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5-star rating for garbage free-cities to Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 27 May, 2020 08:26 AM

Swachh Survekshan for urban India: Navi Mumbai, Rajkot, Indore among the top
Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore. (Source: India Water Portal)
Covid-19 could push 260 million Indians into poverty: Research
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 20 May, 2020 10:42 AM

Nearly 260 million Indian could be pushed to poverty due to Covid-19: Researchers
Covid-19 could push 260 million Indians into poverty (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
IMD revises the onset and withdrawal dates for monsoon
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 04 May, 2020 02:51 PM

IMD revises monsoon calendar for the country
Image used for representational purposes only (Image Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)
COVID-19 Series: Strategic Approaches for Funders
Join the series of webinars by CDP to gain a better perspective on the role of philanthropy in COVID-19 response and recovery.
Posted on 23 Apr, 2020 06:12 PM

With COVID-19 there seem to be more questions than answers, particularly for funders who want to respond effectively and efficiently.
We are all fools
Nature has now sent a stern message calling out our foolishness.
Rahul Banerjee
Posted on 19 Apr, 2020 04:05 PM

Which industry has seen phenomenal growth since World War II? It is food. People have been encouraged to eat more and more as part of the general consumerist thrust to increase consumption. So, the moment people's incomes have gone up they have begun consuming more food along with other things. The economy can grow only if we consume more. This is why we also have to eat more.
On January 31st 2020, the WHO declared the COVID 19 crisis to be a public health emergency of international concern. (Image: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation)
Basics of COVID-19 by Sphere India COVID-19 Academy
An online platform that aims to build capacities of volunteers and outreach workers across India on a range of orientation and technical sessions related to COVID-19 response.
Posted on 09 Apr, 2020 05:01 PM

About the course:

The COVID-19 Academy is a joint initiative of NDMA, UNICEF, WHO and Sphere India. It is an online platform that aims to build capacities of volunteers and outreach workers across India on a range of orientation and technical sessions related to COVID-19 response.
One in every two individuals will be living in water-stressed regions by 2050: Report
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 23 Mar, 2020 12:27 PM

World Water Development Report 2020: Tropical countries to be worst hit by water stress
Banks of the Ramganga river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
42nd WEDC International Conference
The title of the conference this year is- Equitable and Sustainable WASH Services: Celebrating our Learning from failure and success.
Posted on 14 Mar, 2020 06:18 PM

About the conference:
Media Fellowship for Climate Change Reporting in the Himalayan Region
TERI, supported by a grant from Internews' Earth Journalism Network, is providing a six-month media fellowship for climate change in the Himalayan Region.
Posted on 14 Mar, 2020 06:01 PM

About the fellowship:
The miserable plight of sanitation workers
A report highlights the dangers for the millions of people who clean toilets, sewers and septic tanks the world over and calls for urgent action.
World Bank
International Labour Organization
WaterAid
World Health Organization
Posted on 29 Feb, 2020 06:01 PM

Many of the challenges sanitation workers face, stem from their lack of visibility in society, says a report ‘Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers’ produced jointly by The World Bank,

A latrine emptier is lifted out of a pit in Bangalore, India (Image: WaterAid/CS Sharada Prasad)
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