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Dehydration: How to recognize, prevent and treat it.
Posted on 30 May, 2015 08:19 PMDiarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age, and are responsible for killing around 7,60,000 children every year all over the world.
![A dehydrated adult getting treatment](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-cholera_rehydration_nurses.jpg?itok=X_P734ta)
How has water privatisation affected Chattisgarh?
Posted on 27 May, 2015 04:37 PMThe Shivnath River is the longest tributary of the Mahanadi River.
![Shivnath river near Mahamara Barrage, Durg](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0003tps_5.jpg?itok=NfyoNqp_)
May 28, 2015 - World Menstrual Hygiene Day
Posted on 27 May, 2015 02:21 PMMay 28th is celebrated as Menstrual Hygiene Day annually across the globe to raise awareness and break the silence around menstruation and menstrual hygiene management.
As part of the celebrations, WASH United, along with its partners organizes several events across continents. Here's a list of all the action in India.
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दम तोड़ रहा है स्वच्छता अभियान
Posted on 26 May, 2015 04:32 PMपूर्वी दिल्ली, 19 मई (ब्यूरो): प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के द्वारा चलाए गए स्वच्छ भारत अभियान के दौरान नेता, अभिनेता, सरकारी बाबू व अफसर शाहों के साथ ही कई पुलिस अधिकारियों ने सफाई
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Frequently asked questions (FAQ) - Menstruation and menstrual hygiene management
Posted on 26 May, 2015 02:00 PMIn the world’s second most populous country with nearly 355 million menstruating women, 23% of adolescent girls drop out of school after their first period. Only 12% of females in the country use sanitary pads. 10% of girls in India believe that menstruation is a disease [1]!
![Menstruation and menstrual hygiene](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/Menstrual%2520hygiene.png?itok=fW43pXaA)
Breaking the silence: Menstruation myths busted
Posted on 25 May, 2015 11:07 AMMenstruation is probably one of the least talked about and ill-understood biological concepts. Despite being a natural physiological function of the female human body, similar to urination or defecation, the menstruation discourse is often shrouded by reticence.
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Swasth Seema: A village's journey towards ODF status
Posted on 20 May, 2015 12:55 PMNot unlike most villages that make up rural India, Seema in Rajgir block of Nalanda district showed little interest in structured sanitation. Open defecation was rampant and a sizeable chunk of the village’s earnings was spent on tending to the ill and diseased. Little did the villagers know that a change in tradition was imminent.
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India readies for a poor monsoon due to strong possibility of El Nino
Posted on 18 May, 2015 08:59 PMIndia prepares to fight the impacts of El Nino
![IMD predicts strong El Nino (Source: MSN Weather)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8b6194db8b950dfdc5b48d52fc67_0.jpg?itok=Ns-40A6R)
Call for technical papers for the 6th South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Posted on 18 May, 2015 06:43 PMThe theme for the 2016 South Asian Conference on Sanitation is 'Better sanitation, better life'
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Standing Committee Report: Safe drinking water and sanitation
Posted on 15 May, 2015 08:49 PMThe National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) SBM (G) are the two flagship programmes of the government implemented by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, a nodal Minis
![Safe drinking water, a scarce resource](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/news_this_week_0.jpg?itok=Pme59Cdc)