The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend, now in its third consecutive year, threatens water security for nearly two billion people. All twelve major river …
The direct impacts of delta subsidence and effective seas level rise abetted by dams include inundation of coastal areas, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, increased rates of coastal erosion, an increased exposure to storm surges, etc, in addition to the threat to food security, livelihood security, water security to millions …
Experts from Bangladesh and different parts of the country participated in the symposium jointly organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Patna University, and University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Saturday. As many as 47 participants discussed trans-boundary issues related to the biodiversity of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river …
Report says India could face $7-billion agriculture loss by 2030 A multilateral study says the world is not prepared for risks from climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II report says India and China will face severe effects on their weather, agriculture and economy. India could …
Asia is facing the brunt of climate change and will see severe stress on water resources and food-grain production in the future, increasing the risk of armed conflict among India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China, the latest report of a UN panel has warned. UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in …
Elections come and go. But the situation of the flood affected people who have lost their land and properties to the yearly floods of the state remain unchanged. As per a latest estimate by the Water Resource Department of the state, a total of 4.25 lakh people have been living …
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 …
The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders on grounds of safety-related aspects and downstream impact. NHPC has already spent about Rs 6,600 crore, but due to …
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 Tawang project will require diversion of 116 hectares forest land, including 19.6 hectares for underground use. A YEAR after the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) gave its nod to the strategic Tawang II hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has cleared it. The 800 MW, …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday admitted a case pertaining to the ecological issues related to the downstream of the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project dam by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited. Filed by NGO Assam Public Works and admitted by Justice Swatantar Kumar, who issued notices to …
The devastating land erosions along the banks of the Baralimari Channel has resulted into a huge loss of vaste agricultural lands at Bhuragaon revenue circle in Morigaon District. So far more than 50 families have lost their homes and agricultural lands due to the fury of erosion. Besides that, the …
Connecting Ken-Betwa To Be First Of 30 Projects Costing 5,60,000cr New Delhi: After almost a decade of political objections and green opposition, the Cabinet is likely to clear on Thursday the ambitious project to inter-link rivers, beginning with the process of connecting the Ken and Betwa rivers in Madhya Pradesh. …
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal in the Eastern Himalayas are interconnected by the common river systems of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna (GBM). The GBM basin is home to approximately 700 million people, comprising over 10% of the world's population. The economy and environment of the region depend on water, …
With Beijing clearing construction of three more dams on the River Brahmaputra in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), pressure on the Central Government has mounted to increase surveillance after it confirmed that it is not keeping satellite vigil on the flow of water from China. The suggestion has come from …
The government is set to give a big push to the development of hydro power plants in border areas by giving fast-track clearances to projects that are delayed for the last several years due to a complex approval mechanism. An empowered group of ministers (EGoM), headed by finance minister P …
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation has sought the assistance of the project monitoring group under the cabinet secretariat to fast-track the Rs 7,500-crore Tawang-II project in Arunachal Pradesh. In February, India hastened plans to construct 2,500 MW of hydro projects, including one in Tawang and another in Teestha in Sikkim …
The Anti Dam Diwas organised by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) at Lakhidhar Bora Khetra here in the city today was attended by a number of anti–dam activists, who unanimously voiced to stop the construction of the Lower Subansiri dam, and various other dams in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Bhutan …
Hydrological experts from Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have advocated a holistic and integrated river basin plan and management of water resources between both the States to mitigate recurring flood and erosion problem. Majority of the participants in a day–long workshop on ‘integrated river basin management for mitigation of flood and …
The River Narasunda, which was dying due to a dam built 33 years ago at the confluence of the river Brahmmaputra, would soon have a new lease of life. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under a Tk 68.46 crore project has already completed widening the 33-kilometre long river between …
Two adult rhinos have strayed out of Kaziranga National Park and are now under serious threat from poachers in a remote area located on the banks of the Brahmaputra on Tuesday. Forest staff said the areas where the rhinos are sheltering are vulnerable to attacks by poachers. "Staff from both …
