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Air pollution: Filling the gaps
Posted on 22 Dec, 2020 12:34 PMAir pollution killed 16.7 lakh Indians and led to an economic loss of Rs.
![All Indian cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad surpass the air quality standards by a significant margin (Image: United Nations; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/air-pollution-toronto-UN.jpg?itok=4SM6DSo-)
Lost to fluorosis
Posted on 21 Dec, 2020 12:33 PM“What should I do? I have been bedridden for two years now. My hands and feet do not work.
![The state needs to play a key role in identifying fluorosis as well as in developing and executing an action plan to control it. (Image: Rab Nawaz Alam)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/fluorosis.jpg?itok=CJVPb3j1)
Strengthening institutional arrangements for faecal sludge management
Posted on 20 Dec, 2020 06:09 PMFaecal Sludge Management (FSM) has close linkages with a variety of development themes such as environment, health and human rights.
![An assessment at the beginning of Project Nirmal indicated the absence of institutional mechanisms for effective coordination and collaboration among the various government departments across state, district and local levels (Image: SuSanA Secretariat)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/fstp-susana.jpg?itok=js4nt9xD)
Putting faecal sludge management on track
Posted on 20 Dec, 2020 12:44 PMTo fully leverage the health, well-being and environmental benefits of improved sanitation access provision of safe, economical and sustainable emptying, transportation and treatment facilities for faecal waste become imperative.
![Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant at Dhenkanal, Odisha](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/fst_plant.jpg?itok=u8HevKlA)
Crafts bloom in the parched Thar desert!
Posted on 19 Dec, 2020 11:58 AMThe parched land of great Indian Thar desert stands out invariably for its hue and colours. And the communities from one of the harshest regions in the country continue to show their remarkable pliability to calibrate with the demographic difficulties and still bring out the most from the available resources!
![Art, to deal with drought (Image Source: Rituja Mitra)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/Women%20engaged%20in%20Applique.jpg?itok=k6CNGtmi)
Science, fiction and sustainability
Posted on 18 Dec, 2020 01:40 PMWhy science, fiction and sustainability? The title of this piece connects three words, concepts, thoughts and ideation and at the same time maintains their distinct identity.
![Science fiction is interrelated to sustainability because it highlights to us about possibilities. (Image: Peter Fischer, Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/spaceship-3628969_1920.jpg?itok=04x2MaRa)
Plundered rivers, vanishing ecosystems: Sandmining in India’s west
Posted on 16 Dec, 2020 10:51 AMUnsustainable sandmining practices continue to be rampant in India. This has not only threatened the river ecosystems, but also led to commodification of river sand, a product in high demand in the construction industry. The high profits involved have turned sand mining into a highly competitive business with the sand mafia dominating the scene.
![River sand continues to be plundered for the construction industry (Source: P Jeganathan/Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/Sand%20mining2.jpg?itok=j8ov-3Co)
Embracing planning for faecal sludge management: The tale of two towns
Posted on 12 Dec, 2020 10:51 AMUnder Project Nirmal, a detailed planning process was undertaken for designing Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) interventions in Angul and Dhenkanal Municipalities based on the existing sanitation situation in the towns, the techno-economic feasibility as well as cap
![Project Nirmal demonstrates appropriate, low-cost, decentralized, inclusive and sustainable sanitation service delivery solutions for two small towns (Angul and Dhenkanal) in Odisha. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/lead_8.jpg?itok=wqFC1rpO)
Mobile technology for non-profits
Posted on 12 Dec, 2020 09:47 AMMobile devices get increasingly used by frontline workers as non-profits procure and provide it to them. These devices need to be procured in bulk and hence it becomes important that the right decision is made.
![Nonprofits generally operate on a tight budget and the right technology solution can be of great help. (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/mobile-phone-1572901_960_720.jpg?itok=qQOfg4q2)
Study using geo-tagged bottles unravels plastic pollution
Posted on 09 Dec, 2020 04:53 PMPlastic pollution can travel thousands of kilometres in just a few months, finds new study using geo-tagged bottles
![Plastic pollution by a river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/2935403892_ba0f30ab05_c.jpg?itok=pGD_b1hY)