Sanitation and Hygiene

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June 15, 2024 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 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 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 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 Immersive research for safer sanitation in Bihar and Maharashtra
Children pose outside a toilet (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
December 13, 2022 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)
Gharacha Dagina - Toilets as the jewels of the household, a film promoting two-pit toilets in rural India
How should your village be?Like a sparkling mirror!
How should ones life be?
Like fresh healthy productive seeds!
Posted on 18 Sep, 2012 02:50 PM

Using analogies that resonate with the rural mind, this Marathi film by  the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Government of Maharashtra) makes a convincing argument for toilet construction and use.The film's content has been guided by Mr.

India's first nationwide rural water quality survey to start from October: A compilation of top stories from water industry from newsletter- Droplets
This article by Sumathi Sivam includes a compilation of news from the newsletter Droplets Posted on 17 Sep, 2012 02:27 PM

What are the emerging trends in India’s water sector? The newsletter, Droplets by Everything About Water gives an overview of the current issues in the sector by giving brief description of recent developments in water industry, technologies, products, research, reports etc,.

Guidelines for the green development of Kerala - Draft report on the outcomes of the Kerala State Environmental Convention organised in Trivandrum (2nd and 3rd September 2012)
This report is an outcome of the two day Kerala Environmental Convention organised by the Kerala Paristhiti Aikya Vedi in Trivandrum Posted on 15 Sep, 2012 05:31 PM

This draft report by the Kerala Paristhithi Aikya Vedi is an outcome of the Kerala State Environmental Convention, a two day convention that was organised in Trivandrum, Kerala by calling upon various environmental and social organisations, concerned citizens, experts,  political leaders in the state to discuss the environmental crisis that the state has been facing in recent years.

The Karnataka Urban Water Sector Improvement Project: 24x7 water supply is achievable- Field note by Water and Sanitation Programme, World Bank
This field note describes how it is possible to deliver twenty four water supply through individual household connections to all residents Posted on 14 Sep, 2012 07:28 PM

This field note by the Water and Sanitation Program, describes how it is possible to deliver twenty four water supply through individual household connections to all residents.

Performance Assessment System (PAS) Project at CEPT University, Ahmedabad develops a comprehensive database of urban water & sanitation data for Gujarat and Maharashtra
CEPT University, Ahmedabad develops a comprehensive database of urban water & sanitation data for Gujarat and Maharashtra Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 04:50 PM

The Performance Assessment System Project - www.pas.org.in (PAS) Project at CEPT University is a five-year Action Research Project, which works on developing appropriate tools and methods to measure, monitor and improve delivery of water and sanitation services in urban India.

Guidance notes for continuous water supply (24-7): A guide to project preparation, implementation and appraisal- A report by Water and Sanitation Program
These are guidance notes for all those who considering of converting their water distribution services from intermittent to continuous (24-7) supply. Posted on 06 Sep, 2012 09:39 PM

This report by Water and Sanitation Program is a guidance notes meant for governments, municipal administrations and water utilities that are considering of converting their water distribution services from intermittent to continuous (24-7)

Community participation in South Asian sanitation - A paper published in Public World
This paper argues that improvement in sanitation is one of the most important goals that countries in South Asia need to achieve, which can lead to improvement in health outcomes Posted on 05 Sep, 2012 04:06 PM

This paper published in collaboration with Public World (London) focuses on the poor sanitation situation in South Asia, which has the highest proportion of people practising open defecation and argues that improvement in sanitation is one of the most important goals that countries i

Report on the "National level workshop on appropriate toilet technologies", organised by Gramalaya, Arghyam and UNICEF at Trichy, Tamil Nadu, between 9-11 May 2012
This article by Aarti Kelkar - Khambete describes the proceedings of a workshop organised by Gramalaya, Arghyam and UNICEF that focused on appropriate and low cost toilet technologies Posted on 02 Sep, 2012 07:00 PM

Current evidence has shown that a large population of people in India practice open defecation and do not use toilets even when available.

Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India invites abstracts on "Conflicts taking place around drinking water and sanitation"- Submit by August 31, 2012
Posted on 29 Aug, 2012 08:25 PM


Forum for policy dialogue on water conflicts in India

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The Forum (Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India) is an effort to bring together all those interested in working on issues related to water conflicts in India into a loose network for action and interaction.

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