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The Parched Tiger: India Faces Groundwater Crisis Amid Rapid Urban Growth
June 19th, 2025
Via Urban Acres, a report on India’s groundwater crisis: India is confronting a deepening water crisis as rapid urbanisation and erratic climate patterns push groundwater reserves to dangerous lows. While cities like Bengaluru reel under water shortages despite heavy monsoon rains, experts warn that these urban struggles reflect a nationwide emergency—one that demands urgent structural […]
Read more »India-Pakistan Water Pact ‘Outdated’ in Climate Era
June 15th, 2025
Via SciDevNet, commentary that the India-Pakistan water treaty (which governs the sharing of the Indus River) should be strengthened to factor in challenges such as climate change or be scrapped entirely: India unilaterally suspended the 1960 Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan It cited cross-border terrorism but had already been demanding changes Treaty needs updating to […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s $80B Coal Push Threatens Water Access In Dry Zones
June 12th, 2025
Via Investing.com, a report on how India’s $80 billion coal push threatens water access in dry zones: According to a Reuters report, India’s aggressive push to expand coal-fired power generation — nearly $80 billion by 2031 — is compounding an already dire water crisis in the country’s driest districts. A majority of new coal projects […]
Read more »China To Speed Up Pakistan Dam Constructions After Indian Threat To Cut Water Supplies
May 20th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, an article on China ‘s indication that it will speed up Pakistan dam construction after Indian threat to cut supplies: China has said it was accelerating work on a “flagship” dam in Pakistan in the wake of India’s recent threats to cut off water supplies. The state-owned China Energy Engineering […]
Read more »China’s Mega Dam Project Poses Big Risks for Asia’s Grand Canyon
May 17th, 2025
Via Yale e360, a report on how China’s plans to build a massive hydro project in Tibet have sparked fears about the environmental impacts on the world’s longest and deepest canyon. It has also alarmed neighboring India, which fears that China could hold back or even weaponize river water it depends on. China has announced […]
Read more »India’s Indus Waters Treaty Suspension: What Happens Next?
May 12th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a report on how – amid diplomatic escalations and exacerbating climate conditions – India can prioritize regional stability and safeguard its own interests in the Indus River? In the wake of the horrific attack on unarmed civilians in Pahalgam in April, New Delhi made the momentous decision to suspend the Indus Waters […]
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