Jun 18, 2013
The fate of the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing treaty has become uncertain again as India has put off a meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC), which was scheduled to begin in Dhaka tomorrow. Read...
Jun 18, 2013
A Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) meeting between Bangladesh and India scheduled for June 18 and 19 has been postponed. Read...
Jun 18, 2013
India’s tottering UPA government appears set for a last fling of dice to improve its relations with Bangladesh — it is finalising the Teesta water sharing accord. Read...
May 18, 2013
Three out of four countries in Asia and the Pacific are facing a serious lack of water, and some are in danger of a crisis unless steps are taken to improve water management, a report by the Asian Development Bank and the Asia-Pacific Water Forum has said.The Asian...
Apr 18, 2013
“Until now rivers are treated as free flowing water that can be joined and re-distributed. Rivers have natural systems; they are not just water pipes. If you treat them as pipelines, the consequences can be dire.” The water disputes between the South Asian Countries...
Apr 18, 2013
Dhaka (The Daily Star/ANN) – Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan are to form two sub-regional alliances for cooperation in producing electricity from trans-boundary river waters and then sharing it for mutual benefit. Read...
