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Research Papers
Community involvement key to successful water quality interventions
Posted on 20 Sep, 2015 10:07 PMRecent evidence shows that as high as 95% of diarrheal deaths among children under the age of 5 can be prevented by water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related interventions that include handwashing, proper excreta disposal and most importantly improved water quality.
![Water quality and health impacts (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_2.jpg?itok=M4OO95jB)
Local water storage in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:11 PMThe Hindu Kush Himalayan region (HKH) is the source of 10 major rivers and is often referred to as the water tower of Asia. However, communities living in this region and downstream face frequent seasonal water scarcity and flooding due to high variations in rainfall.
![Kuhls carry glacial melt to fields for irrigation (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kuhls.jpg?itok=dRxsKayq)
Access to water data: Implications for transboundary relations in the Ganges river basin
Posted on 05 Sep, 2015 12:21 PMCitizens right to access information on water, climate and environmental issues
![A view of the Sharada river at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sharada_river_up_0.jpg?itok=B3RgdKdB)
Groundwater: A few ignored issues
Posted on 29 Aug, 2015 06:25 PMGroundwater in our country is rapidly depleting. Inspite of the vision of water managers in planning and investing in the water sector, there are a few issues in the field of groundwater that seem to be partly responsible for this deteriorating groundwater scenario in the country, and these are largely ignored. Where does the problem lie?
![Contaminated water in Bhalaswa resettlement colony (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/contaminated-water-in-bhalaswa-resettlemnet-colony1_0.jpg?itok=X5jkxbsE)
Water poverty in Mumbai slum
Posted on 27 Aug, 2015 01:42 PMOne characteristic of most Indian slums is their inadequate access to water, which has a serious impact on the health of its residents. Most of the research on water service delivery in slums until recently has focused on water quality and health outcomes, especially diarrhoeal illnesses.
![An illegal settlement (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/slum_0.jpg?itok=Qegn7A_c)
Creaking cities, vanishing ecosystems
Posted on 14 Aug, 2015 12:43 PMEcosystems are complex functioning units that include living as well as non living entities and build on interdependent relationships among these living resources, surrounding habitats and reside
![Ecosystems and their role in climate change resilience](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rivers_the_life_lines_of_communities_1.jpg?itok=O0hKOgra)
Poor sanitation causes psychosocial stress among women
Posted on 02 Aug, 2015 07:45 AMSanitation in India is at a critical juncture. The Indian government has been contemplating new strategies to deal with the country's sanitation crisis by making massive investments under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
![Poor sanitation and psychosocial stress - The linkages (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/its_not_about_rape_0.jpg?itok=nK3o615P)
Does poor sanitation behaviour adversely affect pregnancy?
Posted on 29 Jul, 2015 12:12 PMA number of studies have linked water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions to improvements in health outcomes such as diarrhoeal diseases, helminth (parasitic worm) infections and childhood stunting.
![The connection between sanitation and pregnancy outcomes](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_toilets_0.jpg?itok=7ew17LFC)
The invasion of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 28 Jul, 2015 07:02 PMHydropower development has been given topmost priority in the resource rich state of Himachal Pradesh.
![100 MW Tidong-I project, Kinnaur HP](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kinnaur_1.jpg?itok=nLC-JGwH)