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The Parched Tiger: Tempers Fray, Fists Fly In India’s Daily Battle For Water
June 8th, 2018
Via Terra Daily, a look at India’s water stress: When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across India as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer. Young men clambered onto the roof and jammed a tangle of multicoloured hosepipes inside, […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Tensions Boil Over In India As Taps Run Dry
June 1st, 2018
Via Terra Daily, a report on water wars in India’s hillside getaway Shimla: Indian police on Wednesday were forced to escort water tankers through the streets of Shimla as an unprecedented shortage sparked brawls and desperation in the Himalayan hotspot popular with the rich and famous. The mountain getaway is generally crowded with vacationers but […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China Resumes Sharing River Flow Data with India – A Fresh Start for Closer Water Co-Operation?
June 1st, 2018
Via Future Directions International, commentary on China’s recent decision to resume sharing river flow data with India: On 15 May, China resumed providing India with data on the flow of the Brahmaputra River, after ceasing to do so in 2017. The data is vital for flood planning in India and downstream Bangladesh during the monsoon […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Indian Dam Reduces Pakistan’s Indus Share
May 28th, 2018
Via The Asia Times, a report on how Pakistan is bracing for a potentially grave water crisis as India inaugurates new dam that will divert the crucial Kishanganga River: Pakistan is bracing for a grave water crisis because of climate change and India’s tacit ‘control and management policy’ on the flow of water from the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China and India’s Disputes Spill Over Into Their Water Supply
May 23rd, 2018
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a look at growing water tension between China and India: Highlights Despite the size and importance of the massive interconnected river system China and India share (along with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh), no integrated structure exists for its management, and the bilateral agreements that govern it are far from sufficient. […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China Resumes Sharing Brahmaputra Data with India
May 17th, 2018
Via Third Pole, an update on the water data sharing between China and India which had stopped in 2017 after the border standoff between the two countries over Doklam: China has resumed providing water flow data on the Siang to India on May 15, according to officials in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development […]
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