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Urban Sanitation
Arghyam: A praxis on regenerating a groundwater civilisation
Posted on 18 Dec, 2023 05:17 PMArghyam, which started as a funding organisation, has evolved into an influential voice in the water ecosystem. At present, it works with a network of organisations on water security solutions across the country.
![Arghyam has an emphasis on community-based groundwater projects (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-12/well.jpg?itok=5G2pFsX_)
Unmasking gender disparities in Indian sanitation
Posted on 17 Nov, 2023 12:15 PMInadequate sanitation poses significant global risks, affecting over four billion people. Insufficient access to proper facilities leads to social, psychological, and physical threats, contributing to 6.3% of global deaths. India, with one billion residents, grapples with open defecation, affecting half the population.
![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)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-11/women_0.jpg?itok=Gl4PT1mq)
Building community expertise in planning, designing, and overseeing WASH systems
Posted on 20 Oct, 2023 04:10 PMWaterAid India is a non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming lives by improving access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. The organisation focuses on marginalised and vulnerable communities, striving to ensure that everyone, everywhere, has access to these essential services.
![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)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-10/wateraid_anindito_mukherjee_600_px.jpg?itok=bwhqJ79m)
Governance, incentives, and performance in urban water utilities
Posted on 21 Sep, 2023 07:57 PMIn developing countries, it is extremely difficult to strike a balance between the competing priorities of socioeconomic and environmental goals within water utilities. India's water industry struggles with problems like budget deficits, accessibility restrictions, and poor service standards.
![Study suggests increasing the duration of water supply hours could lead to improved service performance (Image: Pixnio)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-09/PIXNIO-45281-1350x1012.jpg?itok=cWqusd43)
Demand for work under MGNREGA rises as monsoon plays truant
Posted on 17 Sep, 2023 12:15 PMRural job demand under MGNREGA rises as monsoon plays truant
![Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-09/MGNREGA1.jpg?itok=lz57mST0)
Water and worries of Bodh Gaya
Posted on 21 Jul, 2023 10:35 AMBodh Gaya, a globally venerated small town, derives its significance as the birthplace of Buddhism. It is considered as the 'navel of the earth' (Pathavinabhi) among Buddhists.
![Mahabodhi Mahavihara Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar (Image: Hiroki Ogawa, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/1200px-Maha_Bodhi_Temple_Bodh_Gaya_India_-_panoramio.jpg?itok=7Zh3yalH)
Saamuhika Shakti: Empowering Bangalore waste pickers to live dignified lives
Posted on 12 Jul, 2023 08:31 AMAccording to the World Bank (2020), 49% of the urban population in India, resides in slums. The urban slum dweller’s desire for a better life has only been partially fulfilled, as people continue to fight for necessities such as clean drinking water and adequate toilets.
![Waste pickers and sorters working hard to extract recyclable value from the waste we throw out (Image: Vinod Sebastian/ Saamuhika Shakti)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-07/ss.jpg?itok=8lPY8NMz)
Social innovation in urban sanitation in India: Meeting unmet needs
Posted on 26 Jun, 2023 07:09 PMUrban India continues to face the sanitation challenge and governmental efforts have contributed greatly to improving sanitation in the country. However, various non-governmental institutions have also experimented with innovative ideas in different regional contexts to meet the needs of the community and to ensure access to safe sanitation.
![Urban sanitation, a growing challenge in India (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-06/Women%20community%20toilet.jpg?itok=T-e6b4VH)