Postal staff to educate on total sanitation'
The Karnataka government has roped in the postal personnel to further the message on the Total Sanitation Campaign in rural areas. The community's trust in the postal personnel is being explored such
The Karnataka government has roped in the postal personnel to further the message on the Total Sanitation Campaign in rural areas. The community's trust in the postal personnel is being explored such
Paonta Sahib-based Himalaya International, which pioneered the recycling of waste generated by mushroom cultivation in the country, is all set to get the patent for its technology in the
Good quality drinking water and proper drainage top the list of residents' demands at Manali municipality. Not surprisingly, the election manifestos of the candidates also centre on these demands in
The Sipajhar Diamond Club Community Centre, a leading NGO in Darrang district, Assam is going to implement Nagaon-Hatimara micro watershed drainage scheme as nodal agency with the active
During six months before the survey 41 per cent of the report's customer respondents made more than one small payment (US $0.45 on average) to doctor meters into lowering bills, 30 per cent made more
The preparation of the CDP for Lucknow has been undertaken in the context of the JNNURM. Although Lucknow formally qualifies for JNNURM funding for being a state capital, it also is a million plus city
July 26, 2005 has gone down as a day no Mumbaikar will forget. A record 994 mm (37.2 inches) of rain within 24 hours, widespread flooding and the loss of lives and property, the virtual shutdown of the
A silent revolution is underway in the dustbowls of Maharashtra. After the success of the state-sponsored beauty pageant
The Adambakkam lake is among the few large lakes in Tambaram Taluk, Tamil Nadu that did not fill to the brim despite the heavy rains during November and December last year. The lake, which once
The Tamil Nadu Government plans to set up a model eco-friendly toilet in every village shortly. Unlike conventional toilets, the eco-toilet does not dispose of urine and faecal matter, but uses them
Till a couple of decades ago Bangalore was a sleepy city running to the rhythm of old trading networks and retired people taking their evening constitutionals. All that changed when the city became the Silicon Valley of India. Invaded by technological g
The visual media is into the business of producing images. Sometimes, just sometimes, they become iconic. For disasters there is a recognisable visual trope hungry people chasing, looting or scrabbling when a relief convoy happens by. Just as the hands
India is making good progress in increasing access to Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) infrastructure in both urban and rural areas, but is lagging behind expanding access to service that is reliable, sustainable and affordable.
Conflicts over water are a grim reality today, and this volume traces the reasons for these conflicts from the micro to the global level. The essays look at how the cumulative effect of gross negligence and mismanagement of water resources over the years have created water scarcity. They point out that the problem is not due to shortage of water, but due to the absence of proper mechanisms for its conservation, distribution, and efficient use. The essays are organized under three sub-themes--irrigation water, drinking water and sanitation, and gender and decentralization in water management.
This report provides estimates of drinking water and sanitation coverage in 2004, by country and MDG region. It shows how many people have gained access since the MDG baseline year (1990) and identifies the challenges to meet the MDG drinking water and sanitation target over the coming decade. It compares progress towards the target, identifying which regions are on track, which are making progress but where progress is insufficient to reach the target, and which are not on track.
In the direction of fulfilling its social objectives, the Lucknow University adopted five villages for the integrated and holistic growth. The university will assist in the development of villages in
The State government is considering to provide underground drainage to 13 cities, including Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, at a cost of Rs 1,273 crore in four years. The other cities are: Eluru,
The city of Guwahati is set for a major facelift with the Centre approving Rs 3,100 crore for it under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission. The priority areas for development under the project
The Union Rural Development Ministry has changed the criteria for awarding Nirmal Gram Puraskar to gram panchayats by revising the slabs for classification of population and amount of award
The Government will adopt 1,000 villages every year to bring about comprehensive development in rural areas, Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, has said. The programme will be implemented