India
Administrative reforms towards Atmanirbhar Bharat
Posted on 25 Nov, 2020 12:49 PMPolicies are seen as a political investment, and the executive and legislature have electoral pressures and considerations. Civil services and other government jobs have generated interests primarily for their job security, high salaries, and promotions.
Bracing for data reporting challenges
Posted on 21 Nov, 2020 11:09 AMIn most field programs there is a time lag between data collection and data reporting as only periodic reporting is expected. The field staff compiles it manually at the end of the period and reports up in the hierarchy. There are two types of compilation - aggregation and data filtering.
Bespoke software vs. platform: Choosing between the two
Posted on 20 Nov, 2020 07:35 PMIn the last few years, we have suddenly seen a spike in usage of the term software platform. All types of software applications started getting called platform. But the term platform has a specific meaning which differentiates it from technology/software applications.
Open source products protect against technology obsolescence
Posted on 19 Nov, 2020 02:30 PMThere are several uncertainties with technology endeavours of non-profit organisations. They pose significant risks to non-profits - wasted resources, inability to evolve with time, and obsolescence in the long term. Open source products offer a sustainable path.
World Toilet Day 2020: Safe fecal disposal key to sustainable sanitation
Posted on 19 Nov, 2020 11:57 AMUN emphasises the need for safe faecal disposal this WTD2020
India now has 41 Ramsar sites, with two more wetlands added to the list
Posted on 19 Nov, 2020 06:21 AMTwo more wetlands added to Ramsar sites
Leave no household behind
Posted on 17 Nov, 2020 08:14 AMIn the early weeks of the lockdown, we, at Hindustan Unilever Foundation, had a rather humbling epiphany. We had all the data we needed on the households that we work with in our water conservation programmes: their landholding, crop choices, yields from each season, source of water, number of water conservation structures built, amount of water saved, and so on.
Springs that sustain millions
Posted on 16 Nov, 2020 01:07 PMFor a long time, villagers of Thanakasoga in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh knew about the depletion of their drinking water sources and the thirstier future they faced. “We depend on bawdis and natural springs, from where we fetched water. By 2012, our springs were dying and could hardly cater to the local demand.
30 Indian cities to face rise in water risks by 2050
Posted on 09 Nov, 2020 05:50 PM30 out of 100 cities to face greatest rise in water risks by 2050 are Indian: Report
CGWB gets stricter against misuse or wastage of groundwater
Posted on 09 Nov, 2020 04:40 PMSevere fine for misuse or wastage of groundwater