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Teesta: A Hungry River
October 7th, 2017
Via Third Pole, an article on how a series of dams and the effects of climate change have deeply undermined food security for the people living along the Teesta river in India and Bangladesh: About ten years ago, people in the small village of Gajoldoba on India’s stretch of the transboundary Teesta River started noticing […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: By 2050, India May Live On Imported Water
September 26th, 2017
Via Times of India, a look at India’s water crisis: Do not be surprised if the country is forced to import drinking water by 2050, thanks to the fast-depleting groundwater stock that is expected to reduce to 3,120 litres per day a person by then. Data shows that today — going by 2001 figures — […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: A Water-Starved India By 2050
September 25th, 2017
Via The Hindu Business Line, commentary on India’s water crisis: We are staring at an apocalypse. This can only be averted if efficient practices are integrated into industries and service. The future of water will be a gamble — resting entirely on the way we decide to play the game here on. Either we continue to […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: China and India Water ‘Dispute’ After Border Stand-Off
September 19th, 2017
Via the BBC, a report on an emerging dispute between China and India over water: China and India may have defused a potential border conflict but the stand-off seems to have led to dispute over another contentious issue: water. Delhi says it has not received any hydrological – the scientific study of the movement, distribution […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Is China Waging A Water War On India Through Data?
August 21st, 2017
Via the Hindustan Times, a look at how Beijing is fashioning water into a political weapon by denying India flood-related hydrological data since May, even as major flooding has hit the region from Assam to Uttar Pradesh: Tibet, a treasure-trove of natural resources, including water and precious metals, is a great strategic asset for China in […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Is India Sharing The Ganga’s water fairly?
August 18th, 2017
Via Third Pole, a look at the impact on Bangladesh when India does not comply with the 1996 water-sharing treaty: Officially, India and Bangladesh share 54 rivers, but that number is currently under review. Between 10 to 16 additional rivers are now being considered for designation as transboundary rivers, according to the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services, an […]
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