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Microcredit for sanitation: A quiet revolution
Posted on 31 Jul, 2014 11:46 PMThis paper documents one of the unique microcredit projects of UNICEF in three blocks of Erode district in Tamil Nadu. MYRADA, an NGO, has supported the formation of federations that use the fund from UNICEF not as a grant but as a revolving fund for constructing toilets in the houses of the federation members.
![Micro credit for sanitation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilets_0.jpg?itok=fM5yVpUt)
Commonly erected structures for soil and water conservation: Experiences of MYRADA
Posted on 31 Jul, 2014 11:00 PMThe first step to sustainable agriculture is soil and water conservation. Drylands are more prone to erosion since they are devoid of vegetative cover for longer periods of time.
![Structures for soil and water conservation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/soil_and_water.jpg?itok=Y017Oayi)
Sanitation and trees' are rural employment guarantee scheme's top priorities
Posted on 30 Jul, 2014 10:40 AMCentre allocates 50% MGNREGA funds to sanitation and green cover
![Proper sanitation in India: A poster](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2597188770_020d046c97_z.jpg?itok=vjDp8nSC)
India loses 2 million tonnes of food grains annually due to waterlogging
Posted on 30 Jul, 2014 10:15 AM2 million tonnes of food grains lost annually in India
![Waterlogging in Punjab](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12364651615_b409a4f9a9_z.jpg?itok=YektsGuV)
People of a semi-arid Rajasthan village battle Coca Cola
Posted on 27 Jul, 2014 10:23 PMKaladera, a small village about 40 km from Jaipur has always been known for its chaubandi (mud resist printing) and natural dyeing but it has been getting a lot of attention since 1999. No, it's not because of the handicraft but because of Coca Cola, which set up a bottling plant there.
![Borewells go deep in Kaladera, Rajasthan](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/borewells_being_sunk_deeper.jpg?itok=MlgzrSBd)
Invitation to the 'Training Course on Solar Powered Pumping Systems Sustainable Solution for Drinking Water Supply - Focus on Planning, Designing, Quality Control and Installation', IPHE & WatsanCAD Solution, Bhopal
Posted on 27 Jul, 2014 01:50 PMThe training is jointly organised by Institute of Public Health Engineers-India (IPHE), & WatsanCAD Solution.
Know more about the training course.
![Solar powered pumping system](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/presentation1_0.jpg?itok=6HRNXKtg)
Irrigation systems of Himachal threatened by hydropower projects
Posted on 27 Jul, 2014 11:04 AMPro-dam lobby has long praised the small or micro hydropower projects, especially run-of-the-river units as least damaging. But both the developer/s of such projects and the government seem to have overlooked an important aspect: its impact on Kuhls, the traditional irrigation system of Himachal Pradesh.
![Kuhl, Awa khud, Kandbari (Nivedita Khandekar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kuhl_story_1_photo_by_nivedita_khandekar.jpg?itok=ELvTKnI0)
House of solutions
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 06:30 PMMany scientists and researchers have been trying to find solutions to problems related to urban water supply, wastewater management and reduction of energy use in urban areas but very few have succeeded. Rahul Banerjee is one who has.
![Rahul Banerjee's sustainable house at Indore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rahul_banerjee_house.jpg?itok=gLc1ONiv)
Budget 2014: A water perspective
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 01:33 PMThe 2014 Union Budget is being hailed as both challenging and decisive. Various important water issues such as rivers, watershed and safe drinking water have been addressed, money earmarked and plans and programmes announced.
![Water Budget 2014 (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8357660968_c5df439beb_o.jpg?itok=ncalJasf)
Ripples of Sukhomajri
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 11:46 AM![The main irrigation tank at Sukhomajri](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03397.jpg?itok=fc4bZhhF)