMSambhaavnaa Institute is organising a two week program for youth involved in initiatives of social change at its campus in in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.
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Tuning Fork Film Workshop in Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 04:07 PMPlease download the registration form from below.
A pond comes to life
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 10:42 AMIt had not rained for awhile and the tiny cracks in the earth in Bapugaon were opening up. This little village in Chaksu tehsil of Jaipur was yet again faced with a drought in the mid 1980s. The situation was aggravated in 1986 when the river Dhund, an important water source for Bapugaon, went dry. Since then, both the quantity and quality of water started deteriorating.
Strict action against polluters throwing puja waste in the Yamuna
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:19 PMDelhi Government gets strict towards Yamuna pollution
Centre approves 50 more days of work under MGNREGA to tackle drought
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:14 PM50 more days of work under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas
Polavaram--solution or problem?
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 11:13 AMPapi kondalu, a scenic gorge located on the lower stretches of the Godavari, will soon be engulfed within the controversial Polavaram Dam. The river serves as a visitor’s delight as it winds through the hills--the same hills that are home to primitive tribal groups such as the Kondareddys.
Community involvement key to successful water quality interventions
Posted on 20 Sep, 2015 10:07 PMRecent evidence shows that as high as 95% of diarrheal deaths among children under the age of 5 can be prevented by water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related interventions that include handwashing, proper excreta disposal and most importantly improved water quality.
Water guards of Rajasthan
Posted on 20 Sep, 2015 07:29 PMWe were driving down the long desert road that runs parallel to the Indo-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. There was little else to see except the surrounding sand dunes and desert grass.