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When the pits fill up: A day in the life of sanitation workers in urban India
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:57 PMIndia’s flagship sanitation programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), highlights both the importance of latrine use, and also of “safe and proper disposal”. Since most of urban India is not connected to sewers, the SBM recommends that cities work towards technological, financing and governance initiatives that would ensure safe faecal sludge management. In practice, this means mechanical (i.e.
![A day in the life of sanitation workers in urban India. (Source: CS Sharada Prasad and Isha Ray)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/45612317862_50b8a31b11_z_0.jpg?itok=KE2-xuJe)
Himalayan State Regional Council constituted
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:34 PMHimalayan council constituted for sustainable development of the Himalayas
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas3_0.jpg?itok=mRDiG6EP)
SAFE solution to Kalikapur's water problem
Posted on 15 Nov, 2018 09:54 AMBasanti Haldar (45) has been living in a slum at Kalikapur in Kolkata for over two decades. She works as a domestic help in an upscale locality in the neighbourhood. She is happy nowadays due to an increase in her income.
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NOC must for groundwater use: Centre to infra projects
Posted on 13 Nov, 2018 05:57 PMCentre mandates NOC for using groundwater for infra projects
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From river to sewer, Paondhoi waits for redemption
Posted on 12 Nov, 2018 11:16 AMRiver Paondhoi is best known today as a sewer running through Saharanpur city. Originally, however, it was an important source of drinking water for the city. In its heyday, the water of the river ran ankle deep, just enough to wash one’s feet. People coming into the city would wash their feet in the river giving it the name, Paondhoi.
![The Paondhoi with hazardous materials and pollutants dumped into it. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/paodhoi.jpg?itok=sQWDCaKP)
WWF study reveals grim picture of wildlife
Posted on 08 Nov, 2018 03:06 PMGlobal wildlife populations have fallen by 60 percent in the past four decades: WWF
![Indian wild deer (Source: Tjdeena via Wikipedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/indian_wild_deer.jpg?itok=XfCaiOrl)
Projects worth Rs 929 crore approved for the Ganga
Posted on 08 Nov, 2018 02:39 PMNMCG approves 12 projects worth Rs 929 crore under Namami Gange
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Wind turbines impact Western Ghats ecology
Posted on 07 Nov, 2018 07:33 PMWind energy, considered a clean source of energy, does have a carbon footprint and is also known to disturb bird life. Now a new study done in the Western Ghats has found that wind farms in biodiversity-rich areas can have deeper ecological consequences beyond already known impacts.
![Sarada superba lizard (Pic courtesy: Abi Vanak)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_p1000227_credit_abi_vanak.jpg?itok=EXWKMvSO)
Few districts in the country drought resilient: Study
Posted on 31 Oct, 2018 10:40 AMHuman activities are taking a heavy toll on country's resilience to drought
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Vidarbha farmer's date with success
Posted on 30 Oct, 2018 10:12 AMIn a drought-prone region like Vidarbha in Maharashtra, mostly in the news for water scarcity and farmer suicide, it is not every day that you hear the success story of a farmer. That's why the story of Savi Thangavel, 69, a resident of Mohegaon village which is just 22 km from Nagpur, is special.
![Thangavel date farm (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/thangavel_farm-s.jpg?itok=e8UgdBlM)