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Rurals move away from agriculture: Assocham
Posted on 02 Feb, 2014 10:08 PM'Rural job profile observes a significant change'
![Decline in agriculture (Source: Neil Palmer, CIAT)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agriculture_2.jpg?itok=tWCtzlzi)
Authority bans sale of packaged drinking water without BIS mark
Posted on 02 Feb, 2014 10:07 PMNo sale of packaged drinking water without BIS mark: FSSAI
![Packaged drinking water (Source: Ricardo Bernando)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/packaged_drinking.jpg?itok=SGwZ2XWM)
Bird sanctuary Chilika designated 'Destination Flyways'
Posted on 29 Jan, 2014 12:29 PMChilika lagoon named as 'Destination Flyways' by UN
![Chilika bird sanctuary, Odisha (Source:Aditi Pany)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chilika_lagoon_0.jpg?itok=LtxgZQia)
More people power equals more progress
Posted on 20 Jan, 2014 09:42 AMClean surroundings, clean water and a clean toilet – as much as Cuttack, in Odisha is a thriving centre of trade and commerce, it lacked these three basic necessities. An exploratory survey was conducted in 2009 to understand why the city hadn't reached a better state of cleanliness.
![Community based management (Source: NFI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/community_based_mgt.png?itok=hc_euxQ1)
Pesticide 'thali'
Posted on 20 Jan, 2014 09:39 AMOne doesn't have to look far to find pesticide contamination in food and water in India.
![Toxins are used as ripening agents in vegetables](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/potato_2.jpg?itok=Y67YkoIL)
Improved sanitation can reduce diarrhoea cases by 47%
Posted on 14 Jan, 2014 06:41 PMImproved sanitation can reduce diarrhoea cases by 47%: World Bank
![Sanitation means good health (www.thinkaboutit.eu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sani.jpeg?itok=Im7AC4gH)
Big steel firms illegally mined Rs. 45,000 Cr worth
Posted on 14 Jan, 2014 06:40 PMCorporates like Tata Steel, Essel Mining violate green laws in Odisha
![Illegal Ironore mining in Odisha (Indialatest.org)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/iron.jpeg?itok=hDuUZdUm)
Despite government funding, only 30% urban slums have toilets
Posted on 08 Jan, 2014 12:03 PMWelfare schemes not of much use to urban slums
![Toilet-less in urban slums (Source: bbc.co.uk)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilet_5.jpg?itok=7pYsNCqQ)
Placement sought for 'Post Graduate Diploma WASH students', Tata Institute of Social Sciences-TISS
Posted on 28 Dec, 2013 09:20 AMFor more information on Tata Institute of Social Sciences-TISS, click here.
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