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August 10, 2024
Changing waterscapes trigger the spread of Zika in urban India 
While citizens need to play their part to prevent diseases such as Zika, municipal bodies/urban area authorities need to pull their socks up and set right the poor governance mechanisms that are slowly turning cities into hotbeds of diseases, filth and mismanagement.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, the culprit for causing Zika (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
July 28, 2024
Tap into the numbers: Budget insights on WASH
The budget allocation for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation reflects a steady upward trajectory, underscoring the importance of scaling financial commitments to meet the growing demands of the WASH sector.
Child drinking water from handpump in Guna, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Anil Gulati, India Water Portal Flickr)
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)
MoEF withdraws proposed amendments on soil waste management
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

MoEF left with no choice but to withdraw
NGT slams MoEF on idol immersions
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

NGT slams MoEF on idol immersions
Green laws violated in 'Statue of Unity' project
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Sardar Patel's statue project violates green laws

Activists allege that the statue project near Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat is being carried out without any environmental clearance. Ask MoEF to halt the project.
Six women change Agras water story
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Historically, Agra has had decentralized water systems that were derived from a riverine core and supplemented by numerous lakes, wells and baolis (step wells). The system was a synthesis of geography, excellent Mughal fluvial engineering and an involved citizenry. Unfortunately, much has been lost over the years.
Master plan to channelise Beas is underway
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Master plan to channelize Beas is underway
An addon to the harms of arsenic contaminated water
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

An add-on to the harms of arsenic contaminated water 
India moves up on the Global Hunger Index
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

India moves up two notches on the Global Hunger Index
Govt to create food godowns under MNREGA
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Govt to create food godowns under MNREGA
Govt to ban mining and thermal power projects in Western Ghats
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Govt to ban mining and thermal power projects in Western Ghats

Environment ministry decides to declare 37% of Western Ghats spreading across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Area. 
110 countries pledge to phase out mercury
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

110 countries sign Minamata convention to ban mercury
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