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Menstrual hygiene needs, in times of Covid-19
Posted on 25 May, 2020 11:06 AMDeane De Menezes is the founder of Red is the New Green (RING) – an award winning social enterprise working towards reducing the social stigma attached to menstruation.
![Managing menstrual hygiene, in times of Covid-19 (Image Source: RISE Foundation)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/deane1.jpg?itok=mn1VBVPw)
Be wise, water wise - Students get on a mission to combat water crisis
Posted on 24 May, 2020 09:13 AMIn the past few years, India has undoubtedly developed remarkably, but not enough to eradicate all the problems it has been facing, including the shortage of water.
![Students of Oasis International School participate in an initiative to help combat water crisis in a village (Image Source: Oasis International School)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/be_wise1.jpg?itok=3mSIqcUX)
Covid-19 threatens to worsen India's water crisis
Posted on 24 May, 2020 12:50 AMWhile the world has got a reprieve from pollution with emerging wildlife, cleaner air and clearer water bodies during lockdown, Covid-19 might actually be worsening the present water crisis in an inconspicuous manner. The world is still developing more clarity on safeguards that can prevent transmission, treatment and post treatment complications.
![Marine litter. Plastic bottles on a beach. (Image: Bo Eide, Flickr Commons; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/marine_plastic.jpg?itok=rVbtp9Dy)
Flushing away Covid-19, the Mumbai way!
Posted on 23 May, 2020 11:55 AMSlums, fast growing Covid-19 hotspots!
![Training safai and cremation workers on safe practices during the corona pandemic (Image Source: Triratna Prerna Mandal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/maharashtra_covid.jpg?itok=xXcJQ3K8)
Technology to build knowledge and capacities beyond COVID
Posted on 22 May, 2020 09:14 AMThe COVID-19 crisis has brought the world to a standstill. Government, civil society and volunteers are rallying to ensure that social and economic inequalities do not dictate how this crisis draws lines between the “haves” and “have-nots”. Nonetheless, the crisis seems to have deepened the existing divide.
![Bringing the digital revolution to the hands of real India (Image: CXOToday.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/digital-india-lead.jpg?itok=3frwAeAR)
Impact of climate change on river basins in India
Posted on 21 May, 2020 07:29 PMIndia has many reasons to be concerned about climate change. Its large population depends upon climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture and forestry for its livelihood.
![Global warming (Image: Sunando Roy, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/global-warming-sunando_roy.jpg?itok=5ryHmo0m)
MGNREGA gets additional Rs. 40,000 crore funds
Posted on 20 May, 2020 10:55 AMAdditional Rs 40,000 crore allocated to MGNREGA
![Rural employment scheme gets Rs 40,000 crore boost (Image source: IWP Flickr photos))](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_work_0_2.jpg?itok=5RaEKKnx)
Covid-19 could push 260 million Indians into poverty: Research
Posted on 20 May, 2020 10:42 AMNearly 260 million Indian could be pushed to poverty due to Covid-19: Researchers
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Covid-19: Managing the disaster in rural India
Posted on 17 May, 2020 09:45 PMWith an attempt to contain the spread of deadly Covid-19, Indian government had announced a complete nation-wide lockdown from March 25 onwards. For the first time, the provisions of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005, were invoked since the law came into being after the 2004 tsunami.
![Drought in Marathwada (Image: Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-drought_condition_of_marathwada.jpg?itok=qc12-9Vn)
Developing an effective participatory groundwater monitoring program at village level
Posted on 16 May, 2020 03:52 PMThe ‘Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Village-level Intervention’ (MARVI) project is being undertaken since February 2012 with the overall aim to improve the security of irrigation water supplies and enhance livelihood opportunities for rural communities in India.
![One of the Bhujal Jankaars measuring groundwater levels manually (Image: Basant Maheshwari)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/monitoring_of_water_table_in_dug_wells-bj_hari_ram_gadri.jpg?itok=Y3bYQ2KT)