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The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China and India’s “Tug of Water” In Nepal
April 18th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a look at China and India’s competing interest in Nepal’s water resources: The recently elected Nepalese Prime Minister, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, made his first foreign trip, a visit to India, in early April. As he is generally seen as being “pro-China”, the visit would have soothed Indian fears that Nepal […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Low On Water, India Unprepared For Summer
April 10th, 2018
Via India Climate Dialogue, a sobering look at India’s water crisis for the summer ahead: India is staring at a water crisis this summer. With the heat setting in earlier than usual in many parts of the country, water storage at major reservoirs have plummeted to critical lows at a time when the Met department […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Pakistan Approaches World Bank Over Kashmir Dam
April 5th, 2018
Via The Quint, an article on Pakistan’s approach to the World Bank over the Kishanganga dam in Kashmir: Pakistan approached the World Bank to complain that India despite the arbitrator’s pause period had completed the construction of the disputed $860-million Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir. Dawn newspaper, citing an unnamed official, reported on Thursday […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Pakistan Must Stop Blaming India for Its Water Woes
April 4th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a look at the simmering water tensions between India and Pakistan: Delegates from India and Pakistan met in India from 29 to 30 March as part of the annual meeting of the Indus Water Commission, a requirement under the Indus Water Treaty. It was the 114th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Scarcity – India’s Silent Crisis
March 15th, 2018
Via Inter Press Service, a look at India’s water crisis: As Cape Town inches towards ‘Zero Hour’ set for July 15, 2018, the real threat of water scarcity is finally hitting millions of people worldwide. For on that day, the South African city’s 3.78 million citizens — rich and poor, young and old, men and […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Top Court Steps In To help Thirsty Tech Hub
February 20th, 2018
Via Terra Daily, a report on India’s top court’s decision to send more water to Bangalore: India’s water-starved tech hub Bangalore received a much-needed boost on Friday when the country’s top court altered a river-sharing arrangement in its favour, ruling on a bitter dispute that dates back more than a century. The Supreme Court said […]
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