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Upkeep of public toilets to be outsourced in North Delhi
Posted on 12 Jun, 2016 02:22 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/360589-toilets.jpg?itok=hjuwRm_t)
Environmental disaster in the face of climate change
Posted on 08 Jun, 2016 12:30 PMMarathwada has been witnessing severe drought over the last few years. This year has seen the worst with many farmer suicides reported [1].
![Farmers, stuck in the midst of a crisis (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_7.jpg?itok=8Kq2PgR5)
Breaking the silence: World Menstrual Hygiene Day
Posted on 30 May, 2016 08:43 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/MHDay3.jpg?itok=gXPTQSye)
Subarnarekha is dying. Who’s responsible?
Posted on 28 May, 2016 05:46 PMIt would not be an exaggeration to say Subarnarekha (Line of gold) is a film that left an indelible mark on Indian cinema. The film, by Ritwik Ghatak, is inspired by a river by the same name and narrates the reality around the river which flows through the present day Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, before draining into the Bay of Bengal.
![India’s steel city dumps its waste into Subarnarekha, the river of gold](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/subarnarekha-mango.jpg?itok=A1X24JKt)
Towards a trash-free period
Posted on 27 May, 2016 08:11 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/MHM4.jpg?itok=LApMfihi)
Breaching barriers towards better menstrual hygiene
Posted on 27 May, 2016 04:06 PMThe female menstrual cycle is the intricate work of hormones. Usually, girls start their cycle anywhere between 12 and 17 years of age when a series of changes prepare their uterus for child-bearing. The body produces the hormone oestrogen which stimulates the growth of a protective lining inside the uterus to cushion the baby in preparation of pregnancy every month.
![An IWP fellow talks to girls about menstrual hygiene at the Nirmal Bharat Yatra in Gorakhpur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8186617929_0df95164ca_z.jpg?itok=-eRPrtp4)
Changing seasons and diarrhoeal diseases
Posted on 19 May, 2016 09:07 AMAccess to safe drinking water and diarrhoeal diseases in India
![Water quality, seasonality and diarrhoeal diseases (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_10.jpg?itok=kmUEBjZq)
Urban areas in Andhra will soon become open defecation free zones
Posted on 02 May, 2016 12:39 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/Indian_toilet_generic_thinkstock_650_bigstry.jpg?itok=yXmnSnmW)
J&K's Anantnag among India's best in construction school toilets
Posted on 26 Apr, 2016 08:49 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8177899446_01bbec8f19_o.jpg?itok=95CLOtj8)