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Urban Sanitation
Cities urgently need to step up climate action
Posted on 22 Apr, 2023 10:26 AMMore than 50% of the world's population lives in cities, which also account for 70% of all CO2 emissions. They are also disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Women are pioneering inclusive water and sanitation services in urban poor settlements
Posted on 28 Feb, 2023 07:16 PMAcross the world and in India, collective organisations run by and representing women have emerged as important platforms for demanding basic amenities like water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure and services.
Budget 2023-24: Drinking water supply and sanitation continues to get priority
Posted on 07 Feb, 2023 01:38 PMSafe water, sanitation and hygiene are pillars that improve the quality of life and enhance the 'ease of living' of people, especially in rural areas. In this regard, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) has made significant progress in providing drinking water and safe sanitation to rural households.
Best practices for flood resilient cities
Posted on 21 Dec, 2022 02:18 PMResilience of cities depends on effective functioning of complex infrastructure networks such as water, energy, sanitation, transport along with physical infrastructure such as housing, hospitals and educational institutions.
Evaluating WaSH conditions spatially at the panchayat level
Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 03:38 PMRural areas largely lack access to improved drinking water-sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) facilities in India. Improved WaSH facilities are vital to prevent the transmission of waterborne diseases and create resilient communities.
Slum land rights: A necessity for success of PMAY
Posted on 07 Jul, 2022 01:37 PMInformal housing caters to over one-third of the population in our cities, who cannot afford formal housing. Cities are known as engines of economy and this economy consists of over 90 per cent informal sector workers. However, housing requirements for these people have never got utmost priority by governments, post-independence.
The loo loop
Posted on 02 Dec, 2021 03:53 PMA UN report predicts that 50 percent of India’s population will be living in urban areas by 2030.
First digital flood inventory (IFI) in geospatial format created for India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2021 06:56 PMIndia’s first digital flood inventory (IFI) in modern geospatial format created
Jal Jeevan Mission App and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh launched
Posted on 06 Oct, 2021 11:10 PMPM Modi launches the Jal Jeevan Mission app and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh
This year's India Smart Cities Awards goes to UP, Surat, Indore, Chandigarh!
Posted on 13 Jul, 2021 11:03 AMUP, Surat, Indore, Chandigarh become winners of India Smart Cities Awards Contest 2020