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More children stunted in India than in sub-Saharan Africa
Posted on 11 Sep, 2013 12:02 PMChildren in India are shorter when compared to those in sub-Saharan Africa even though Indians have higher income levels.
![Children in India; Source: MOSPI](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/children.jpg?itok=CZemKYZO)
Free online course on 'Designing and implementing successful water supply and sanitation utility reform', The World Bank, September 23 - November 19, 2013
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 08:54 AMFor further details on the online course, please click here.
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Request for proposal 'City Partnerships for Urban Sanitation Service Delivery', Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & UK Department for International Development (DfID)
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 01:11 PMFor more information on the proposal sought, please click here.
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Launch of global competition for innovators - 'Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development', Stockholm
Posted on 23 Aug, 2013 10:29 AMFor more information on the programme, please click here
For further details please download the concept paper from below.
![Securing water for food](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/securing_water_for_food.png?itok=u5fd7abX)
Call for Abstracts, Geospatial World Forum 2014, May 5-9, 2014
Posted on 20 Aug, 2013 01:17 PMFor more information on the conference, please click here.
For details on Abstract submission, click here.
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Are Olive Ridley turtles nearing extinction in Orissa?
Posted on 17 Aug, 2013 11:00 PMSea turtles, a globally endangered species, have been around since even before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
![Olive Ridley sea turtles; Source: The Hindu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/olive_ridley.jpg?itok=T6KdAA5K)
Applications invited for UN-Water Best Practices Award, United Nations University
Posted on 15 Aug, 2013 08:24 AMFurther details of the announcement can be gathered from the link here
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Apply for online distance learning course on ' Water Safety Plans (WSPs)', The Water Institute
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 11:48 AMFor more information on the course, please click here
To access registration form, please click here
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Free online course on 'Introduction to water treatment', Delft University of Technology
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 05:06 PMOrganisers
Delft University of Technology
Duration of the course
10 weeks
Estimated effort for the course
About 10-12 hrs/week
About the course
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Even climate change discriminates between women and men!
Posted on 23 Jun, 2013 04:15 AMWe await a future that could be hotter and drier because of climate change. This is increasingly recognized as a global concern and available data suggests that it is increasing the frequency and severity of weather-related hazards in South Asia.
![Floods in Bihar; Image: Sharada Prasad](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/floods-in-bihar-sharada-prasad.jpg?itok=HJ41HR0y)