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Government schemes converge at Sarda Panchayat in Sambalpur, Odisha
Posted on 24 Apr, 2016 11:41 AMSince India became independent in 1947, the central and state governments have introduced various rural development schemes, and have been trying to get them to converge. While this effort hasn't been as impactful on a large scale, there are some success stories. Sarda Panchayat in Sambalpur, Odisha is one.
![View of Sarda village, Odisha](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0025tps.jpg?itok=wj_eoczI)
Copper and silver vessels are age-old bacteria killers
Posted on 21 Apr, 2016 09:42 AMAbout 3 million children from developing countries below the age of 5 die every year due to diarrhoeal diseases caused by polluted water, poor san
![Household drinking water and coliforms (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_8.jpg?itok=MZpxFjxA)
Low cost napkins: Are they a band aid in the absence of sanitation facilities?
Posted on 15 Apr, 2016 05:24 PMMenstrual hygiene management continues to be a challenge for rural women in India and many women are forced to resort to unhygienic ways of managing menstruation thus affecting their health and well-being. The paper titled 'Menstrual management and low cost sanitary napkins' published in the Economic and
![Women, menstrual management and sanitation (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_toilets_1.jpg?itok=mz0L8dqW)
The Dying Springs of Chirimiri'
Posted on 01 Apr, 2016 06:04 PMChirimiri Coalfield is a part of Central India Coalfields, located in Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
![Coal mining in Chirimiri](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0086tps.jpg?itok=tgRn4QET)
Water is more than a job for them
Posted on 21 Mar, 2016 08:39 AM"A job isn’t just a job. It’s who you are". That quote seems to define the five people who are being honoured for their extraordinary dedication in ensuring water to the people in Nagaon and the newly declared Hojai district of Assam.
![Contribution of water sector workers at the grassroots level goes unrecognised very often](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/19888110004_3bf4604886_k.jpg?itok=sWlST5On)
Thousands of fish die in Bengaluru's sewage-choked Ulsoor lake
Posted on 13 Mar, 2016 01:19 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/Dead_fish_2765762g.jpg?itok=cw1O-YX6)
Bundelkhand women forge friendships for water
Posted on 07 Mar, 2016 03:09 PMSirkoo, a 39 year old woman in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, walked 8 km every day to fetch water. As a woman, it was obviously her responsibility to ensure the household's water availability. This put an additional stress on her already depleted health as well as time--until she decided to tackle the issue head on.
![Water Literacy campaign for Jal Sahelis (Source: Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/js.png?itok=eEEhUKi_)
Water for Profit: Experiences from America and India
Posted on 27 Feb, 2016 12:15 PMIn January 2016, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Employees Union and residents of Nagpur yet again protested the privatisation of water services in the city.
![NMC Employees Union and residents of Nagpur protest water privatisation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img-20160202-wa0006.jpg?itok=zdavytl4)
5 crore people cleanse themselves at the cost of 5000
Posted on 24 Feb, 2016 09:38 PMThe Ujjain Simhastha (Kumbh Mela) in Madhya Pradesh will begin on April 22, 2016 and go on for a month. The event, held once every 12 years, holds religious significance to Hindus, and throngs of people--approximately 5 crore over the month--take a holy dip in the Kshipra river during this time.
![Early morning at Ramghat, Ujjain](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24524490811_206362fc69_o.jpg?itok=QnmHHdrP)
Mysuru is India's cleanest city, again
Posted on 22 Feb, 2016 09:32 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24966651461_9749faa19c_b.jpg?itok=YCidv6F0)