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[NEW DELHI, SciDev.Net] A disputed India-Pakistan water treaty should be strengthened to factor in challenges such as climate change or scrapped entirely, say water experts amid heightened tensions ...
The Indus Valley people benefited from the highly fertile lands of the Indus River floodplain and trade from nearby Mesopotamia. Two cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, once home to 40,000 to 50,000 ...
The Union government is looking to give speedy clearance to a ₹ 22,700-crore hydropower project in Sawalkote on the Chenab so that work can commence by next year and the power ministry is on ...
Before 2020, the status of the Indus fishing cat on Pakistan’s IUCN country list remained uncertain, suggesting the species was nearing extinction, according to Shaikh.
A key committee is considering forest approval for the 1,856MW Sawalkot hydro project in J&K, part of India's strategic hydropower plans amid treaty | Latest News India ...
The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect. Thewater supply from the Indus river and its distributaries – the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, ...
The Brahmaputra River is called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. It begins near Mount Kailash and flows through China, ... India decided to suspend the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan.
The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan with the World Bank as a signatory, governs the sharing of the Indus River system's waters between the two countries.
The omission of the New River Triangle from a map of Guyana, in the Caribbean Beat issue 188 (May/June 2025) has drawn concern from Guyanese. Efforts by. Submit. Subscribe for just 30¢ a day; ...
This includes infrastructure projects to divert Indus Basin river water for irrigation, hydropower, and other uses. Building canals and storage enhances water security and boosts regional economies.
The band Soulfire takes the stage at River Farm, headquarters of the American Horticultural Society, on Thursday, May 30, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. This outdoor family-friendly concert promises an evening ...
Pakistan’s top military officer, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, used the Shangri-La Dialogue platform in Singapore, to push Islamabad’s long-standing narrative on Kashmir, while issuing ...