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The Parched Tiger: Water … Luxury Vs Scarcity?
June 13th, 2012
Via The Economic Times of India, a look at water stress in India: What do Varanasi, Goa, Chikmagalur, Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Delhi, Hubli, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Allahabad, Vasco, Tirumala, Bhubaneshwar, Nagpur and a lot of other towns and cities in India have in common? They all suffer from acute water shortages that only get worse in […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Use In India
May 26th, 2012
Via The Economic Times, a report on water use in India: Reforms in water policy and pricing, sustainability in industrial water use, improvement in performance of utilities and mobilization of the private sector have the potential to address water-related challenges, a detailed report on use of water by Ernst & Young has indicated. The report […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Dam Plans Anger Pakistan, Symbolize Global Water Woes
May 22nd, 2012
Via the South Asian News Agency, a look at South Asia’s water worries: ITS three great basins – the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra – are the most densely populated area in the world. The Ganges alone supports half a billion people. Seventy per cent of South Asia’s 1.5 billion people live in farming […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Rivals For Influence Over Nepal’s Hydropower
May 16th, 2012
Via China Dialogue, a look at how the rivalry between Beijing and New Delhi for influence in Nepal will shape the country’s hydropower policies. As the article notes: Editor’s note: in February, Nepal signed a US$1.6 billion agreement with China to develop the 760-megawatt West Seti hydropower project within its borders. This marked a major […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Water And Climate Change Challenges
May 10th, 2012
Via Foreign Policy, an interesting article on Pakistan’s climate change and water challenges: Last month, an avalanche on the Siachen glacier in Kashmir killed 124 Pakistani soldiers and 11 civilians. The tragedy has intensified debate about the logic of stationing Pakistani and Indian troops on such inhospitable terrain. And it has also brought attention to […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Beckoning War On Water?
May 6th, 2012
Via Pakistan’s The Nation, an article the rising water tension between India and Pakistan. As the article notes: India’s feverish pursuit of building dams on the rivers allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has received the attention of the International Crisis Group (ICG) whose objective is to evaluate the consequences of a […]
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