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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)
Ranking of Indian cities on Sanitation 2009-2010
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Rank of 400+ Indian Cities on Sanitation
Status of urban water supply sanitation and solid waste management CPHEEO data 2005
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Data provides status of the urban water, sanitation and solid waste management in India. Status of water supply (physical and financial), Status of urban sewerage/sanitation system, Status of low cost sanitation, Status of solid waste management.
Estimates for the use of Improved Sanitation Facilities
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Yearly data on access to improved sanitation. seperate data for rural and urban. information on number of flushed toilets, dry latrines, septic tank, piped sewer system is provided.
Status of Drinking water and sanitation coverage in India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

All-India numbers for rural and urban access to improved and unimproved water supply and sanitation for the years 1990,2000, 2008. The same data is available in a standard format for all countries of the world.
Water and a City A film by Swati Dandekar that narrates the story of water in Bangalore
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Directed and produced by Swati Dandekar, 'Water and a City' traces the journey of water through Bangalore using a succession of haunting ima
Strengthen participatory urban governance to prevent pollution in Ganga at Kanpur and recognise the need to look for decentralized solutions
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

A one day Area Water Partnership Conference was held on 22nd July, 2012 by Shramik Bharti, Kanpur; Society for Action in Community Health (SACH) and Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), New Delhi at Jajmau, Kanpur, an industrial city on the banks of the Ganga which also happens to be a major centre for leather tanneries, which let out

Factors affecting the successful implementation of the water and sanitation initiatives Case studies from different parts of the country and lessons learnt
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

1. Critical investments for 24x7 water supply: Lessons from Ramachandrapuram village in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh
Wastewater recycle and reuse The need of the hour Report of a workshop in April 2012 organised by Ministry of Urban Development
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

A one day workshop on "Wastewater Recycle and Reuse: The need of the hour' was organized by Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Indi
Privatisation of water services in New Delhi Myth and reality Report by Water Privatisation Commercialization Resistance Committee
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Residents of Delhi have been protesting against privatisation of water atleast since 2005.
Background information for the Twelfth Year Plan Reports of the Planning Commission working groups
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The Twelfth Five Year Plan of the Government of India commences during the year 2012-13. This plan has been developed following the recommendations of a number of Working Groups covering 26 different areas.
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