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Toilets and Urinals
Chennaites to learn more about solid waste segregation in the coming months
Posted on 22 Mar, 2016 10:15 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23515619515_18695e23b5_z_0.jpg?itok=chTcHs_C)
Thousands of fish die in Bengaluru's sewage-choked Ulsoor lake
Posted on 13 Mar, 2016 01:19 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/Dead_fish_2765762g.jpg?itok=cw1O-YX6)
Is Budget 2016 all about ‘Swachh Bharat’ and a rustic touch?
Posted on 07 Mar, 2016 12:28 PMIs this year’s budget a mere continuation of the trajectory set last year in social sectors like drinking water, sanitation, employment guarantee and agriculture? Is the budgetary outlay for urban development responsive towards the drinking water and sanitation needs of vulnerable sections of society such as the urban poor and women? Does the budget hold appeal for India's rural poor?
![Drinking water source in a village at Kawardha, Chhattisgarh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drinking_water_source_in_kawardha_chhattisgarh.jpg?itok=qVqc7dhB)
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan receives an allocation of Rs 9,000 crore in the 2016-17 Budget
Posted on 06 Mar, 2016 11:38 PM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/final-swachh-bharat-mib-google-cover-page_01.jpg?itok=9VUB399k)
Toilet subsidy is not the answer to sanitation problems
Posted on 02 Mar, 2016 04:55 PMIn recent years, especially after the launch of major programmes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, sanitation has become a hotly debated topic in India.
![A public toilet in Shimla](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/18553409925_6672808556_k.jpg?itok=nfGA5-91)
Toilets can work!
Posted on 27 Feb, 2016 02:20 PMOpen defecation continues to be practised by as high as 65% of India's rural population and only 14% of rural households have access to piped water supply leading to high rates of infant deaths and mortality. This working paper titled 'Toilets can work: Short and medium run
![Hygienic latrines and diarrhoea (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilets_10.jpg?itok=miGnLsH6)
5 crore people cleanse themselves at the cost of 5000
Posted on 24 Feb, 2016 09:38 PMThe Ujjain Simhastha (Kumbh Mela) in Madhya Pradesh will begin on April 22, 2016 and go on for a month. The event, held once every 12 years, holds religious significance to Hindus, and throngs of people--approximately 5 crore over the month--take a holy dip in the Kshipra river during this time.
![Early morning at Ramghat, Ujjain](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24524490811_206362fc69_o.jpg?itok=QnmHHdrP)
Preparing for the Ujjain Simhastha Kumbh Mela
Posted on 24 Feb, 2016 09:37 PMThe Ujjain Simhastha Kumbh Mahaparva is one of the four Kumbha Melas, which is held once in 12 years.
![Diwakar Natu, Chairman of Simhastha Fair Authority](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/diwakar_natu-s.jpg?itok=4cyRNC5i)
Mysuru is India's cleanest city, again
Posted on 22 Feb, 2016 09:32 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24966651461_9749faa19c_b.jpg?itok=YCidv6F0)
Landfills galore, our cities choke on their own garbage
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 08:28 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23515619515_18695e23b5_z.jpg?itok=X5z9QTzK)