Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Evaluation of operation and maintenance of sewage treatment plants in India - Control of urban pollution series - CPCB (2007)
Posted on 26 Oct, 2011 03:39 PMThis study was commissioned recognizing the fact that discharge of untreated sewage occurs not only because of inadequate installed capacity of sewage plants, but also due to the inadequate maintenance of existing plants.
India’s sanitation for all: How to make it happen – A discussion paper by Asian Development Bank
Posted on 26 Oct, 2011 10:40 AM
This discussion paper by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) examines the current state of sanitation services in India and offers recommendations that can help key stakeholders work toward universal sanitation coverage in India.
Providing environmentally-safe sanitation to millions of people is a significant challenge, especially in the world’s second most populated country. The task is doubly difficult in a country where the introduction of new technologies can challenge people’s traditions and beliefs.
This discussion paper examines the current state of sanitation services in India in relation to two goals—Goal 7 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which calls on countries to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without improved sanitation facilities (from 1990 levels); and India’s more ambitious goal of providing “Sanitation for All” by 2012, established under its Total Sanitation Campaign.
Live feed: WSSCC Global Forum on Sanitation & Hygiene - 9-14 October 2011, Mumbai
Posted on 13 Oct, 2011 10:22 AM
We all know the statistics: 2.6 billion people around the world are without access to a basic toilet. Diarrhoea – the vast majority of it due to poor sanitation and hygiene – is the second biggest killer of children worldwide.
Between us, we also have many of the answers. We have experiences of low-cost technologies that are acceptable and affordable for poor communities in rural areas. We have been involved in designing communications programmes that have contributed to sustained behaviour change.
We have seen governments and civil society working together to set up policies and programmes that ensure access to better sanitation in challenging settings, such as crowded informal settlements in fast-growing megacities. We have also seen businesses grow up around sanitation and hygiene, allowing individuals to make a dignified living and clients to buy the sorts of products and services they want and need.
Social exclusion and policy recommendations for the 12th Plan - WASH News and policy update
Posted on 11 Oct, 2011 09:52 PMContent courtesy: India WASH Forum
Draft Jharkhand Industrial Policy (2011) - What does it say on water ?
Posted on 06 Oct, 2011 09:50 PM
Image courtesy: Jharkhand State Industrial Development Corporation
The Jharkhand industrial policy (draft) 2011 has been formulated with the basic objective of optimally utilizing the available resources in planned and systematic manner for the industrialization of the state. It is aimed at enhancing value addition of the natural and human resources in an efficient manner to generate additional employment and resources for growth and development of the state.
Jalanidhi-2 programme of the Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency
Posted on 06 Oct, 2011 03:20 PMThis report deals with environmental assessment and environmental management framework for the World Bank supported Jalanidhi-2 programme of the Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (KRWSA), an important player in rural water supply and sanitation sector of the state.
Polluted river stretches in India: Criteria and status - A report by Central Pollution Control Board
Posted on 04 Oct, 2011 10:53 PMThis brief report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) presents an analysis of the monitoring of the water quality in India under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. The water quality data for the years 2002-2008 has been analysed and monitoring locations exceeding the water quality criteria have been identified as polluted locations with respect to risk.
Water and wastewater analysis – A guide manual by Central Pollution Control Board
Posted on 03 Oct, 2011 10:14 PM
This guide manual on water and wastewater analysis prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), caters to the need of evolving a simplified code of practice for the lab
Cabinet approves new Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Bill (2011)
Posted on 01 Oct, 2011 11:42 AMContent courtesy: Press Information Bureau
The Cabinet has taken a decision to place a proposal with Parliament to introduce the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill (MMDR Bill), 2011, in terms of the National Mineral Policy, 2008 and also repeal the existing Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.