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India Says Teesta Water Agreement With Bangladesh Possible This September
February 19th, 2013
Via OOSKA News, a report on Indian-Bangladesh water issues: An agreement between India and Bangladesh on sharing the water of the Teesta River could be reached this September when the Bangladeshi prime minister is next scheduled to visit India, according to Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid. “I do sincerely hope, in the next few […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Four Ways Water Is Connected To India’s Blackouts
February 11th, 2013
Via The World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct project, an interesting look at India’s watergy challenges and that of Southeast Asia as a whole: Early last week, the strained electrical power infrastructure in northern and eastern India was pushed to its breaking point. Two days of power failures impacted a staggering 670 million people (or, put another […]
Read more »Harnessing Water Resources In Nepal
February 10th, 2013
Via The Himalayan Times, an article on Nepal’s ambitious plans to develop and harness its water resources:  It has been long discussed about exploiting water resources in Nepal multilaterally. One among it was harnessing the Koshi River basin in eastern Nepal with concerted effort of Nepal‚ India and probably Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been lobbying hard […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s River-Linking Project Mired In Politics
February 6th, 2013
Via the Guardian, some commentary on the slow progress of India’s plan to link 37 rivers that would save the country from drought and flood and help feed millions: A villager walks next to a dried canal near Santalpur village in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Photograph: Ahmad Masood/Reuters The idea of linking India‘s […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: India Urges China To Respect its River Rights
February 1st, 2013
Via Terra Daily, a look at the brewing water tension between India and China: India urged China on Thursday to respect its river rights following a media report that Beijing plans to build new hydroelectric plants on a waterway that the neighbours share. The Hindu newspaper reported Wednesday that China was looking at building three […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon Vs. Parched Tiger: China And India Quarrel Over A Dam Project
January 30th, 2013
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed analysis of tensions between China and India over the 2,900-kilometer (1,800-mile) international Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra in India) which have been rekindled by Beijing’s plans for dam construction: Originating from the Angsi Glacier on the Chinese side of the Himalayas, the Yarlung River serves as a critical water source and transportation […]
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