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Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector
Overcoming heavy odds to emerge as a WATSAN model
Posted on 17 Feb, 2020 04:18 PMKotda village provides an inspiring example of how a village suffering from teething troubles in the critical areas of water and sanitation can emerge as a model water and sanitation village. Located in Mangrol block of Junagadh district, from a distance this village presents a lush green appearance because of an abundance of coconut trees.
![AKRSP has promoted rainwater harvesting to address the issue of scarce potable water at Mangrol. By encouraging households to collect rainwater using pipes on their roofs which then drain into an underground tank they have been able to promote water security. (Image: Aga Khan Foundation Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mangrol.jpg?itok=fKFm-VCl)
Decoding budget 2020
Posted on 10 Feb, 2020 04:35 PM“Every single number in the budget, be it receipts or expenditure is a lie. The budget numbers can no longer be trusted, as the difference between actual expenditure and budget estimates are off by around 25 percent.
![Woman farmer sifting grain (Image: Ray Witlin/World Bank CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sifting_grain.jpg?itok=0rLjuCR3)
Budget 2020: Is the allocation enough to meet the piped water dream
Posted on 09 Feb, 2020 09:25 PMFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget announcement on February 1, 2020 made a push for piped rural drinking water supply and promised full coverage of all households by 2024.
![Just 21.4 percent of India’s households have access to piped water, as per NSSO data (Image: Niyantha Shekar, Flickr Commons; CC BY-NC 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tap_3.jpg?itok=UvTVvyzY)
Call for nominations - Training-cum-Workshop on Water Resources Management for NGOs and Media Personnel’s at National Water Academy
Posted on 31 Jan, 2020 11:18 AMBrief Content:
Karnataka farmers cope as wells fail
Posted on 13 Jan, 2020 07:08 PMLike in many parts of India, Karnataka’s groundwater is a vital source of irrigation water, but has been depleted by a combination of a prolonged, multi-year drought and intensive extraction. Worsening agro-climatic and environmental conditions are threatening the incomes of smallholder farmers and hampering the continued progress in poverty eradication.
![An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr; Image used for representational purposes only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/groundwater_2.jpg?itok=eqjT1jtb)
Water policy for rainfed areas
Posted on 10 Jan, 2020 12:12 PMA committee has been constituted to draft a new National Water Policy (NWP) and make key changes in the water governance structure and regulatory framework. It is chaired by Mihir Shah, who is a former Planning Commission member and a water expert. The committee is expected to produce a report within six months.
![Public investments on water in rainfed areas have much higher social rate of returns (Image: Kannan, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kannan-paddy.jpg?itok=k_T485Ip)
If she built a country: A film review
Posted on 04 Jan, 2020 10:49 AMMaheen Mirza’s film ‘Agar wo desh banati/ If she built a country’ looks at the widespread displacement on an unprecedented scale for mines and industries in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
![The documentary brings attention to how development interventions changed gender relations (Image courtesy: People's Film Collective)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desh1.jpg?itok=WpnNTpJD)
Centre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana to improve groundwater management
Posted on 02 Jan, 2020 11:04 AMCentre approves Atal Bhujal Yojana, worth Rs 6,000 crore
![An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra. (Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32493765187_81650bd26f_c_1.jpg?itok=fGIqL2so)
Nilogon for fluoride removal from groundwater
Posted on 01 Jan, 2020 10:41 AMGroundwater contamination has emerged as an alarming issue in India and a recent UN report reveals that India ranks 120th among the 122 countries in terms of water quality index.
![Studies by the Central Ground Water Board in November 1999 confirmed the presence of fluoride in Assam which paved the way for the UNICEF and the government to collaborate on fluoride mitigation. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/assam_0.jpg?itok=bvxxPsuk)
Junk food red alert
Posted on 29 Dec, 2019 12:50 PMA new study by the Centre for Science and Environment has exposed that levels of salt and fat in junk food is far higher than proposed thresholds in the country.
![The study by CSE underlines the need to regulate bad food (Image: Ankur Gulati, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/junk_food.jpg?itok=_-FqFGvA)