Squatting with Dignity: Lessons from India
[Date:December 2009 Source:Kumar Alok, Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council]

This is the story of the successes and challenges faced in building the fast expanding rural sanitation network in India. It presents a detailed account of the development of the rural sanitation movement in India in the last decade. It is a story of breaking of sanitation taboos in India and teaching people to defecate with dignity and privacy.

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NPC Report on Giving in India
[Date:September 2009 Source:New Philanthropy Capital]

NPC's report on giving in India is the result of a year spent in India researching social needs and analysing dozens of charities working in Rajasthan, Delhi and across India. It provides a practical and useful toolkit for funders looking to give in the country. It also includes a simple framework that donors can use when thinking about where to allocate their funds, and suggests the solutions needed to fix the problems associated with giving in India.

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Invitation letter for Round Table Discussion on 21st October 09
[Date:October 2009 Source:Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development]

In case of rural drinking water sector, in four years of Bharat Nirman, an increasing investment has been made by the Centre on rural drinking water component, with concomitant physical achievements. The rural sanitation scenario has seen tremendous changes in the last 5 years. To reach the goal of ensuring universal usage of sanitation facilities DDWS organised a one day countable discussion on 21st October, 2009.

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SACOSAN III- Delhi Declaration
[Date:November 2008 Source:SACOSAN III Secretariat, New Delhi]

South Asia Ministerial Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN III) has ended successfully. Over 1200 participants from South Asia region were participated in the conference and 60 technical papers were presented in 10 thematic sessions. SACOSAN III came up with very effective declaration (Delhi Declaration) including access to sanitation and drinking water is a basic right. For more details, please visit SACOSAN III official website

http://www.ddws.nic.in/infosacosan/ppt/Delhi%20Declaration%207.pdf.

Clean India Photo - Contest 2008
[Date:05/06/08 Source:WES-Net India]

Chronicling the sanitation saga through the camera, photojournalists from across the country have put the spotlight of attention on various aspects of cleanliness, water waste management and environment through a unique photo-contest that testifies the aphorism : "A photograph can speak more than thousand words".

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Solution Exchange for WES-Net

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• "Study on Business Models for Rural Private Water Supply Operators." From Dara Johnston, UNICEF, New Delhi
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• "Obstetric Outcomes and Health Implicationsdue to Arsenic Contamination in Water. Experiences;Examples." From Ashok Kumar Ghosh, Department of Environment and Water Management, A.N.College, Patna, Bihar
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WES Advisory Service – “Ask a Question”

This initiative aims to provide appropriate solutions to the issues around water and environment that the general public and practitioners are looking for. more>>

We seek your advice to the following questions:

• Govenment subsidy for dug wells and Bore wells
• Optimum Purification methods of drinking water

• Water Quality of Ganga Indicates Improvement over pre-GAP period
  [Date: 04/02/10 Source: Press Information Bureau]
  The water quality of the river Ganga indicates some improvement over the pre-Ganga Action Plan (GAP) period. This has been stated in a report prepared by Planning Commission in May 2009 on utilisation of funds and assets created through Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in States. The report mentions that water quality monitoring done by reputed independent institutions.
  
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• Waste Generating Industries
  [Date: 04/02/10 Source: Press Information Bureau]
  There are 36,165 hazardous waste generating industries in the country. 6.2 MT hazardous waste is generated by them every year, of which landfillable waste is 2.7 MT, incinerable 0.41 MT and Recyclable Hazardous Waste is 3.08 MT.
  
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• E-waste expected to increase to 8,00,000 tonnes by 2012
  [Date: 04/02/10 Source: Press Information Bureau]
  During 2005, 1,46,800 tonnes of e-waste was generated in the country, which is expected to increase to 8,00,000 by 2012. A survey carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) further states that the top ten cities generating e-waste are Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Surat and Nagpur.
  
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