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Research Papers
When coal goes unheard
Posted on 01 Jul, 2016 12:21 PMIndia has the fifth largest coal reserves in the world [1].
![Coal mines in Meghalaya (Source: The Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rat_hole_rajkamal_the_hindu_0.jpg?itok=6R_FXPbx)
Environmental disaster in the face of climate change
Posted on 08 Jun, 2016 12:30 PMMarathwada has been witnessing severe drought over the last few years. This year has seen the worst with many farmer suicides reported [1].
![Farmers, stuck in the midst of a crisis (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_7.jpg?itok=8Kq2PgR5)
Restructuring water governance for future
Posted on 02 Jun, 2016 12:40 PMWith increasing concern over water security, water governance worldwide is undergoing a gradual change.
![Water governance for future water security (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/a_full_well_0.jpg?itok=85lpEmRc)
Changing seasons and diarrhoeal diseases
Posted on 19 May, 2016 09:07 AMAccess to safe drinking water and diarrhoeal diseases in India
![Water quality, seasonality and diarrhoeal diseases (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_10.jpg?itok=kmUEBjZq)
Urban sanitation in India: Lessons from Brazil
Posted on 14 May, 2016 01:08 PMUrban sanitation in India and the need to look at Brazil
![Urban sanitation: A challenge for India (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/slum_0_0.jpg?itok=SsZoCm6I)
Water management for climate resilient agriculture
Posted on 12 May, 2016 11:04 AMAlthough agriculture is the largest source of livelihood for people in India, its share in the gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining over time with
![Agriculture and climate change (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rainfed_agriculture_0.jpg?itok=G0EYZ02K)
Positive correlation between higher levels of education for women and toilet use
Posted on 21 Apr, 2016 10:07 AMIndia continues to have the highest number of people defecating out in the open according to recent figures by the World Health Organisation
![Toilet use in India (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilets_11.jpg?itok=aZmViOEp)
Copper and silver vessels are age-old bacteria killers
Posted on 21 Apr, 2016 09:42 AMAbout 3 million children from developing countries below the age of 5 die every year due to diarrhoeal diseases caused by polluted water, poor san
![Household drinking water and coliforms (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_8.jpg?itok=MZpxFjxA)
Low cost napkins: Are they a band aid in the absence of sanitation facilities?
Posted on 15 Apr, 2016 05:24 PMMenstrual hygiene management continues to be a challenge for rural women in India and many women are forced to resort to unhygienic ways of managing menstruation thus affecting their health and well-being. The paper titled 'Menstrual management and low cost sanitary napkins' published in the Economic and
![Women, menstrual management and sanitation (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_toilets_1.jpg?itok=mz0L8dqW)