PlayPumps – An unusual innovation in “Water”
Continuing the Nightmare at Noon series on “Water“, in this part, an unusual innovation to tackle the challenge of water accessibility. I first heard of PlayPumps about two years ago when I stumbled on...
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Nightmare at Noon* – What if I had no water to drink?
30th Nov, early afternoon. I am about to have my lunch. As my hand reaches out to a glass of water, a nightmarish thought crosses my mind: “What if I had no water to...
Will Shabana Azmi please speak up?
Thanks to Sh Krishen Kak for alerting me to this extraordinary report of how Muslim women are being denied their freedoms…and the right to development by their own. Excerpts from Swaminathan S Aiyar’s Anjumans...
On Open Defecation, Hygiene and India Shining – Part – II
Following on from Part-I last week. First in this part, excerpts from Out of the fields, behind closed doors by Tasneem Nashrulla (emphasis mine). This gives some hope. *** Excerpts Begin *** Like most...
On Open Defecation, Hygiene and India Shining – Part I
Here is something to jolt you out of your mid-week complacency. In a two-part series on “hygiene & sanitation in India”, I will carry excerpts from various, recent articles on this subject to highlight...
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