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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)
June 26, 2023
Social innovation in urban sanitation in India: Meeting unmet needs
While governmental efforts have contributed greatly to improving urban sanitation in the country and are much discussed in literature, systematic documentation and critical analysis of efforts made by nongovernmental institutions continues to be invisible in the discourse on sanitation and needs to be acknowledged, argues this book.
Urban sanitation, a growing challenge in India (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)
April 22, 2023
Cities urgently need to step up climate action
Bangalore hosts conference to help cities mainstream climate actions
Cities continue to face daunting capacity constraints as they pursue urgently needed climate action (Image: Nimit Nagpal, Wikipedia Commons)
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)
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
Will the Rs 392 crore fund help Raipurs growing slums
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

"The life of the people living in slums in any part of the country is a curse", says Rohit Jagat, a 30 year old resident of Shakti Nagar slum in Raipur. 
Himachal villages to carry out own EIA
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Himachal villages to carry out own EIA
Garudeshwar dam for a statue or for people
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Garudeshwar dam: for a statue or for people?
Fly ash laden water from power plant spills into MP village
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Fly ash laden water from power plant contaminates water in MP village
Deltas sinking thanks to dams
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Deltas sinking, thanks to dams
Piped water only for 40% of the middle class
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Piped water only for 40% of the middle class
No toilets for 52% of Delhi slum kids
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

No toilets for 52% Delhi slum kids
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