WB rural projects in 2,300 villages
The World Bank has extended the Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Programme (KRWSESP) to 700 gram panchayats and 2,300 villages of ten districts in North
The World Bank has extended the Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Programme (KRWSESP) to 700 gram panchayats and 2,300 villages of ten districts in North
The Integrated sanitation scheme aimed at improving sanitation facilities in rural areas in Andhra Pradesh will be extended to four more districts this year. Under the scheme, each district would be
This Report is an update of the Rural Food Insecurity Atlas of 2001 released by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Since then, numerous new programmes have been initiated by the central and state governments for achieving food security in the country.
As part of its effort to provide sanitation facilities in rural areas, Sikkim Government has launched a 'total sanitation programme' for East district. "Launching the campaign in Gangtonk recently,
The guidelines, compiled by the MUS Group with support from IFAD and SDC, give step-by-step guidance on planning and providing multiple-use water services and on creating an enabling environment at intermediate
Solid and liquid waste management are becoming issues of great concern in rural India. The changes in consumption patterns including that of people living in rural areas have an impact on the quantity
Madam Speaker, I rise to present before this august House the Revised Estimates for 2012-13 and a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure for 2013-14. I do so with mixed feelings crossing my mind.
The meeting between the NGOs and the government identified the following key areas for NGO participation:
The Rajiv Gandhi national drinking water mission under the Union rural development ministry has signed an agreement to extend the strategic alliance with the South-Asia water and sanitation programme
The National Nutrition Survey (NNS) 2011 has reported that 29.7 percent of children in the country are underweight, with some difference between those in the urban area and those in the rural areas.
<p>Six monthly progress report by the state of Meghalaya on OA 606 of 2018 (Compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016).</p> <p>Meghalaya has taken several steps to improve the solid and liquid waste management
This report, which would jointly prepared by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank and the UN Development Programme, illustrates the negative impacts of the global economic crisis on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in the Asia-Pacific region and identifies opportunities for action showing how countries can better protect themse
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the key indicators of drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition in India, generated
The health and livelihoods of people in rural and peri-urban areas in developing countries is often strongly related to ecosystems services and water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Although provision of both is integral to water
The Soutenir l’Exploitation Familiale pour Lancer l’Élevage des Volailles et Valoriser l’Économie Rurale (SELEVER) study is designed to evaluate the impact of an integrated agriculture-nutrition intervention
Pollution kills Europeans than any other factor does. Poor air quality affects crops, ecosystem and children's health; threatens some 700 European species including iconic species such as the
<p>This Report comes to the conclusion that India’s economic growth <br /> momentum cannot be sustained if urbanisation is not actively facilitated. Nor<br /> can poverty be addressed if the needs of the urban poor are isolated from the<br /> broader challenges of managing urbanisation. Cities will have to become the
Sinking borewells is no solution to tackling water crisis. Aggressively advocating rainwater harvesting will help mitigate the scarcity, said Amita Prasad, principal secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR). Addressing officials on World Water Day, Prasad said the biggest problem faced by the Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development was not effectively managing water wealth. Water quality and coverage should be the priority. Sinking of borewells should be stopped, she said.
Sanitation facilities in the rural parts of the Andhra Pradesh state are abysmally poor requiring suitable intervention from non-governmental organistions and private sector, secretary of panchayat
WAR HAS emerged as a major child-killer in the 1980s. Some 1.5 million children died in conflicts; Five million were turned into refugees and another 12 million were rendered homeless. War caused