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World Culture Festival ruined Yamuna floodplains: NGT

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The front view of the giant stage under construction for the World Culture Festival. (Source: Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan)

Soil health is declining in India: Report

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India's soil health needs attention. (Source: IWP Flickr photo)

SBM update: Many districts to be open defecation free

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An open defecation free zone in Salem (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Cyclone Ockhi hits south-west India

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A severe cyclonic storm in progress. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Sand mining in coastal areas: Legal procedures to follow

Understanding the legal status of sand mining is important before pursuing any remedy or seeking a regulatory response from concerned authorities. Here’s how it can be done. Swati Bansal posted 6 years 7 months ago

There are various laws in the country to regulate illegal sand mining. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

CRZ clears inland waterway terminal at Haldia

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Haldia port in West Bengal (Source: Wikimedia commons)

Study claims railways biodigesters ineffective

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A rail coach fitted with bio toilet. (Source: India Railway Info)

Innovative government-NGO partnerships for development

The partnership between the NGO SEWA and Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board is an important policy shift that signifies NGOs can be competent providers of public services. Swati Bansal posted 6 years 8 months ago

Trained and organised by SEWA, the women who repair hand pumps are called barefoot mechanics. (Photo by Amruta Mahakalkar)

Where there are no sewers: The toilet cleaners of Lucknow

On this World Toilet Day, let's turn the spotlight behind the scenes of the sanitation chain, on those who clean out latrines where there are no sewers to carry away the waste. Swati Bansal posted 6 years 8 months ago

The toilet cleaners of Lucknow (Image source: CS Sharada Prasad)

India ranks low on sanitation index: Report

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Toilets in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Maharashtra to pay Rs 100 crore for river restoration

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A filthy river in Maharashtra. (Source: IWP photos via Rohit Sharma and Arpita Bhagat)

Sanitation more important than independence

Gandhigram Trust, Dindigul and Arghyam, Bangalore co-hosted a Sanitation Partners' Meet on November 9-10, 2017 at Dr Soundram Manimandapam, Gandhigram Trust, Gandhigram. Swati Bansal posted 6 years 8 months ago