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 …
A delegation comprising judge of International Court of Arbitration (ICA) and Indian Secretary Water Resources, are to inspect 969 MW Neelum Jhehlum Hydroelectric Project to weigh Pakistan's arguments against construction of 330 MW Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project in held Kashmir, well informed sources told Business Recorder. The sources said one member …
Water resources minister Ramesh Chandra Sen on Sunday told the parliament that the government was selecting experts to constitute the Bangladesh side on the joint survey team for studying the impacts of the proposed construction of Tipaimukh Dam across the Barak River in the Indian state of Manipur. ‘Bangladesh has …
Left political leaders on Monday described India’s under construction Tipaimukh Dam as the ‘death trap’ for Bangladesh. They said that India was unilaterally building the dam violating agreements with lower riparian Bangladesh as well as international conventions. India is building the dam on the international river Barak before it splits …
Kolkata, 8 DEC: River expert Kalyan Rudra, who heads the commission set up by the West Bengal government to find an acceptable solution to the Teesta water issue between India and Bangladesh, today said he would submit his report probably by the end of this month. “I will submit the …
NEW DELHI, 2 DEC: Seeking to allay apprehensions in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Mr Manmohan Singh today said no steps will be taken on the Tipaimukh power project which would “adversely affect” that country. The assurance was given when Bangladesh Prime Minister Mrs Sheikh Hasina's two advisers ~ Mr Mashiur Rahman …
In this paper, Jayanta Bandopadhyay explains the need for an interdisciplinary framework for water resource management. He states that this framework needs to include ecological, social, economic and institutional perspectives. These perspectives are essential to facilitate cooperation over the management of transboundary rivers.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said the government had failed to sign the Teesta water sharing agreement with India owing to a lack of negotiating skills. “If the government doesn't have the efficiency to bargain, nobody will give the country anything,” she said at a rally on Jessore Eidgah premises. …
Days after India and China discussed the issue of oil exploration in the South China Sea, Beijing today warned that it did not want foreign companies and outside powers to engage in activities in the disputed waters, saying such acts undermine its sovereignty. Oil exploration activities by India's ONGC Videsh …
China and Myanmar have agreed to “properly settle” a dispute over Myanmar’s suspension of a dam built and financed by Chinese firms as a Chinese leader hoped “friendly consultations” would bring a solution to ensure cooperation and stable ties. Myanmar’s new civilian president, Thein Sein, suspended the $3.6 billion Myitsone …
China urged Myanmar to protect the rights of its companies after the Southeast Asian nation's president ordered the suspension of construction of a contested hydroelectric dam backed by Beijing. The move underscored political tension between the strategic neighbors and growing opposition faced by China's dam builders as they take on …
India is being pulled into a complex and increasingly tense territorial dispute in the South China Sea, with China repeatedly warning ONGC, the Indian state oil company, that its joint exploration plans with Vietnam amount to a violation of Chinese sovereignty. The Indian government responded to the latest Chinese warnings …
India will submit its reply regarding environmental impact on River Neelam due to the construction of controversial 330MW Kishanganga hydropower project in the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) today (Wednesday) as was asked by the court during the last hearing held at the August end. During last hearing held at …
Hearing of a petition on controversial Kishan Ganga Dam is likely to be held before the end of July at International Court of Arbitration (ICA) in Hague (Holland). Violation of Indus Water Treaty (IWT) 1960 by India is to be reviewed at the hearing. At an extra-ordinary meeting of Senate
Pakistan and India vowed on Saturday to find an "amicable settlement" to a border dispute over a river estuary. The old south Asian rivals conducted a survey of the Sir Creek estuary in 2007 before their fragile peace process broke down because of the Mumbai assault by Pakistani-based militants that …
Pakistan and India on Thursday made no headway to resolve Wullar Barrage dispute as both sides were not ready to change their historical stance, informed sources told Business Recorder. Indian team is led by Water Resources Secretary, Dhruv Vijai Singh, whereas Javed Iqbal, Secretary Water and Power is heading Pakistani …
Bangladesh and India yesterday agreed on a framework of a 15-year treaty for sharing the Teesta and the Feni rivers' water in dry season. The treaty will be signed sometime either during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Bangladesh visit this year or later at a convenient time. The agreement was …
Whereas once the Indus Waters Treaty could correctly be described as a beacon of light in an otherwise gloomy relationship between India and Pakistan, this is no longer so. The odds now are that the crumbling IWT will be a cause for further tension and conflict between India and Pakistan. …
The United Nations has appointed a leading US lawyer to head an international court of arbitration to settle the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kishenganga hydro power project in Jammu and Kashmir, paving the way for legal proceedings to start. American jurist Stephen Myron Schwebel was the appointed chairman …
The report by Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is premised on the fact that India is facing a serious water resource problem and is expected to become 'water stressed' by 2025 and 'water scarce' by 2050. It raises fundamental questions about the forces driving water demand and the political …
