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Child malnutrition rises in five years, as per NFHS-5 data
Posted on 13 Jan, 2021 10:08 AMGovernment of India has recently released the data of the first round of National Family Health Survey-5, 2019-20.
Climate change: A look through a gender lens
Posted on 06 Jan, 2021 02:51 PMClimate change vulnerability is a multi-layered and multi-faceted phenomenon. “It’s a justice issue determined by both biophysical and socio-economic factors.
Should we bet more on historians than engineers to sort flooding?
Posted on 04 Jan, 2021 12:00 AMRaging floods swarming great expanses have been a common occurrence in the 21st century in South Asia.
Challenges to India’s urban water security and future growth patterns
Posted on 29 Dec, 2020 12:10 PMLinkages between water security and socio-economic growth
Land and environmental approvals needed for faecal sludge treatment facilities
Posted on 23 Dec, 2020 04:02 PMDespite an enabling framework for implementation of Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) initiatives, there exists a vacuum concerning specific guidelines/rules for the selection of sites for setting up of Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs).
Getting communities engaged in faecal sludge management
Posted on 22 Dec, 2020 05:05 PMGyanchand Mishra, Councillor of Ward 3, is the President of the Ward Sanitation Committee (WSC) and is also a member of the City Sanitation Task Force (CSTF).
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
District development, data and diversity: Lessons and the way forward
Posted on 08 Dec, 2020 01:35 PMThe coronavirus pandemic poses a challenge for implementing developmental responses in the context of district, one of the most important administrative units in India. There has been a push towards development at the grassroots level through AtmaNirbhar Bharat, Vocal for Local, One District One Product and National Infrastructure Pipeline.
Not in the interest of women farmers!
Posted on 07 Dec, 2020 11:52 PMThree farm-related Bills were recently passed in the Parliament by the BJP led government at the Center, which have subsequently received presidential assent.