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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)
Bhopal to be declared ODF by year end
Posted on 31 Oct, 2016 10:22 AM

Bhopal to be ODF ahead of schedule
Maharashtra to use treated water better
Posted on 22 Aug, 2016 09:11 AM
Civic bodies across Maharashtra to treat and utilise STP water better
Following an unforgiving summer, civic corporations across Maharashtra have planned to use treated water from Common Effluent Treatment Pla
Renewed sense of urgency in Swachh Bharat implementation
Posted on 01 Aug, 2016 08:47 AM
Prime minister’s review meeting instills urgency in Swachh Bharat implementation in rural areas
Toilet subsidy gives way to incentives in Haryana
Posted on 24 Jul, 2016 09:24 AM
Incentives in place of subsidies for toilet construction in Haryana
Mumbai's dabbawallas to spread 'Swachh' message
Posted on 17 Jul, 2016 09:40 AM

Urban development ministry ties up with dabbawallas to spread sanitation message
Mobile app to lodge sanitation woes in Delhi slums
Posted on 11 Jul, 2016 09:37 AM
Delhi slum residents to go high tech with their sanitation complaints
Slum dwellers in the national capital will soon be able to lodge complaints related to community toilets using a mobile app.
A long way to go before total sanitation
Posted on 01 Jul, 2016 04:09 PM

Only 16 out of India's 677 districts open defecation free
Swachh Bharat in reserve forests, tourist spots
Posted on 26 Jun, 2016 08:42 PM

Cleaning of 10 reserve forests and tourist spots to be taken up under Swachh Bharat Mission
Transgenders face ridicule at public toilets: Survey
Posted on 19 Jun, 2016 08:00 PM
NGO survey says transgenders face harassment at Mumbai public toilets
Upkeep of public toilets to be outsourced in North Delhi
Posted on 12 Jun, 2016 02:22 PM
NDMC to outsource public toilet upkeep
 
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