Drinking Water

Improved sanitation can reduce diarrhoea cases by 47%

Policy matters this week: Diarrhoea cases can come down with improved sanitation, SC tells Centre to appoint Regulator for environment matters and new water scheme for rural areas.
Sanitation means good health (www.thinkaboutit.eu)
Sanitation means good health (www.thinkaboutit.eu)
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Improved sanitation can reduce diarrhoea cases by 47%: World Bank

improved sanitation can reduce cases of diarrhoea in children by 47%

Appoint Environment Regulator by March: SC

Central government to appoint a Regulator

Rural water supply and sanitation scheme for 4 states

rural water supply and sanitation scheme for four low-income states

Madras High Court slams NGT for overstepping its jurisdiction

slammed recently for taking suo moto cogniscance of environmental matters

NGT notice to NHPC over Subansiri dam

issued notices
This is a weekly roundup of policy matters from  January 5-11, 2014. Also read last week's news updates.
Governance
Policies, Laws and Regulations
Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Ecology and Environment
Biological Pollution
Uttar Pradesh
Drinking and other Domestic Uses
Rivers
Surface Water
Bihar
Health
Government Programmes
Rural Water
Rural Sanitation
Sanitation and Hygiene
Toilets and Urinals
Biodiversity
Forests
Hydropower
Wildlife
Public Infrastructure and Services
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
Assam
Jharkhand
Chennai District
Arunachal Pradesh
Lower Subansiri District

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