Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatiya Kisan Union Purwa through its Secretary Vs Union of India Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 07/03/2025. The grievance of the applicant is that railway bridge between Daraganj and Jhunsi is being constructed on the flood plains of …
Carrying a "message of friendship and goodwill" from the newly-elected Indian government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today gave a commitment to address Bangladesh's concerns over sharing of Teesta waters and implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) "in a manner that improves the welfare and well-being of people". Assuring …
Trinamul MP says party may be flexible after Modi overture In a significant development in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy for cooperative federalism, one of the Modi Sarkar’s leading critics, the Trinamul Congress, is now willing to work with the Centre over the contentious issues of the sharing of Teesta …
Tells Bangladesh PM Hasina he will take concrete steps for robust bilateral ties Prime minister-elect Narendra Modi’s first official visit as head of government will likely be to Dhaka, where he is expected to sign the much-awaited Teesta water-sharing agreement with Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina. The issue was discussed at …
The Bangladesh government has launched Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project in a bid to reduce poverty in the vulnerable 12 coastal districts due to climate change. Read more in this April 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh. ENVIRONMENT The Bangladesh government has launched Coastal Climate …
The International Farakka Committee in New York has protested at India’s withdrawal of water from the cross-border rivers in the upstream and demanded that Bangladesh government should take the issue to the United Nations to ensure its rightful share. The committee at a protest rally in the US city alleged …
As the world is already staring at impending water crisis due to climate change, population increase and pollution, a UN report has predicted that as many as 3.4 billion people will be living in "water-scarce" countries by 2025. It also pointed out that the situation will be deteriorated further in …
On a day India concluded its two-day meet with China to discuss border dispute, ITBP chief Subhash Goswami said environmental clearances and bureaucratic delays were holding up crucial road projects on the Sino-India border, leading to strategic disadvantage against Beijing which has already built a comprehensive network on its side. …
The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the government to take immediate measures for resolving the issue of construction of dams by India on the waters of Pakistan. Speaking in response to the resolution moved by Ms Belum Hasnain, Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Lt …
The Brahmaputra is a key river in the region that encompasses India, Bangladesh, the Hindu Kush Himalaya mountain range and the Tibetan Plateau, widely known as the Third Pole. In Brahmaputra: Towards Unity, independent experts from Bangladesh, China and India highlight the crisis on the Brahmaputra and challenge governments as …
The International Court of Arbitration (ICA) has passed its judgement in favour of Pakistan on Kishanganga dam project. The dispute was on the design and operations of the dam, which Pakistan said were in violation of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT). Pakistan had also submitted facts and figures regarding water …
Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday informed the Senate that International Court of Arbitration would announce verdict on Kishenganga Hydroelectric project by the end of current month. On behalf of Minister of Water and Power, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the question hours, said that, the …
The Senate was informed Thursday that construction of Kishanganga project by India in occupied Kashmir will result in a shortfall of about 14 percent flow for Pakistan’s Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project. Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, on behalf of water and power minister, told the House that the …
How to handle thorny issues is the crux of talks The question how India and China can more effectively manage persisting thorny issues such as the border dispute and trans-boundary rivers is expected to emerge as the centre of talks as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrives here on Thursday. …
An inter-ministerial expert panel on the Brahmaputra has asked the government to intensify monitoring construction projects in the middle reaches of the river by China. It has also cautioned that China may replicate the same in the Great Bend area. The panel in its recent report to a committee of …
According to a study by researchers from the Stimson Centre, a US-based think tank, the Observer Research Foundation in India and Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Pakistan, ‘‘water shortages could hit the subcontinent in a few years because growing populations and increasing development are placing rising pressure on the Indus …
In his first meeting with new Chinese President Xi Jinpeng, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought a joint mechanism to enable India assess the type of construction activity being carried out in Tibet on Brahmaputra river. The Chinese President assured Dr. Singh that his government was “quite conscious” of its responsibilities …
Transboundary water resources cross national and administrative borders across the globe, supporting in a myriad of ways a majority of the world’s population and ecosystems. The Global Water Partnership is committed to ‘facilitating transboundary cooperation’ in its current strategy and this paper contributes to that mission and focuses on the …
Pakistan on Tuesday lost the case of construction of 330 megawatts (MW) Kishanganga Hydro-electric Power (KHEP) project in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) in the International Court of Arbitration (COA) against India. This loss will reduce more than 20 percent of the power generation capacity of the 975 megawatts (MW) Neelum-Jhelum power …
In a significant development in an Indo-Pak dispute, the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague has upheld India’s right to divert water from the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project (KHEP) in Kashmir. Reacting to the development, an official spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs said: “The award of the Court …
Maintaining that its move to build three more dams on Brahmaputra river in Tibet will not affect the flows to down stream areas, China today said it is in “communication and cooperation” with India over cross-border river issues. “China has always taken a responsible attitude towards cross-border river development. China …
