“What is ailing sanitation sector in India?” written by Depinder S Kapur in November 19, 2007 published by WaterAid India for World Toilet Day, studies show that sanitation is the most neglected and most off-track of the UN MDG targets and is vital for poverty reduction and represents a driver for development.

“41% of women unprepared for menstruation", article written by Maria Fernandes, Indira Khurana and Richard Mahapatra and have been made available on the website of InfoChange News & features, November 2008, is a new study reveals that 41% of women respondents were not psychologically prepared for menstruation.

“Burden of Inheritance” published in October 2009 by WaterAid India, report is an outcome to understand the complex and shameful practice of manual scavenging which unfortunately still exists in our country.

This report tries to seek answers to the question: Why have we not been able to eradicate manual scavenging? To get to the bottom of this scourge, the report has first explored the question: why are people continuing in this occupation despite availability of other dignified livelihood sources? Why is manual scavenging in practice in towns and cities where other cleaner options for survival exist? When there are feasible and viable technological alternatives to dry toilets, one of the drivers of this occupation, why does the practice continue?

“Sanitation for All - Still a Long Way to Go” position paper for the Second South Asia Conference on Sanitation, Pakistan, September 2006 prepared by WaterAid India and Partner NGOs highlights the progress, key issues and challenges and recommendations for improving sanitation coverage with special focus on the poor. It is based on the experience of WaterAid India, other major sector agencies and NGOs and also takes into consideration the programme of state and national governments of India for sanitation promotion.

“Profiling “Informal City” of Delhi”, written by Kishore Kumar Singh and Shikha Shuklain in 2005 and published by WaterAid India and Delhi Slum Dwellers Federation, to assess the urban context and provide a framework for long-term urban programmes and projects. It provides, in one compact volume, the features of urban settlements in Delhi, socio-economic trends at macro level and the administrative and policy issues. It may be pointed out that WaterAid India works on limited areas like drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion.

“Water and Sanitation in Rural Areas of Madhya Pradesh”, written by Amod Khanna and Chitra Khanna in 2006 and published by WaterAid India, is a report to assess and understand the context of rural water and sanitation programme in the state of Madhya Pradesh and drew contours of issues that seemed relevant at the state level.

The present study explores the issue of water and sanitation in various dimensions and finds out that the current state of water and sanitation in Madhya Pradesh falls short on equity, inclusion, ensuring water security, sustainability of water sources and their long term impact on environment.

The study, commissioned in 2008 by WaterAid India, carries an independent qualitative assessment of Government of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) launched in 1999. The primary qualitative data generated during field visits to 40 GPs in 20 blocks across 10 districts of 5 states (2 each from a state) in India. Study states included Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, and Tripura.