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Dengue blurs the line between rich and poor
Posted on 05 Oct, 2015 02:23 PMShantabai, a domestic worker in a number of buildings in Pune says, "See didi, nowadays you can find dengue-causing mosquitoes even in posh buildings but people there do not allow Corporation workers to come and spray inside. Even Bollywood actors are being told to take care".
![The dengue-causing Aedes aegypti mosquito (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/malaria_2.jpg?itok=dQXg_Dv2)
The connection between gender and safe sanitation in rural India
Posted on 02 Oct, 2015 04:28 PMSanitation coverage in India continues to display marked disparities in access to safe toilet facilities between urban and rural populations across economic and social groups despite some impressive gains made.
![Health and sanitation, the linkages (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_toilets.jpg?itok=hxsrx72t)
These 'River View' apartments could get you in neck deep!
Posted on 02 Oct, 2015 03:59 PMAt a time when the Central Government has stressed the need to protect our rivers, the Kaliasot river green belt in Madhya Pradesh has witnessed haphazard growth due to illegal constructions. Not only has the flow of the river which flows from the center of Bhopal been affected, but also community lives have been impacted.
![Construction work in progress within the Kaliasot river basin area (Source: Shirish Khare)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kaliyasot_001.jpg?itok=a2BTiNz-)
From suspecting black magic to diagnosing fluorosis: Madhya Pradesh's struggle
Posted on 02 Oct, 2015 12:08 PMIt was 1995.
![The use of borewells in fluoride-affected areas, such as this one in Dhar, is one of the primary reasons for fluorosis. (Source: Chicu Lokgariwar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dhar_004.jpg?itok=D0DA94rG)
Training on Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Interventions
Posted on 01 Oct, 2015 12:46 PMCourse Objectives:
At the completion of the training programme, the participants would be able to
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Ice Stupas: Water conservation in the land of the Buddha
Posted on 30 Sep, 2015 10:03 AMLiving in the mountains
![Ice Stupa: Made from artificial glaciers, they store wasting winter water that melts & feeds farms when water is scarce (Source: The Ice Stupa Project)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/4th_april_0.jpg?itok=k-F3-pvN)
Dengue for dummies
Posted on 30 Sep, 2015 09:38 AMI keep seeing news about dengue everywhere. Why is it such a big deal?
![Wanted for murder: The Aedes aegypti mosquito the primary vector for Dengue (Source: James Gathany [Public domain], Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/aedes_aegypti_during_blood_meal.jpg?itok=qJmRI4xo)
Activists demand Environmental Impact Assessment for Yettinahole project
Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 05:05 PMSocial Impact Assessment alone not enough for Yettinahole, say activists
![River Nethravathi (Source: Parineeta Dandekar via SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03688_0.jpg?itok=HcQH-EF9)
New scheme for the development of mining-affected areas
Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 04:58 PMGovernment announces launch of Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda district (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0066etp_0.jpg?itok=HgOyFrPD)
Tribute to Prof. Ramaswamy Iyer
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 09:40 PMRohini Nilekani Founder-Chairperson, Arghyam
![Ramaswamy Iyer, former Secretary Water Resources](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ramaswamy_iyer_0.jpg?itok=LrjWhcy9)