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Water Man of India wins 2015 Stockholm Water Prize
Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 09:04 PMRajendra Singh is the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
![The Water Man of India (Source: SIWI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/20150322raj300.jpg?itok=TI2CFpw3)
Righting an insanitary wrong
Posted on 20 Mar, 2015 10:25 AMSOPPECOM and Water Aid have been working for the last three years on the right to water and sanitation. They have engaged in consultations with people across the nation, and used these discussions to articulate their campaign demands. The campaign has also come up with a wealth of resources on the topic but what does this right to sanitation entail? Mamata Dash explains.
![A ragpicker sorts through garbage](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ragpicker.jpg?itok=n48RbyLi)
Can Madurai's dying tanks be revived?
Posted on 19 Mar, 2015 09:34 PMMadurai, Tamil Nadu's second largest city, is now filled with buildings and roads which are eating into its age old network of tanks and canals. This change did not happen overnight. It began in the late 19th century by the British when they merged several hamlets to establish their headquarters in the region.
![A tank on the outskirts of Madurai, Tamil Nadu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10425612205_05c2e28e41_z.jpg?itok=W4TFW1Oa)
Land Bill opposed in the Rajya Sabha
Posted on 17 Mar, 2015 04:28 PMOpposition to the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill
![Construction activity on what was once a farm land](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5639268765_9469163fd6_z.jpg?itok=5hy28p0l)
Patna HC wants Ganga's original course restored
Posted on 09 Mar, 2015 10:56 PMRestore Ganga's original course: Patna HC
![River Ganga](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9416529216_7b33145664_z_1.jpg?itok=t4G7dfuW)
Unseasonal rains damage crops worth Rs 10,000 crore
Posted on 09 Mar, 2015 08:47 PMRabi crop damaged in north and central India
![Rainy clouds hovering over Manipur's farmland](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3206231070_40e219a2bf_z.jpg?itok=w2nXwjmy)
A hard look at the strategy of fighting open defecation
Posted on 05 Mar, 2015 10:31 PMWith over 620 million defecating in the open in India, do we need a new approach to curb this practice? The force of habit is such that even households with toilets have around forty percent of adults defecating in the open. But, does curbing open defecation necessarily lead to significant improvements in child health outcomes like diarrhoea, anaemia, parasite infection and growth?
![School sanitation at Mysore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/school_sanitation_at_mysore.jpg?itok=TYKlv-NR)
Water, science and us
Posted on 02 Mar, 2015 10:11 PMGroundwater isn't understood very well, especially in hilly areas where springs seem to appear and vanish of their own accord. However, as science tells us, there's no effect without a cause, and understanding the reason why water flows where it does can ensure optimal use of this natural resource to support life and livelihood.
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Are there solutions to epidemics from water-borne diseases?
Posted on 02 Mar, 2015 10:06 PMBetween May and December 2014, 17 deaths were registered in Sambalpur due to jaundice but residents say that the death toll due to water-borne diseases is much more than that. In January 2015, the Odisha High Court issued a notice to the state government asking it to furnish details on the steps taken to check the Jaundice outbreak in Sambalpur.
What is Jaundice?
![Polluted water in Sambalpur, Odisha](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0014.jpg?itok=kPzZmURh)