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Nov

21

2019

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A New Page in India’s History

In-Deptharchaeological, archaeology, Climate Change, geological, Geology, Ghaggar-Hakra, Gujarat, Harappa, history, Indian monsoon, Indus, Indus Valley, iron age, IVC, Kutch, medieval history, monsoon, Rann, Thar, water

Times of India Hindu BusinessLine Hindustan Times Nature Asia UNI DownToEarth NewsLive (North East 24x7) India Today Yahoo News The Hindu Millenium Post India Blooms Deccan Herald NewsClick The Week Dainik Jagran Ahmedabad Mirror Swarajya Asian Age A breakthrough discovery by a study led by IIT Kharagpur…

Oct

24

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Clean India, Healthy India

Environmentchild mortality, Clean India, Clean water, death, diarrhea, environment, faeces, fecal coliform, Groundwater, mortality, OFD, open defecation, pathogen, Potable Water, sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals, Swachh Bharat, UNGA, water, water-bourne diseases

Hindustan Times ET Health World (Economic Times) India Today The Week UNI India Millenium Post Business Standard Republic World Does economic growth have a positive correlation with clean drinking water in India? Researchers at IIT Kharagpur seem to be not only agreeing with this idea but even found concrete proofs. In a recent study published in the Scientific Reports, the link between the influence of economic growth in reducing fecal pathogens in groundwater has been established. These are the pathogens that…

Aug

05

2019

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By Poulami Mondal

Building Scalable Water Access for Rural Assam

Social Impactwater

This summer I had the incredible opportunity, to work with the Tata Trusts and their Tata Water Mission (TWM) initiative, exploring avenues to provide scalable water access to stakeholders in rural Assam. TWM is one of the Trusts’ flagship initiatives in India, at the forefront of ensuring Water Access, Sanitation and Health through multiple programs across the nation. I had the privilege of working with Mr. Divyang Waghela, National Head and Mr. Rajat Pati, Area Manager, North-East and a host of partner organizations across multiple project sites in Assam. I had been looking to spend my summer doing something that…

Apr

30

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Stronger Economy, Cleaner Waters

In-DepthClean water, Economic growth, Faecal coliform, Fecal pollution, Groundwater, NASA, Night light, water, Water pollution

Business Standard The New Indian Express NDTV A study by IIT Kharagpur researchers has connected the dots between the impact of economic growth reducing fecal coliform (FC) pathogens in groundwater which is a key factor causing water-borne diseases in the densely populated Indo-Ganges-Brahmaputra river basin. About 100,000 children in India are dying every year from waterborne enteric diseases like diarrhea. While the study reported the excess of fecal coliform concentration in potable groundwater in rural regions in the said area, it also made first-time observations on a significant reduction of fecal pathogen concentration in the spatially variable groundwater…

Sep

27

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP Faculty Makes Purified Drinking Water Available for Rs. 1

In-DepthMidnapore, Potable Water, purified water, rural development, water, Water ATM, Water Bank, Water Card

Times of India India Today Business Standard Millennium Post Navbharat Times NDTV ABP News ABP News Twitter Indian Express Jagran Josh EiSamay Faculty from IIT KGP has developed a model for purified drinking water supply, costing Rs. 1 per family per day, for a village in Southern Bengal. Dr. Somnath Ghosal from the Rural Development Centre of IIT Kharagpur has involved participatory management offering villagers access to purified drinking water in a sustainable manner, using Water Cards, Water ATM Vending Machine, etc. The unique set-up has been built in the Porapara village in West Midnapore district of Bengal. He…

Sep

25

2018

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By Chirosree Basu

Not a drop to lose

Social Impactcivic management, CSR, IIT Kharagpur, labourers, purified water, water, water filtration unit

Business Standard NDTV ABP News Millennium Post Navbharat Times ABP News Twitter At Porapara, an IIT Kharagpur initiative has become a unique model of participatory civic management Porapara is a tribal hamlet around 15 kilometres away from IIT Kharagpur. It has seen several initiatives from the academic community of IIT Kharagpur, which has set up a primary school and has also tried to install smokeless chulas for the convenience of the villagers. The people of the village are mainly daily wage labourers, working in the surrounding agricultural fields or sometimes in Kharagpur town. Having grown used to the community of…

Sep

25

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP’s ReWater Research to Redefine India’s Potable Water System

Spotlight Innovationrecycled water, rewater, water, water reuse

Economic Times Business Standard The Week Jagran Josh India Today Indian Express Millenium Post NDTV IIT Kharagpur on its 68th Foundation Day has taken up the challenge to resolve two burning issues of urban India – sewage disposal and access to clean potable water. The Institute is setting up the Aditya Choubey Center for Re-Water Research, seed-funded by alumni Anant Choubey and Aneesh Reddy to remediate, replenish and rejuvenate water resources. “The scarcity of water for drinking and domestic use is becoming acute and will only worsen in the coming years. On the other hand, urban areas are witnessing massive…