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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)
Water monitoring challenge in Yamuna basin Educating communites along the river about the importance of water testing quality
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink!  How truly these lines depict the picture of present scenario. There are lots of organizations, people and experts involved in the discussions and making efforts at international level to have safe, sustainable drinking water for all. Yet the efforts are not enough…
A community comes together to revive lakes and ponds in Valni village Nagpur Maharashtra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Revived lake in Valni

The 200 old revived lake in Valni village, Nagpur
Peoples institutions for improving water and sanitation services A video showing the experiences of Jankapet village in Andhra Pradesh in improving the water supply in the village
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Briefing papers on Jal kothis Matka filter Dug wells and Phayedemand shauchalaya Local innovative solutions in flood prone Bihar by Megh Pyne Abhiyan 2011
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The briefing papers include the following:
Arghyam prepares Water Quality Management WQM framework for rural areas Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation releases its first enewsletter on water and sanitation in India December 2012
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The newsletter refers to the nationwide campaign carried out by Arghyam, with the aim of creating awareness on water quality issues with a specific focus on fluoride contamination in groundwater sources, by engaging students from across the country in a water quality testing, analysis, and reporting.

In the newsletter, the spotlight is turned on:
Sustainability and financial viability of urban water supply and sanitation in dryland areas in India Case study of Indore city
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

indore

Slum area in Indore 

Image courtesy: http://www.ugo.cn/photo/nn/pt/48743.htm
Hackers stay up day and night at the Pune Sanitation Hackathon in December 2012 to develop innovative software solutions that address challenges facing the sanitation sector in India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

 

The  Sanitation Hacakathon challenged programmers to develop innovative software solutions that address real-world problems in sanitation. Technologists teamed up with sanitation subject experts in an intensive marathon to find innovative solutions to challenges facing the sanitation sector.

Problem definitions
India's sanitation spot Moving towards non-water based solutions in the future requires careful planning
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Philippe Cullet

Philippe Cullet
Climate change adaptation in water management for food security A consultation meeting by India Water Partnership
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The meeting held on 22nd November, 2012 at the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi was followed by a discussion which included comments and suggestions of the experts and participants. The meeting was chaired by Prof. S R Hashim, President, India Water Partnership who was accompanied by Dr.
Making the connector the water connection a TEDx talk on mpaani by Akanksha Hazari
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

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