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Society, Culture, Religion and History
Internship opportunity at the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts, India
Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:01 PMAbout the Forum:
Invite to 'One-day workshop on the Launch of the Partners’ Forum of the Koshi Basin', Bihar State Disaster Management Authority and ICIMOD, Patna
Posted on 18 Feb, 2014 12:57 PMEvent: One-day workshop on the Launch of the Partners’ Forum of the Koshi Basin Programme
Venue: A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, Bihar, India
Time: 10:30 am – 5:15 pm
Panelists:
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The great Indian toilet tracker!
Posted on 16 Feb, 2014 10:57 PMWomen patiently wait for the sun to go down, to squat in open fields. Young children do so unabashedly on the roads under the open skies. Well into our 67th year of independence, the sanitation situation hasn't changed much in villages and towns across the nation.
![Rural sanitation scheme - Progress & Performance](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rural_sanitation_scheme.png?itok=qhyMjhY4)
If you don't clean our shit, then who will?
Posted on 16 Feb, 2014 10:53 PM"Swaraj is a meaningless term, if we desire to keep a fifth of India under perpetual subjection, and deliberately deny to them the fruits of national culture". - Mahatma Gandhi
![A manual scavenger at work (Source:Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/manual_scavengers_0.jpg?itok=iG_IKDdb)
Invitation to the training on 'Inclusive, Gender and Justice Approaches to Water-Based Livelihoods', Utthan, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Posted on 13 Feb, 2014 02:26 PMGet more information about the training on Inclusive, Gender and Justice Approaches to Water-Based Livelihoods and apply.
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When natural forests prevailed in Himachal
Posted on 09 Feb, 2014 07:51 PMThe mountain states are at a loss when it comes to a defined livelihood option for its inhabitants. Himachal Pradesh is no different. While the upper reaches of the state have excelled in growing niche products like apple and chilgoza (a variety of pine nut), areas like Chamba that are below 4000 metres, have to depend on farming.
![Himachal's forests help conserve springs](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc02230_0.jpg?itok=LW8ycHvi)
The primary caretakers of water?
Posted on 09 Feb, 2014 07:48 PMGender influences access to water to a high degree throughout the world, a fact recognised in the Dublin Principles but how does topography influence this access? This study detailed in this post aims to find the answer to this question.
![The women of Sikkim manage their water resources](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596563786_96d96665ea.jpg?itok=5Pd7QGQ3)
Engineering witchcraft in Bihar
Posted on 09 Feb, 2014 07:46 PMIt's been years since Bhutahi Balan, a small tributary of the Kosi river in Madhubani, North Bihar, has been causing devastation on both its banks. Dinesh Mishra in his book 'Story of a ghost river and engineering witchcraft' objectively analyses the failure of embankments, which are raised banks to contain the river's flooding.
![Devastation due to floods](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/witchcraft.jpg?itok=C85kKsO9)
Invitation to 'Gaon Chaley Hum', Alexis Society, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 06 Feb, 2014 08:40 AMGet more information on 'Gaon Chaley Hum'.
Know more about Alexis Society.
Fill up the application form to get registered for the event.
![Gaon Chaley Hum](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gao_chaley_hum.jpg?itok=n_RdPmW-)