This Report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources (2021-22) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Twelfth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Flood Management in the Country including International Water Treaties in the field of Water Resource Management with particular Reference to …
* MEA, DoNER to supervise construction work * 10 km in B’desh, 5 km in India * Agartala to be connected with Chittagong port and Ashuganj river port in Bangladesh * To be completed by 2014 AGARTALA: India has sanctioned Rs 267-crore Railway project linking Agartala with Akhaura in Bangladesh …
Thousands of terrified survivors of a Himalayan earthquake that killed 81 people and rattled parts of India, Nepal and China crowded Tuesday into shelters and relatives' homes or stayed out in the open for fear of aftershocks. Residents stand near the debris of a building which collapsed following an earthquake …
A wave of panic gripped people across the country when tremors from an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Bhutan last evening around 6.40pm. They lasted for less than a minute and was felt more in western Bhutan. It sent people pouring outdoors and kept them out for …
South Asian nations agreed on Thursday to work to promote closer energy links for electricity grids and power generation, a senior energy official said. Energy ministers from the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) - bringing together Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - finished …
This national action plan was developed through a series of multi-stakeholder consultative workshops with representations from national, regional and international biodiversity organizations. The goals, objectives and actions outlined in this action plan are based on the threats (observed and predicted) and gaps identified by various working groups, stakeholder meetings and …
More than a million HIV-infected persons in the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) remain without access to effective treatment. High cost of drugs and limited capacity of the respective health systems of the member-countries are primarily responsible for this situation which is only compounded by delays in diagnosing the disease and …
Bhutan’s environmental policies, which are admired world over, are at risk of reversal from the threats of climate change. This is a challenge to which the Bhutanese must rise to, although it’s not of its making, stated the recently launched Human Development Report. “Sustaining Bhutan’s human development progress must form …
The Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station owned and operated by Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam in Himachal Pradesh has made a record generation of 1151.205 million units (MU) this August, breaking the earlier record of 1143.681 MU in July 2009. The yearly generation until now has also been a record 4865 …
The Round Table Meeting (RTM) for Bhutan is the most important forum for policy dialogue and aid coordination between the Royal Government and its development partners. Held once every two and a half years, the last RTM for Bhutan, the 10th, was held successfully in Thimphu, Bhutan, from 17th -18th …
The 2011 Bhutan National Human Development Report (NHDR) focuses on the human development conditions that characterise Bhutan's vulnerability to climate risks-accelerating human development progress and closing gaps in achievements figure among the most important responses to climate change. The report aims to enhance public dialogue and policy discussion in Bhutan …
In the face of climate change, there is urgent need for Himalayan nations to build resilience to buffer the impacts of climate change and generate resources for adaptation, capacity building, and technology transfer. Such actions can no longer wait for a global agreement. In the Himalayas where the impacts of …
Bhutan’s prime minister has issued a dire warning about the impact of Himalayan climate change, saying it could wreck the tiny kingdom’s ambitious plans to be a world leader in hydropower. The isolated, mountainous nation sandwiched between India and China is famed for pursuing ‘happiness’ for its citizens instead of …
The proposal to construct the 67-km Shingkhar-Gorgan secondary national highway that runs through a core tiger habitat has brought together environmentalists in Bhutan lobbying for reconsideration on the cabinet’s decision. If constructed, the road is expected to reduce distance by 100km between Shingkhar in Ura, Bumthang and Gorgan in Lhuntse. …
Despite a bust almost every time a patrol is carried out, the illegal timber business in Paro is not only still prevalent but growing, says the dzongkhag’s department of forests division. “Every patrol is a definite catch,” said Paro division’s chief forestry officer, Sither Dorji. He referred to the illegal …
The mega Siang project is a bold move but calls for calibrated execution Reports say that NTPC, India’s largest power producer, plans a massive 10,000 mw hydel project in Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Given that hydroelectricity is renewable energy, and further that the thermal to hydro mix has declined …
A regional water body, comprising water experts, activists and environmentalists from Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan was launched here yesterday to save rivers. The river boy, "Peoples' Commission," was floated to create public opinion in favour of keeping the rivers in the Himalayan downstream alive. President of International …
GUWAHATI: BJP MLA Ranjit Kumar Das has expressed concern over the dam in Kurisu river in Bhutan and in this regard he has written a letter to the Chief Minister of Assam. Talking to The Sentinel, Das said, “The dam in Kurisu river in Bhutan constructed for power production is …
Outlining an ambitious expansion programme, state-owned NTPC on Friday announced its decision to invest over Rs.1-lakh crore during the next ten years to execute various power projects, including the 9,750-MW hydro-electric project in Arunachal Pradesh. “We are talking to the Arunachal Pradesh Government for setting up the 9,750 MW Upper …
The Centre is inching towards signing an MoU on wildlife cooperation with Bhutan. A source said a draft MoU highlighting the areas of cooperation and the way for implementation had been prepared. “It will take some time but this is going to happen. Relations with Bhutan have always been at …
High level ministerial meeting 4 August, 2011 - The year 2012 was declared as the year of intensification for routine immunisation in the South East Asia region by the world health organisation, following a high level ministerial meeting in New Delhi on August 2. Health ministers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri …
