Issue: October 2016
 
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Textiles’ – the word brings up images of beautiful drapes – cotton, silk, chiffon, lace. Whether it is the material draped on the figurine of the lady f...
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Textiles the word brings up images of beautiful drapes cotton, silk, chiffon, lace. Whether it is the material draped on the figurine of the lady from Mohenjadaro, the stylish drapes of Cleopatra, the ball dance gowns of the Victorian Era or the lovely dresses worn by our own queens and princesse...

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  Tapping Sustainable Energy Alternatives
  The second lead article, which is also focus article, is written by Shri N Bhadran Nair. Citing a report of the World Health Organisation, the author has advocated for tapping sustainable energy alternatives
  Financing Renewables in India
  The third article is written by Shri P C Maithani, Adviser, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He has focussed on renewable energy resources
  Steps to Achieve India’s Solar Potential
  The special article is written by Sumant Sinha, Chairman and Managing Director of ReNew Power. He opines that India must also honour its global commitments on curbing greenhouse gas emissions
Urban Sanitation in India: A Growth Story Gone Awry
Trisha Agarwala

IT IS a well known fact that a country’s progress is determined not only by its economic indicators, but also by its human development indicators. In case of India, which is being projected as the next superpower after China, this would not hold true at all as seen by its dismal social indicators. More people in India have access to a cell phone than to a toilet and improved sanitation as reported in a UN-IWHE Study1. In India, an estimated 626 million people practice open defecation which amounts to 60 per cent of open defecation in the world. In addition, the total economic impact due to inadequate sanitation in India is estimated at an amount of Rs. 2.44 trillion (US$53.8 billion) a year, which is equivalent to 6.4 per cent of India’s GDP in 2006. (Water and Sanitation Programme, 2007). The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has committed to achieving open defecation free status by 2020; however, it is to be seen whether this can be attained or not. Recognition of the right to water and sanitation by the UN General Assembly in July 2010 has given the water and sanitation sector the much needed impetus in terms of placing it amongst other rights based movements such as education, food security and health. Clean drinking water and improved sanitation are key drivers in poverty reduction and leads to the realization of all human rights (UNDP, 2011). In addition to this, ensuring adequate financing is crucial to successful planning and implementation of water and sanitation projects. As per the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, adequate financing not only relates to service provision, but also to the costs of regulatory measures, strengthening institutional capacity as well as the planning exercise itself. (United Nations and Human Rights Council, 2011)

 
 
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