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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Applications invited for the 'BioSand Water Filter Training', South Asia Pure Water Initiative, Inc., Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 08 Aug, 2014 03:08 PMAbout the training:
The training will be led by Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) & South Asia Pure Water Initiative, Inc. (SAPWII). Highly qualified trainers from Canada, USA, and India will be conducting the training.
![BioSand Water Filter](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/biosand_water_filters.jpg?itok=Llkz5gAI)
Centre allocates Rs.133 crore to conserve 115 wetlands
Posted on 05 Aug, 2014 12:41 PMCentre identifies 115 wetlands for conservation and management
![Maguri Beel (wetland) in Assam](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8673660087_a143749d67_z.jpg?itok=iNbvrLQj)
Solutions to Indore's water problems don't have to be so expensive!
Posted on 02 Aug, 2014 01:46 PMIn the last five decades, Indore, in Madhya Pradesh, has witnessed a substantial increase in urbanisation and industrialisation. Its population has also increased from 5,60,936 in 1971 to 2,167,447 in 2011 (Census 2011).
![Waiting for water tankers in Indore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0184-1.jpg?itok=KVHKu2Zf)
People of a semi-arid Rajasthan village battle Coca Cola
Posted on 27 Jul, 2014 10:23 PMKaladera, a small village about 40 km from Jaipur has always been known for its chaubandi (mud resist printing) and natural dyeing but it has been getting a lot of attention since 1999. No, it's not because of the handicraft but because of Coca Cola, which set up a bottling plant there.
![Borewells go deep in Kaladera, Rajasthan](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/borewells_being_sunk_deeper.jpg?itok=MlgzrSBd)
House of solutions
Posted on 25 Jul, 2014 06:30 PMMany scientists and researchers have been trying to find solutions to problems related to urban water supply, wastewater management and reduction of energy use in urban areas but very few have succeeded. Rahul Banerjee is one who has.
![Rahul Banerjee's sustainable house at Indore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rahul_banerjee_house.jpg?itok=gLc1ONiv)
Indian monsoon under recovery mode
Posted on 22 Jul, 2014 02:01 PMMonsoon covers entire nation, raises hopes of recovery
![Heavy rainfall in Muzaffarpur, Bihar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z.jpg?itok=VSDRp6Fu)
Centre's 100 day plan: Construct one toilet per second
Posted on 15 Jul, 2014 08:00 AMCentre all set to construct 5.2 million toilets by August 31
![Toilet built under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3220088155_6ede9578fe_z.jpg?itok=3AJk0Uyr)
June 2014: The driest June in 113 years!
Posted on 08 Jul, 2014 09:40 AMIndia receives only 85.8 mm of rain this June
![June 2014: driest since 1901](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11187099345_653d8def04_z.jpg?itok=I7d3Om38)
Clean water: Courtesy sand and microbes
Posted on 07 Jul, 2014 10:11 PMEvery year, nearly 600,000 children in India die of illnesses associated with unclean drinking water [1]. Inspite of this, 2 out of every 3 households still do not treat their drinking water [2] and half of the rural water supply, where 70 percent of India’s population lives, is routinely contaminated with toxic bacteria.
![Biosand filter (Source: CAWST)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/biosand_filter.png?itok=jgj2Jein)
Compensate affected farmers: HC to Narmada Authority
Posted on 30 Jun, 2014 09:07 AMHigh Court raps Narmada Authority over incomplete canal work
![State of an irrigation canal at Khargone district](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9713919205_c25c00559b_z.jpg?itok=jlifJWn-)