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Sanitation and Hygiene
The connection between gender and safe sanitation in rural India
Posted on 02 Oct, 2015 04:28 PMSanitation coverage in India continues to display marked disparities in access to safe toilet facilities between urban and rural populations across economic and social groups despite some impressive gains made.
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Training on Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Interventions
Posted on 01 Oct, 2015 12:46 PMCourse Objectives:
At the completion of the training programme, the participants would be able to
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New scheme for the development of mining-affected areas
Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 04:58 PMGovernment announces launch of Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana
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Sanitation workers forced to clean human excreta during the Ashadi Ekadashi in Pandharpur
Posted on 28 Sep, 2015 10:45 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/fa4f5f10-a979-4456-9e64-94d4728ea7d9.jpg?itok=zLKFpMF3)
National summit and exhibition on water, wastewater treatment and solid waste management
Posted on 25 Sep, 2015 11:16 PMWhere: Le Meridien, New Delhi
When: 29-30, September, 2015
What: Watewater management has assumed heightened significance in the recent past due to the growing menace of pollution and the increased awareness among the stakeholders as well as the general public.
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Call for abstracts for the WASH 2016 conference
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 05:38 PMFor more details download the call for abstracts from below or visit the website.
Low-cost, eco-friendly 'Nirgandh' toilet options
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 01:39 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/Nirgandh-basic.jpg?itok=fuhvc6T9)
Strict action against polluters throwing puja waste in the Yamuna
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:19 PMDelhi Government gets strict towards Yamuna pollution
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Open defecation free' status of villages to be verified by state governments
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 09:29 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2366204790_ca2c825712_z_0.jpg?itok=SIO6s2M0)
Community involvement key to successful water quality interventions
Posted on 20 Sep, 2015 10:07 PMRecent evidence shows that as high as 95% of diarrheal deaths among children under the age of 5 can be prevented by water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related interventions that include handwashing, proper excreta disposal and most importantly improved water quality.
![Water quality and health impacts (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_2.jpg?itok=M4OO95jB)