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August 16, 2024
Open drains drain health
A recent study finds that majority of the poor in India are likely to have open drains or no drainage systems to convey and treat their waste flows, threatening their health.
Open drains, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
July 28, 2024
Tap into the numbers: Budget insights on WASH
The budget allocation for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation reflects a steady upward trajectory, underscoring the importance of scaling financial commitments to meet the growing demands of the WASH sector.
Child drinking water from handpump in Guna, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Anil Gulati, India Water Portal Flickr)
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)
Budget 2014 A water perspective
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The 2014 Union Budget is being hailed as both challenging and decisive. Various important water issues such as rivers, watershed and safe drinking water have been addressed, money earmarked and plans and programmes announced. 
31% of Bangalores groundwater not drinkable
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

"Growing garbage menace ups nitrate content in lakes", said a recent headline in the Deccan Herald that highlighted a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on illegal dumping sites situated near water bodies in Bangalore.
Centres 100 day plan Construct one toilet per second
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Centre all set to construct 5.2 million toilets by August 31
Poor sanitation brings down enrollment of girls in schools
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Dip in enrollment of female students due to poor sanitation in schools
Water allocation to stay the same for Telangana and Andhra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Telangana formed but no change in water allocation
CSE tells new govt to reinvent strategy for river cleanup
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Apply new strategy for cleaning rivers: CSE
Ganga rejuvenation priority for new Water Ministry
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

New Water Ministry headed by Uma Bharti prioritizes Ganga rejuvenation
Simple ways to achieve water sufficiency
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Fresh water found on land has only two primary sources - melting of ice, and rain. Harvesting rain is crucial for sustaining both the surface and sub-soil water sources.
Access to clean water and sanitation the ruralurban gap closes
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The rural-urban divide in access to sanitation reduces: UN
Environmentalists wary of Modis green agenda
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Environmentalists wary of Modi's green agenda
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