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Total sanitation campaign: Budgeting for change series - A report by CBGA and UNICEF
This report aims at understanding the issues that constrained fund utilisation in the Total Sanitation Campaign, India Posted on 20 Jul, 2012 05:56 PM

This report by the Centre for Governance and Budget Accountability (CGBA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), India, attempts to assess the magnitude of public spending on sanitation in India, specifically on the Total Sani

Rainwater harvesting for the Bangalore Metro - A presentation by Biome Environmental Solutions Private Limited
This presentation introduces a plan for rainwater harvesting for the city of Bangalore Posted on 20 Jul, 2012 04:37 PM

This presentation by Biome Environmental Solutions Private Limited introduces a plan for Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) for the city of Bangalore. The objectives of the plan include:

Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme in Uttarakhand - Performance review - A CAG audit report
This report presents the findings of an audit in the state of Uttarakhand that evaluated the Accelerated Rural Water and Sanitation programme (ARWSP) Posted on 20 Jul, 2012 11:45 AM

This report published by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) presents the findings of an audit that was conducted in the state of Uttarakhand that evaluated the perfor

Launch of Sani Tool, World Toilet Organization and Grameenmobia Social Enterprise, July 20, 2012, India International Centre, New Delhi
Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 10:45 PM

Organisers: World Toilet Organization and Grameenmobia Social Enterprise

Venue:   India International Center
                    Lodhi Road
                    New Delhi

World Toilet Organization

Factors affecting the successful implementation of the water and sanitation initiatives - Case studies from different parts of the country and lessons learnt
This article includes case studies on the successful implementation of the water and sanitation programme from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 04:49 PM

1. Critical investments for 24x7 water supply: Lessons from Ramachandrapuram village in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh

Basic guidelines about floods: Causes, consequences, precautionary steps and some do's and dont's in urban floods
This article provides the details of types of floods and their causes Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 08:01 AM

Floods are categorized into natural and artificial floods in terms of their causes. Floods are natural hydrological phenomena and occur after some meteorological events like intense or prolonged rainfall spells or unusually high coastal estuarine waters due to storm surges etc.

Fixed deposits of grain turn to gold
This article describes the story of a social activist Bidyut Mohanty who changed the lives of tribals from the poorest districts in Odisha Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 07:55 AM

Villagers in one of the poorest districts in the country were caught up in a vicious cycle of starvation, debt and human bondage until the arrival of a social activist, Bidyut Mohanty, changed their lives.

"Clean toilets are essential for a clean mind": The story behind the Appa Patwardhan Safai Wa Paryawaran Tantraniketan, Maharashtra
This article and film informs about the work of Dr Mapuskar, who has been working in the field of sanitation for the last 50 years Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 04:09 AM

Dr. Mapuskar has been working in the field of rural sanitation for the last 50 years. He implemented the principles of appropriate technology and community ownership at a time when these were not part of the national consciousness. Today he continues to be active in the field, advocating the use of decentralised, low cost sanitation options.

Masters programme in public policy and sustainable development, TERI University, July 24-31, 2012, New Delhi
Posted on 18 Jul, 2012 10:25 PM

Organiser: TERI University

Venue:  TERI University
                   10, Institutional Area,
                  Vasant Kunj,
                  New Delhi

Wastewater recycle and reuse: The need of the hour - Report of a workshop in April 2012 organised by Ministry of Urban Development
This article by Surashree Shome describes the proceedings of the one day workshop on "Wastewater Recycle and Reuse: The need of the hour' Posted on 18 Jul, 2012 07:12 PM

A one day workshop on "Wastewater Recycle and Reuse: The need of the hour' was organized by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Indi

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