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Society, Culture, Religion and History
Empowered TN fisherfolk challenge urbanisation
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 11:52 AMRapid urbanisation in various forms is set to transform the coastline of Tamil Nadu as real estate, infrastructure, tourism, and urban beautification plans are in full swing. Fisherfolk, whose everyday life and survival is rooted in the commons, are at the centre of these processes of coastal urbanisation.
![Fishermen launching their boat into the sea](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/fisherfolk_1.jpg?itok=q3nL3Npn)
A way to minimise agricultural problems in India
Posted on 24 Feb, 2015 10:10 AMMuneswar and more than 170 farmers in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh have no regrets after shifting over from traditional agricultural methods of farming to the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method. Why would they? Most of them have been overwhelmed by the kind of returns they have got compared to their investments.
![SRI beneficiaries in Ambikapur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0038tps.jpg?itok=kqeq4zkG)
Towards sustainable sanitation and toilet design
Posted on 23 Feb, 2015 02:02 PMAuthor: Madhu Thakar
Open defecation cannot be eliminated just by providing a hole in the ground with an oversized umbrella over it and christening it a ‘toilet’. There appears to be an unseemly hurry in building toilets all over the country without understanding the theory behind them.
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The pond with a purpose
Posted on 21 Feb, 2015 06:02 PMThe Bhuiyas, a group of people who belong to the Scheduled Castes in Jharkhand and Bihar, have historically been landless foragers -- a fact reflected in their name which means 'of the earth'.
![Celebrating the pond at Gobaria](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/promila_pathak_and_villagers.jpg?itok=gdRHqXBP)
Water Untouched: A film on Dalits' lack of access
Posted on 19 Feb, 2015 08:59 AM“The Dalits of this country get access to water on the goodwill of the dominant caste. Water to untouchables is still miles away,” says Goldy M George, a Dalit activist and an expert on Dalit rights.
![A Dalit woman in Ekta Nagar, Raipur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0144tps.jpg?itok=YnuOr5G-)
Applications invited for the post of 'Gender and Natural Resource Management Specialist', International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal
Posted on 18 Feb, 2015 04:45 PMThe expert must be capable in providing technical expertise integrating social and gender dimensions, perspectives and approaches into ICIMOD’s regional programmes, initiatives and thematic areas; and who has substantial experience conducting research and policy advocacy and ensuring gender-positive impacts.
An appeal to all ‘responsible’ fathers out there !
Posted on 03 Feb, 2015 10:02 AMAuthor: Vijay Krishna
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Generating demand for toilets: Experiences from Davangere, Karnataka
Posted on 31 Jan, 2015 12:22 PMAuthor: Radhika Viswanathan
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Wanted: Efficient workers and simple systems to make India open defecation free
Posted on 27 Jan, 2015 11:37 AMAuthor: Madhavi Purohit
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Mission Sanitation - Lessons from Civil Society
Posted on 23 Jan, 2015 07:27 PMAuthor: Amrtha Kasturi Rangan
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