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Helping nature take its course: Composting!
Posted on 27 Nov, 2020 04:24 PMMy cracked heels seemed to be incurable no matter how much they were treated, until the lockdown happened! It came with a new norm - Stay home, stay safe. And it gave me my original feet back! This unexpected delight came with a realisation that my body was healing, and so was Mother Earth, during the lockdown!
![From waste to value: The miracle of composting (Image Source: India Water Portal) at h](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-11/lemons_0.jpg?itok=qiBr3BoP)
Increasing water security for the urban underserved
Posted on 27 Nov, 2020 11:40 AMPiramal Sarvajal, the safe drinking water initiative of Piramal Foundation launched a tool named Composite Water Vulnerability Index (CWVI) at its recent webinar on ‘Sustainable water security for urban underserved’ hosted in association with Center for Water and Sanitation (CWAS) and Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT).
![Piramal Sarvajal and Center for Water and Sanitation launch the Composite Water Vulnerability Index Tool (Image: Piramal Sarvajal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-11/Report%20on%20Drinking%20Water%20in%20Nagpur%20City%20Slums%20using%20the%20Composite%20Water%20.jpg?itok=HsD02Ral)
Illegal river bed mining continues unabated in north India
Posted on 25 Nov, 2020 09:13 PMIn October this year, locals and river activists campaigned against illegal sand mining in Yamunanagar, Haryana. The authorities were compelled to take notice and the errant firms that had deployed heavy machinery to embank the river and divert its natural flow to extract sand were booked for violation.
![Law enforcement is missing on the ground causing immense environmental damage to the river ecosystem (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-11/800px-Loading_illegally_dredged_sand.jpg?itok=UHzTtEV4)
Administrative reforms towards Atmanirbhar Bharat
Posted on 25 Nov, 2020 12:49 PMPolicies are seen as a political investment, and the executive and legislature have electoral pressures and considerations. Civil services and other government jobs have generated interests primarily for their job security, high salaries, and promotions.
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Bracing for data reporting challenges
Posted on 21 Nov, 2020 11:09 AMIn most field programs there is a time lag between data collection and data reporting as only periodic reporting is expected. The field staff compiles it manually at the end of the period and reports up in the hierarchy. There are two types of compilation - aggregation and data filtering.
![The data capture happens as a part of the users’ workflow instead of being batched together as a separate activity, to be done later (Image: Geralt, Pixabay license)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-11/data.jpg?itok=GVWI5R0C)
Bespoke software vs. platform: Choosing between the two
Posted on 20 Nov, 2020 07:35 PMIn the last few years, we have suddenly seen a spike in usage of the term software platform. All types of software applications started getting called platform. But the term platform has a specific meaning which differentiates it from technology/software applications.
![The term platform has a specific meaning which differentiates it from technology/software applications. (Image: Needpix)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-11/technology-1283624_1280.jpg?itok=bw_MwRgE)
Meghalaya villages join hands to save environment and bolster women empowerment
Posted on 20 Nov, 2020 04:24 AMLangsymphut village in Meghalaya has ample water now. Gone are the days when the water starved village was barren with its streams dying a slow death. And that too when it is located only 22 kilometres away from Mawsynram village, known to be one of the wettest places on earth!
![Water collected at a mega dam in a village in Meghalaya (Image Source: KM-MBDA)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-11/Meghalaya2.jpg?itok=lNreF9vV)
Open source products protect against technology obsolescence
Posted on 19 Nov, 2020 02:30 PMThere are several uncertainties with technology endeavours of non-profit organisations. They pose significant risks to non-profits - wasted resources, inability to evolve with time, and obsolescence in the long term. Open source products offer a sustainable path.
![Open source products track the sector and the technology evolution and evolve themselves continuously. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-11/lead.png?itok=f7klhd4t)
World Toilet Day 2020: Safe fecal disposal key to sustainable sanitation
Posted on 19 Nov, 2020 11:57 AMUN emphasises the need for safe faecal disposal this WTD2020
![Fecal sludge management key to safe sanitation (Source: CS Sharada Prasad)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-11/01_csp2091.jpg?itok=hAtrjL8C)
Let's talk sanitation! Kakkaman is here, this WTD2020
Posted on 19 Nov, 2020 09:55 AMThe COVID-19 pandemic has made us realise the importance of going beyond cleanliness to achieve total sanitation.
![Launch of Kakkaman in Tamil Nadu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-11/Kakkaman%20launch.jpeg?itok=aY68ezuT)