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2020: Crammed in disasters, yet filled with hope
Last year was shrouded with a myriad of disasters but all was not bad. There were many success stories and great efforts in the water sector that maintained our hopes for a better tomorrow.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 17 Jan, 2021 04:30 PM

The year 2020 came with numerous disasters, not just COVID-19, a pandemic that brought the planet to a standstill, but many other natural calamities. During the year, the country suffered from cyclones, extreme rainfall, floods and locust attacks.
All was not negative for 2020 in the water sector as many states and districts gained credit for themselves (Image Source: IWP Flickr Album)
The invisible face of agriculture
Women farmers need support in the form of resources, technologies, policies and other actions to level the farming field. The first step is to recognise their role in farming.
Simi Mehta
Anshula Mehta
Sunidhi Agarwal
Posted on 16 Jan, 2021 11:14 AM

“Female labour participation has been declining across India from 1990 to 2019. It has declined from 31% to 25% from 2005 to 2010 and further to 20% in 2019. This has contributed to employment loss for women.
Though women are involved in economic activities of the cropping system but their role is negligible in household decision making and participation (Image: PxHere)
Child malnutrition rises in five years, as per NFHS-5 data
The estimated increase in child stunting is only the tip of the iceberg.
Gurinder Kaur
Posted on 13 Jan, 2021 10:08 AM

Government of India has recently released the data of the first round of National Family Health Survey-5, 2019-20.
Children born between 2014 and 2019 are more malnourished than those before. (Image: PxHere)
Everything you want to know about drinking water
What is safe drinking water? What is the state of drinking water in India?
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 09 Jan, 2021 01:49 PM

Why is drinking water important?
Safe drinking water, avaluable resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Hands-on training on mobile-based data collection, analysis and visualisation for civil society
Posted on 08 Jan, 2021 01:01 PM

The need for this training

The challenge of building a technology team in non-profit organisations
Partnering with software organisations that have a good understanding of the social sector is a sustainable long term approach.
Vivek Singh
Posted on 07 Jan, 2021 07:45 PM

The usage of software and technology in non-profits is increasing.
Technology's role in the non-profit sector is increasing and there is a need to help the nonprofit community think creatively about technology. (Image: PxHere)
Should we bet more on historians than engineers to sort flooding?
How the historian's method is invaluable in developing an understanding of floods.
Simi Mehta
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 04 Jan, 2021 12:00 AM

Raging floods swarming great expanses have been a common occurrence in the 21st century in South Asia.
Need to consider the perspective of the historians who see floods as a naturally occurring event. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
What does it mean to use open source?
Misconceptions about open-source software we should put to rest for non-profits.
Vivek Singh
Posted on 01 Jan, 2021 05:34 PM

If I use open source then does it mean that
In case of open-source software, both the software source code and installable files are available free of cost publicly and anonymously. (Image: Kirisa99, Freepik)
Digital water infrastructure to help India become water independent
Digital water infrastructure has a great potential in solving India's water crisis by preventing wastage and encouraging optimum use of water.
Amit Vaidya
Posted on 30 Dec, 2020 03:04 PM

The rising water crisis in India
Smart water meters for efficient use of scarce water resources (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Challenges to India’s urban water security and future growth patterns
Water resources in most Indian cities are overworked and overused, and not adequately replenished.
Ambika Vishwanath
Posted on 29 Dec, 2020 12:10 PM

Linkages between water security and socio-economic growth
Cities in India are marked by unequal distribution of water, lack of access, outdated infrastructure and minimal enforcement of rainwater harvesting and other means of supply. (Image: Anish Roy, Pixabay)
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