Rural Water

Term Path Alias

/topics/rural-water

Featured Articles
February 14, 2024 The event underlined the need to create a skilled workforce with multi-skilling abilities, embodying the concept of a one-stop-shop and service, particularly relevant for the organised sector.
The release of the reports prepared under the Jal Kaushal Project, led by the JustJobs Network and funded by Arghyam (Image: Arghyam)
January 11, 2024 These preliminary findings provide a roadmap for detailed research, offering insights into the jobs, tasks, and skills required to manage rural water resources in India.
Examining jobs, skills, and tasks in rural water sector (Image: JustJobs Network)
January 7, 2024 Need to nudge state governments to evolve a detailed roadmap (planning, implementation and operations related strategies)—immediate, medium and long-term—for ensuring drinking water security.
Demand-responsive approach became the mainstay of the project with the initiation of sectoral reforms (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
October 20, 2023 A holistic approach to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives
Shantilata uses a cloth to filter out the high iron content in the salty water, filled from a hand pump, in the village Sitapur on the outskirts of Bhadrak, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha (Image: WaterAid/ Anindito Mukherjee)
February 15, 2023 Design principles for operation and maintenance at scale
The programme intends to improve safe drinking water coverage in rural Bihar (Image: AKRSP(I))
February 7, 2023 Budgetary allocations for urban sanitation get an impetus, but Swachh Bharat Mission – Rural (SBM-R) records no change in its budgetary allocation
An amount of Rs 1840 crore has been approved to effecvely implement Water Security Plans through convergence of ongoing/new schemes (Image: Pavitra K B Rao, Wikimedia Commons)
Vacancy for the post of 'Field Coordinator', SELCO Foundation, Bangalore
The organization's mission is to understand problems faced by un-served and under-served communities and bridge the last mile implementation gap.
Posted on 18 Oct, 2013 12:24 PM

For more information on the organisation, please click here.

For further details on the vacancy, click here.

Invite to TARAgram Yatra 'Safe water for all and always', Development Alternatives, New Delhi & Orchha, Bundelkhand
A forum for stimulating debate, exchanging ideas, experiences and learning of professionals working in this sector.
Posted on 18 Oct, 2013 08:57 AM

For details on this yatra, please click here.

To register for the same, click here.

The draft agenda and the background note for the same are attached below.

TARAgram Yatra 2013
Upper caste'-only school toilets in UP
Not only is the condition of the toilets in many village schools in UP poor but also children are being discriminated upon because they belong to lower castes and "don't clean the toilets properly". Posted on 16 Oct, 2013 10:32 AM

Every school needs good students and students need good sanitation. According to India Sanitation Portal, access to sanitary toilets not only ensures dignity of the individual but also positively impacts health, well-being and productivity, reduces drop-out rates and encourages regular attendance in schools.

Toilet in Uttar Pradesh village school
Sanitation Progress Report is too good to be true
The Total Sanitation Campaign, a initiative of the Government to make India free from open defecation hasn't achieved all that it set out to. The graphs tell the true story.
Posted on 16 Oct, 2013 10:13 AM

Prabha, 23 years old lives in Mankapur village in Uttar Pradesh. She recently delivered a baby boy at home. Prabha has never used a toilet in her life. Every day of her pregnancy, she woke up before dawn, carried a mug of water and went 1.2 km away in the fields to defecate.

Registration open for a short course 'Water resources of India', Mohile Parikh Centre, Mumbai
A short course based on the book 'Oxford India Short Introductions' which are authoritative and accessible introductions to different aspects of India, facilitated by the author A. Vaidyanathan.
Posted on 09 Oct, 2013 09:12 AM

For details on the course, please click here.

For more information on the book 'Water resources of India', Oxford University Press, India, click here.

Mohile Parikh Centre, Mumbai
Invitation of sealed tenders for 'Execution of solar power based mini Drinking Water Supply project', State Government, Odisha
A contract of solar energy based dual pump piped water supply schemes under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) in Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts of the Odisha state.
Posted on 07 Oct, 2013 05:32 PM

For details on the tender call notice, please click here.

For further information on the Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency, click here.

The notice is attached below for your consideration.

Rajasthan's drinking water most contaminated
News this week: Rajasthan's drinking water most contaminated, artificial oxygen to clean Ulsoor lake and 20% government schools in Delhi don't have water connection. Posted on 06 Oct, 2013 10:54 PM

Rajasthan's drinking water most contaminated

Right to safe drinking water (Source: Merck Group)
Invite to 'India Water Expo': Chennai, November 21-23, 2013; Ahmedabad, February 7 -9, 2014
An event that combines exhibition, networking, and education to capture the energy of rapidly expanding water market in India, creating a venue for business, and bold, forward-looking action.
Posted on 30 Sep, 2013 01:53 PM

For details on the event, please click here.

To book your stall at the expo, click here.

Invite to an innovation challenge on water irrigation ' A Watershed Moment in India', Greenpeace India, September 3 - November 15, 2013
An open platform to design an innovative renewable energy pump kit which meets the need of millions of small farmers, cuts down irrigation costs & encourages uptake of micro-irrigation methods.
Posted on 25 Sep, 2013 01:07 PM

Organisers

Greenpeace

Background 

Training course on 'Applications of handheld GPS for watershed & MGNREGS using Open Source GIS Tools', National Institute of Rural Development, Jaipur
A course that aims at exposing the participants in the use of handheld GPSs for planning, implementation and monitoring of natural resources in a cost effective, timely and scientific manner.
Posted on 24 Sep, 2013 08:03 PM

v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}

National Institute of Rural Development, Jaipur
×