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June 15, 2024
WASH facilities evade tribals 
What is the state of tribal populations in the context of WASH indicators and access to WASH facilities? A study explores.
A rural toilet (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
October 20, 2023
Building community expertise in planning, designing, and overseeing WASH systems
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)
September 15, 2023
वायु प्रदूषण घटा रहा है उम्र
शिकागो यूनिवर्सिटी की रिपोर्ट एयर क्वालिटी लाइफ इंडेक्स-2023 भयावह तस्वीर प्रस्तुत करती है। रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक भारत दुनिया का दूसरा सर्वाधिक प्रदूषित देश और दिल्ली सर्वाधिक प्रदूषित शहर है। रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक पूरे भारत में एक भी जगह ऐसी नहीं है जो विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के स्वच्छ हवा के मानकों पर खरी उतरती हो ।
वायु प्रदूषण घटा रहा है उम्र
July 12, 2023
Saamuhika Shakti: Empowering Bangalore waste pickers to live dignified lives
A collective impact effort, the first of its type in India that provides informal waste pickers a chance to live safe and dignified lives, with particular emphasis on gender and equity.
Waste pickers and sorters working hard to extract recyclable value from the waste we throw out (Image: Vinod Sebastian/ Saamuhika Shakti)
June 2, 2023
Lived experiences of sanitation and hygiene access
Immersive research for safer sanitation in Bihar and Maharashtra
Children pose outside a toilet (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
December 13, 2022
Mobilising communities for WASH
WaterAid India’s partnership with USAID and Gap Inc. benefits 2400 villages across 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
WaterAid has focused on establishing community-led water quality monitoring & surveillance (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal Flickr)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Solid Waste Management
Here is a simple guide on handling and management of household waste.
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:35 AM

This is a simple guide to individuals on handling the household waste that they generate. It has two parts:
FAQ on effective waste management
Toilets for all: Jharkhand's Sanitation Policy
This policy document is a compilation of directions and instructions for Jharkhand to achieve the status of an open defecation-free state.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:29 AM

The document titled ‘Sanitation Policy of Jharkhand’, by the Government of Jharkhand, serves as a guidance manual to follow the directives of the Nirmal Bahrat Abhiyan (NBA), a government programme to tackle open defecation in rural India.
State of Sanitation-Jharkhand
Want to build a toilet?
Learn about the importance of sanitation and follow the step-by-step instructions in this easy-to-use, hands-on manual issued by the Government of Jharkhand to help build toilets.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:23 PM

The Government of Jharkhand has published a technical document in order to encourage the construction and usage of toilets in the state of Jharkhand. The manual begins with an introduction to Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), a government programme to tackle open defecation in rural India.
The need for toilets (Source: Sourabh Phadke)
Internship opportunity at the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts, India
The selected interns would be expected to work primarily on any of the four themes: right to water and sanitation, environmental flows, agricultural and industrial water use and groundwater.
Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:01 PM

About the Forum:
Applications invited for 'Training Programme on EcoSan', Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions, Bangalore
Posted on 21 Feb, 2014 11:57 AM

About Ecosan:

The Ecological Sanitation (Ecosan) approach follows the principle of ‘closing the loop’ and offers a safe solution that helps prevent diseases and promotes good health by removing pathogens and recapturing nutrients in order to reuse them in agriculture or horticulture. 
Invitation to the 'Technical Training in Water & Sanitation Infrastructure', BushProof, Madagascar
The training is a broad, intense 6-day course with a heavy practical bias, providing a rare opportunity to learn through both theoretical and hands-on practical sessions.
Posted on 19 Feb, 2014 10:10 PM

About the training:
Applications invited for 'Post-Graduate Diploma in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene', Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
This full time post-graduate diploma programme of one year duration is designed to impart both theoretical and practical aspects of social and technical aspects relevant to the WASH sector.
Posted on 17 Feb, 2014 08:07 PM

Programme Overview:
New law to save the Ganga
Policy matters this week: PMO orders framing of draft legislation to protect the Ganga; Narmada-Kshipra river linking scheme passes the test; World Bank to support low-income states.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Feb, 2014 02:22 PM

PMO approves law to protect Ganga river
Ganga river in Haridwar (Source: Anoop Negi)
Sikkim achieves 100% sanitation under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan scheme
News this week: Sikkim achieves 100% sanitation; Govt has only 2 months to cover 54.4% of rural India in its drinking water scheme; Maharashtra village gets community rights over dam reservoir.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Feb, 2014 02:21 PM

Sikkim achieves 100% sanitation
Sustainable sanitation
The great Indian toilet tracker!
Does rural India have enough toilets? Which state has built the most toilets and which state is still backed up? Our visualisations of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan's data demystify it all!
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 16 Feb, 2014 10:57 PM

Women patiently wait for the sun to go down, to squat in open fields. Young children do so unabashedly on the roads under the open skies. Well into our 67th year of independence, the sanitation situation hasn't changed much in villages and towns across the nation.
Rural sanitation scheme - Progress & Performance
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