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Young professionals lead the way in water and sanitation

A fellowship placed young people in villages for a year, implementing good water & sanitation practices.

Priya Desai

Posted on 31 May, 2016 12:22 PM

Open drain Hirehandigola village in Gadag district of North Karnataka is an unsurprising picture of rural India.

Blessed waters of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah baoli

A 700-year-old stepwell, built by a 14th century mystic, is reputed to have miraculous powers. It is no surprise then that it attracts thousands of devotees even today.

Sabita Kaushal

Posted on 31 May, 2016 10:52 AM

The legend has it that in the year 1321-22, mystic and 14th century Sufi saint

Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah 'baoli': An inherent part of a greater spiritual experience

‘Bharat Mata’ weeps in dry Marathwada

Women reel under the dual onslaught of unprecedented drought and failed public policy in Marathwada. The government must wake up to this reality.

Seema Kulkarni

Posted on 30 May, 2016 09:25 AM

The image of a woman walking for miles with a pot of water on her head, another pot in one arm and a frail child clutching on to the other arm does not surprise anyone in Marathwada.

Women wait for water in Latur (Source: Roshan Rathod)

Subarnarekha is dying. Who’s responsible?

The pitiful state of Subarnarekha stands testimony to the changing times. The river is being slowly killed by the greed of the rich and the apathy of the powerful.

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 28 May, 2016 05:46 PM

It would not be an exaggeration to say Subarnarekha (Line of gold) is a film that left an indelible mark on Indian cinema. The film, by Ritwik Ghatak, is inspired by a river by the same name and narrates the reality around the river which flows through the present day Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, before draining into the Bay of Bengal.

India’s steel city dumps its waste into Subarnarekha, the river of gold

Breaching barriers towards better menstrual hygiene

Efforts have been on to spread the message of menstrual hygiene. But we are not even half way into achieving it fully

Seetha Gopalakrishnan

Posted on 27 May, 2016 04:06 PM

The female menstrual cycle is the intricate work of hormones. Usually, girls start their cycle anywhere between 12 and 17 years of age when a series of changes prepare their uterus for child-bearing. The body produces the hormone oestrogen which stimulates the growth of a protective lining inside the uterus to cushion the baby in preparation of pregnancy every month.

An IWP fellow talks to girls about menstrual hygiene at the Nirmal Bharat Yatra in Gorakhpur

Cyclone Roanu: Wanes off India but creates havoc in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

News this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 24 May, 2016 09:44 PM

India escapes impact of cyclone Roanu while it creates havoc in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Tropical cyclone of 2013 (Source: NASA WorldView)

Identify and notify wetlands in 5-10 districts: NGT to States

Policy matter this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 24 May, 2016 10:22 AM

NGT gets tough over wetland notification

Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Changing seasons and diarrhoeal diseases

This study in urban and rural areas of Vellore, Tamil Nadu found that seasonal fluctuations had an effect on water quality and diarrhoeal disease risk.

Alexandra V. Kulinkina et al

Posted on 19 May, 2016 09:07 AM

Access to safe drinking water and diarrhoeal diseases in India