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Suffering in silence: Migrant cane cutters of Maharashtra
Teaser: Overworked, poorly paid and deprived of any rights, migrant cane cutters, especially women are most vulnerable and continue to suffer from a number of health and security risks.Maharashtra is...
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Women’s involvement in participatory water institutions in Eastern India
Teaser: A study finds that women’s participation in water management institutions continues to be low in India in spite of the important role that they play in agriculture and irrigation.Women, major...
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Groundwater in 30 districts in Delhi-NCR contaminated, reveals 2019 data
Teaser: News this week30 districts in Delhi-NCR had contaminated groundwater in 2019: Water MinisterAs per the data presented by the Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the Rajya Sabha, at...
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Virtual water and water footprint
Teaser: How much water do we consume directly and indirectly?Climate change and water scarcity in IndiaThe world is today facing an unprecedented water crisis, both in access and availability. Cape...
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A national action plan to ensure sustainable and responsible business on the...
Teaser: Policy matters this week Centre to finalise National Action Plan on Business and Human RightsUnion Ministry of Corporate Affairs is in the process of finalising the National Action Plan on...
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Clean drinking water: Still a pipe dream for Maharashtra?
Teaser: While water supply coverage has improved over the years in Maharashtra, why does safe and continuous water supply still remain a distant dream for the state?Latur in Maharashtra has been facing...
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Joining the battle against Covid-19
Teaser: As corona virus 'travels' to rural areas, PRADAN ramps up its response by training tribals and marginalised women.The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared coronavirus disease a...
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COVID-19 lockdown: Health of Ganga and Yamuna rivers improves
Teaser: News this weekLockdown impact: Health of water bodies improvesAccording to the experts, the health of the Ganga river along with its tributaries, Yamuna and Hindon, has improved significantly...
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Combating Covid-19 collectively: DHAN’s way
Teaser: DHAN Foundation has been responding to the crisis, reaching out to the most vulnerable communities.As the Covid-19 pandemic reaches new corners of the country, the NGO community in India has...
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Out of the frying pan into the fire
Teaser: The Covid pandemic has worsened the condition of migrant women farmers, who have been left with no food, water, shelter and means of subsistence while cities have come to a standstill. While...
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From policy to practice: Can National Water Policy 2020 bridge the gap?
Teaser: The new policy needs to build context specificity and have enabling mechanisms for equitable resource allocation. The way water as a resource has been viewed in the policies of India has...
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Spreading awareness on COVID-19
Teaser: The Tata Trusts are reaching out to 1.2 million rural households across 21 states through a twelve-day campaign to spread awareness on COVID-19.Sharing the right information with rural...
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Health Ministry advises states to ensure adequate water supply in rural areas
Teaser: Policy matters this weekCentre advises states to ensure adequate water supply in rural areas during lockdownAs frequent hand washing with soap and water is the most-effective measure to control...
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Covid-19: Implications for watershed management
Teaser: Watershed work needs to be stepped up to ensure that the lockdown does not impact the livelihoods of the rural poor.Over the last four decades, watershed management has emerged as one of the...
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Vulnerable, in the time of Covid-19!
Teaser: Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune has designed a Covid-19 response programme for vulnerable communities.The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc worldwide...
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Providing safe drinking water, in difficult times!
Teaser: How does Piramal Sarvajal plan to deal with the water crisis in the country?Piramal Sarvajal, seeded by the Piramal Foundation in 2008, is a mission driven social enterprise which designs and...
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Covid-19: Oxfam India responding with relief in 14 states
Teaser: Oxfam India along with its partners is striving to broaden its humanitarian relief response to fight coronavirus.In the last one week of starting its humanitarian relief response to fight...
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Covid-19: The road back home
Teaser: A rapid study highlights the plight of homebound migrant workers of Mirzapur and Prayagraj districts of Uttar Pradesh after Lockdown 1.0Raj Kumar, 32, a daily wager employed at a factory in...
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Relief with dignity to the vulnerable, in the times of Covid
Teaser: Samerth Charitable Trust is responding to the needs of vulnerable communities from remote locations of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh in these difficult times with empathy and compassion While the...
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Horticulture pile-up, yet farmers stare at losses in Kachchh
Teaser: Robust arid region horticulture in the water-scarce arid region of Kachchh, but without improved value-addition for increased shelf-life, farmers faced with a crisis. Kachchh: A desert oasis...
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