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December 13, 2022
Mobilising communities for WASH
WaterAid India’s partnership with USAID and Gap Inc. benefits 2400 villages across 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

WaterAid has focused on establishing community-led water quality monitoring & surveillance (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal Flickr)
September 26, 2022
Dirty drains 'drain' health
This study found that the sanitary quality of neighbourhood drains, in addition to toilets, affected sanitation and hygiene and incidences of ill-health in rural households.
Dirty drainages, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
February 10, 2022
Budgetary provisions for drinking water supply continue to get priority
Budget for sanitation sees a decline
Jal Jeevan Mission has picked up pace after two years (Image: Anita Martinz, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0 Generic)
October 4, 2021
Understanding the thinking behind IEC in large programs
Lessons from the Swachh Bharat Mission experience
Pop culture icons like Gabbar Singh are painted on the walls of a toilet complex in New Delhi (Image: Project Raahat, Enactus)
July 6, 2021
Billions lack access to WASH services
If trends persist, billions will be left without critical, life-saving WASH services, says a SDG monitoring report
Between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home increased from 70% to 74% (Image: Pxhere)
April 17, 2021
Skilling and engaging first mile actors to enable local water management: Context, opportunities, and engagement possibilities
Based on conversations with Dr Tushaar Shah and Mr Ved Arya
There is an urgency to create a database of such skilled persons and engage them in future programs or on a long-term basis through different engagement models. (Image: ForWater Partners)
मनेर में टिकाऊ स्वच्छता को बढ़ावा
Posted on 24 Sep, 2015 04:33 PM

अरविन्द कुमार

 
कचरे में कचरा होती जिन्दगी
Posted on 24 Sep, 2015 10:11 AM

आदित्य शुक्ला

 
‘स्वच्छ भारत’ और इसके ‘ब्राण्ड एम्बैसेडर’ कहाँ हैं
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 04:45 PM

हरिजय सिंह

 
Low-cost, eco-friendly 'Nirgandh' toilet options
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 01:39 PM
No running water or underground sewerage connection in your locality? Looking for eco-friendly sanitation solutions for your office? Want to install a waste-recycling toilet at home?
Open defecation free' status of villages to be verified by state governments
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 09:29 AM
'Open defecation free' status of villages to be verified by state governments
 
In a bid to take the Swachh Bharat’s sustainability quotient a step higher, the centre has asked state governments to verify the ‘Ope
स्वच्छता से ही बढ़ेगा पर्यटन: राष्ट्रपति
Posted on 19 Sep, 2015 03:13 PM

नई दिल्ली, भाषा। पर्यटन स्थलों पर शुरू किए गए सफाई अभियान की सराहना करते हुए राष्ट्रपति प्रणब मुखर्जी ने शुक्रवार को कहा कि इन स्थानों पर स्वच्छता के असमान मानदण्डों का पर्यटन पर
अब गाँव में बहेगी स्वच्छता की बयार
Posted on 18 Sep, 2015 12:09 PM

कल्पतरु समाचार सेवा फिरोजाबाद। विकास भवन सभागार में तीन दिनों तक चली स्वच्छ भारत मिशन की कार्यशाला में स्वच्छता सम्बन्धी गुर सीखने के बाद चार दर्जन से अधिक मास्टर ट्रेनर्स ने गाँव-देहात की राह पकड़ ली। कार्यशा
WATSAN programmes and local governance
Posted on 17 Sep, 2015 10:28 AM

The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 was a landmark legislation that changed the way local self governing institutions functioned across the country. With the devolution of powers to Gram Panchayats at the village and Zilla Parishads at the district level, programmes relating to water and sanitation came under the local government’s purview.
Fact Checker's random school survey casts serious doubts about the government's 100% toilet coverage claim
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 10:06 AM
Fact Checker's random school survey casts serious doubts about the government's 100% toilet coverage claim
 
A random check carried out by Fact Checker has revealed that many schools in some of India’s backward districts still remain without toilets
My friend 'non-toxic' Ganesha
Posted on 11 Sep, 2015 10:01 AM
Ganesh Chathurthi, a much-awaited event in the Hindu calendar, is celebrated with great pomp especially in Western India. The reason could be that freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak used this festival in the 1890s to arouse the nationalistic sentiments of locals and bring all factions together against the reigning British.
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