Water supply and sanitation in India

India Hosts the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
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29th September to 2nd October 2018, New Delhi

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  • 29th September to 2nd October 2018, New Delhi
    Ministers and sanitation sector leaders from around the world will convene this month at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) in New Delhi.
  • Hosted by the Government of India, this event will be an opportunity for delegates to exchange sanitation successes and best practices.
  • The convention concludes with Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth year celebrations and the beginning of the final year of the Swachh Bharat "Clean India" Mission (SBM) - the intensive behaviour change campaign launched in 2014 by the Hon.
  • An exhibition of global sanitation innovations and a site visit to a Gandhi Trail, where dignitaries will visit places of significance to Gandhi's life, will be part of the Convention.

Axalta Partners with India's Sehgal Foundation to Help Counter Water and Soil Issues in Rajasthan

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Friday, April 13, 2018
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NEW DELHI, India, April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Axalta (NYSE: AXTA) has announced a three-year partnership with S M Sehgal Foundation (Sehgal Foundation), a registered charitable trust in India, for a proposed soil and water conservation project in the semi-arid, drought-hit district of Alwar, Rajasthan.

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  • NEW DELHI, India, April 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Axalta (NYSE: AXTA) has announced a three-year partnership with S M Sehgal Foundation (Sehgal Foundation), a registered charitable trust in India, for a proposed soil and water conservation project in the semi-arid, drought-hit district of Alwar, Rajasthan.
  • The joint project, which engages the local community in soil and water conservation awareness, aligns well with Axalta's sustainability principle which is central to its business.
  • "We are proud to partner with Sehgal Foundation in this worthwhile initiative of water and soil conservation in one of the most remote and worst environment areas of India," said Charles Shaver, Chairman and CEO of Axalta.
  • Sehgal Foundation is working to empower people across rural India to lead a more secure, prosperous, and dignified life.