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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)
Invitation for WASH For India Launch, Bengaluru
An event that will feature a presentation on India's sanitation crisis, WFI's innovative approach, & interactive brainstorms to get ideas from the participants
Posted on 13 Aug, 2013 03:14 PM

For more information on the event , please click here
Wash for India
Invite for an International course on 'Farming, Natural home building and Self Sustainable Living', Krisit, Rajasthan, November 2013 - October 2014
A 12 month programme that will teach you to create and manage a 100%self-sustainable -profitable farm with a Vedic Vastu house
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 02:11 PM

For details on this very interesting course please click here
Applications invited for ' Ecovillage Design Education Course', Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI), Koraput, Orissa, September10-October 8, 2013
A holistic approach to education for sustainable development by developing curricula for sustainable community design
Posted on 10 Aug, 2013 08:07 AM

For details on the sustainable training course please click here

You may also download the brochure for the course from below
Invitation for Expression of interest (EOI) in Health Nutrition Water & Sanitation (HNWASH) & Open Defecation Free (ODF) assignments, Government of Odisha
An invitation to agencies having interest for CLTS approach to help in preparing for larger community participation in the total sanitation of Odisha state
Posted on 06 Aug, 2013 03:30 PM

Offered by 

Government of Odisha & United Kingdom's Department for International Development

Background information
IAS officer suspended for targeting illegal sand mining
News roundup - IAS officer suspended in UP, groundwater contaminated by gold mines and the number of households with improved sanitation rises.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 04 Aug, 2013 05:01 PM

IAS officer in Uttar Pradesh suspended for action against sand mining
Sand mining near the Yamuna river
The Dongria Kondhs' tribals bring the judiciary down on its knees
Niyamgiri tribals' decision to veto mining, environment degradation's effect on the country's GDP and Maharashtra's carbon trading scheme are the highlights of this week's news.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 22 Jul, 2013 01:40 AM

Dongria Kondh tribals stand firm against mining of Niyamgiri
Celebration Dance (Source: Wikimedia)
One year course in ' Science and Management for Sustainable Living', Bhoomi College, Bangalore
A programme meant to foster an interest in green careers in those who wish to explore the possibility of learning and action connected with sustainable living.
Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 02:44 PM

About the organisers

Bhoomi College

Course period
Training programme on Sustainable Community Based Sanitation,Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society, Bangalore
A programme that aims to provide knowledge and skills to NGOs and social facilitators to coordinate various social and technical interventions
Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 02:13 PM

Organiser details

Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society

Venue

Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions (CASS)
Survey # 205, Kommagaffa Road
Bandemath,Kengeri Satellite Town
Bangalore

Objective of the conference
CDDS
Nalanda farmers get organic certificate; export veggies to Europe
Nalanda farmers' organic certification, Orissa government action against mining and SMS advisory for farmers are highlights of this week's news.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 14 Jul, 2013 09:20 PM

Nalanda farmers set to go global with their veggies
Organic Awards (source: Wikimedia)
Extreme weather warning!
Climate change is manifesting itself through modified rainfall patterns, extreme events and temperature fluctuations. What effect will these have on water, sanitation and health in India?
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 11 Jul, 2013 04:04 PM

We sat in a plush climate-controlled room and deliberated climate change as the outside world collapsed around us..
The flooded Bagmati river
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