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October 15, 2022
Evaluating WaSH conditions spatially at the panchayat level
Synthesis of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) spatial pattern in rural India: an integrated interpretation of WaSH practices
People in rural areas lack potable water, and use unsafe sanitation and hygiene facilities (Image: Sebastian Dahl)
July 7, 2022
Slum land rights: A necessity for success of PMAY
PMAY needs policy commitment to rehabilitate slums in small and medium cities of Gujarat
Need for legal framework for land rights in small and medium cities of Gujarat under PMAY (Image: Homes in the City)
December 2, 2021
The loo loop
Public toilets and choice of work for women
Separation between women and men’s toilets (Image: Rajesh Pamnani; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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 13, 2021
Swacchagrahis: The frontline workers of India's largest sanitation program
There is a need for long term sustained engagement of the skilled workforce for water and sanitation
Swachhagrahis are the motivators for bringing about behaviour change concerning key sanitation practices in rural India. (Image: SBM)
December 28, 2020
Sanitation workers amid the pandemic
The pandemic has exacerbated the issues of exclusion and vulnerability of sanitation workers.
Despite the risks and the dire conditions of their work, sanitation workers continued to do their job (Image: C S Sharada Prasad, India Water Portal)
Thermal power plants Indias biggest water guzzling industry
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Thermal power plants India's biggest water guzzling industry
India will be the hotspot of water crisis by 2025: UN
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

India will be the hotspot of water crisis by 2025: UN
IPCC alarms India of a severe water shortage
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

IPCC releases its climate change report, alarms India of severe water shortage
The water and energy nexus
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The Water and energy nexus

A report released by the United Nations in Tokyo this World Water Day says places where people do not have adequate access to water largely coincide with those where people have no electric power
Bombay HC orders ban on wetland reclamation
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Bombay HC orders ban on wetland reclamation
The importance of transparency and data management
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

On 22nd March 2014, Raipur celebrated World Water Day with senior government officials and officials from NGOs and other organisations presenting on the importance of NGOs in disseminating information to the people. They also highlighted the discrepancies in data collected between organisations and the need to improve on this if they were to make a difference to society. 
Find source of uranium contamination in Punjab: Experts
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Need to find source of uranium contamination in Punjab: Experts 
India to get solarpowered toilet
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

India to get its first solar-powered toilet

The key to successfully managing groundwater in India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni is the Executive Director of the Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), a non-profit organisation in Pune. It is a premier education and research institution, which facilitates work on groundwater management through action research programmes and training.
Hailstorm destroys crop in Maharashtra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Hailstorm destroys crop in Maharashtra
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