HKS Snow Update 2025
<p>The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend,
Brahmaputra
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Shrinking and sinking deltas: major role of dams in delta subsidence and effective sea level rise
The direct impacts of delta subsidence and effective seas level rise abetted by dams include inundation of coastal areas, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, increased rates of coastal erosion,
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Biodiversity in river basins discussed
Experts from Bangladesh and different parts of the country participated in the symposium jointly organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Patna University, and University
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World ill-prepared for climate change risks, says UN panel
Report says India could face $7-billion agriculture loss by 2030 A multilateral study says the world is not prepared for risks from climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Climate change may lead India to war: UN report
Asia is facing the brunt of climate change and will see severe stress on water resources and food-grain production in the future, increasing the risk of armed conflict among India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
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Will political parties rehabilitate 4.25 lakh flood affected people?
Elections come and go. But the situation of the flood affected people who have lost their land and properties to the yearly floods of the state remain unchanged. As per a latest estimate by the Water Resource
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World Water Day: UN report predicts grim scenario for India; experts pitch for making water conservation a national obsession
As the world is already staring at impending water crisis due to climate change, population increase and pollution, a UN report has predicted that as many as 3.4 billion people will be living in "water-scarce" countries by 2025. It also pointed out that the situation will be deteriorated further in the next 25 years (by 2050), culminating into instances of human conflicts in many parts of the globe.
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Subansiri project cost escalates
The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders on grounds of safety-related
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Brahmaputra: towards unity
The Brahmaputra is a key river in the region that encompasses India, Bangladesh, the Hindu Kush Himalaya mountain range and the Tibetan Plateau, widely known as the Third Pole. In Brahmaputra: Towards
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Held up since 2011, Tawang hydel unit gets MoEF nod
The Tawang project will require diversion of 116 hectares forest land, including 19.6 hectares for underground use. A YEAR after the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) gave its nod to the strategic Tawang II hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has cleared it.
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NGT admits case on Lower Subansiri project
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday admitted a case pertaining to the ecological issues related to the downstream of the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project dam by the National Hydroelectric Power