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November 17, 2023
Unmasking gender disparities in Indian sanitation
Women's struggle for sanitation equity in rural areas and urban slums India
A training exercise on water and sanitation, as part of an EU-funded project on integrated water resource management in Rajasthan. (Image: UN Women Asia and Pacific; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
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)
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)
February 7, 2023
Budget 2023-24: Drinking water supply and sanitation continues to get priority
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)
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)
September 27, 2022
Dirty drains drain health
This study found that the sanitary quality of neighbourhood drains, in addition to toilets, affected sanitation and hygiene and incidences of ill-health in rural households.
Dirty drainages, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
भारत में स्वच्छता और स्वास्थ्य
Posted on 08 Mar, 2015 03:35 PM

विश्व अर्थव्यवस्था में तेजी से अपनी स्थिति मजबूत कर रहा भारत दुनिया की शीर्ष 10 अर्थव्यवस्थाओं में शामिल है। हालांकि, यह मानव विकास सूचकांक पर 134वें स्थान पर फिसल गया है। भारत खुले म
On-site sanitation systems: Flash cards on managing faecal sludge and effluents
Posted on 08 Mar, 2015 12:23 PM

On-site sanitation systems are options which help treat the waste at source, rather than dealing with it several miles away in a centralized manner. In the absence of sewerage systems and piped supplies, communities have to devise decentralized ways to deal with their shit. Some of the most common on-site sanitation systems include septic tanks and pit latrines.
सार्वजनिक जगहों पर थूका, तो लगानी पड़ेगी झाड़ू !
Posted on 08 Mar, 2015 10:15 AM

एब्सल्यूट संवाददाता मुम्बई: अगर महाराष्ट्र सरकार द्वारा प्रस्तावित कानून पास हो जाता है तो मुम्बई में न सिर्फ तम्बाकू चबा कर थूकने बल्कि सार्वजनिक जगहों पर इसे चबाते हुए दिखने पर भी एक दिन के लिए सरकारी स्वीपर बनना
मुम्बई में ‘क्लीनाथॉन’ कार्यक्रम का आयोजन
Posted on 05 Mar, 2015 04:02 PM

सुलभ संवाददाता
सुलभ तकनीक से दूर होगी खुले में शौच की समस्या : जय पाण्डा
Posted on 05 Mar, 2015 11:43 AM

जिस दिन (19 नवम्बर) विश्व के लगभग 200 देश शौचालय के प्रति जन-जागरण फैलाने के लिए विश्व शौचालय दिवस के कार्यक्रमों में व्यस्त थे, ओडिशा के केन्द्रपाड़ा संसदीय क्षेत्र के माननीय सांसद श
अस्सी घाट के जीर्णोद्धार से प्रसन्न हुए मोदी
Posted on 05 Mar, 2015 10:43 AM

आई.ए.एन.एस। अस्सी घाट पर गंगा के किनारों की जिस प्रकार से सफाई की गई है, बृहस्पतिवार को उसपर प्रधानमन्त्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने अपनी प्रसन्नता जाहिर की है। 8 नवम्बर को श्री मोदी ने अ
Book: 'Sanitation in Gram Panchayats' from the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India
Posted on 04 Mar, 2015 07:49 PM

The 73rd amendment to the Constitution of India made Gram Panchayats the hub of all activities in the rural sphere. It gave legitimacy to Panchayat institutions, devolving powers as well as finances for their effective functioning.
साफ-सफाई महिलाओं की सेहत के लिए जरूरी
Posted on 04 Mar, 2015 11:15 AM

डॉ. सोम शेखर विश्वामित्र
And miles to go before I pee: Women's struggles for violence-free sanitation
Posted on 04 Mar, 2015 11:12 AM

India’s status as the world leader in poor sanitation is deplorable. It may come as a surprise to many that African countries like Rwanda and Malawi have dealt with the issue of open defecation in a better manner compared to India. 70% of rural Indians, that is around 550 million people answer nature’s call out in the open.
चरमराई सफाई व्यवस्था बनी परेशानी
Posted on 03 Mar, 2015 04:18 PM

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