Apr 28, 2014
A China watcher named Claude Arpi has drawn attention to a recently posted article on the website of the Yellow River Conservancy Commission under China’s Ministry of Water Resources. The article speaks of the necessity and feasibility of diverting the waters of some...
Apr 28, 2014
The country’s largest hydroelectric project, being developed by state-owned NHPC Ltd, has become a test case for how efficiently India can implement its strategy to harness the hydropower resources of Arunachal Pradesh while countering China’s plans to divert river...
Jan 12, 2014
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed by India and Pakistan in 1960 has been seen both as the one agreement that has worked between India and Pakistan and as an anachronism which should be dissolved or renegotiated.On December 20, 2013 the Permanent Court of...
Jan 12, 2014
India’s move to establish important first user rights to the waters of the Brahmaputra has received a modest leg-up, potentially posing a challenge to China. The boost came on Tuesday, when the environment ministry granted in-principle forest clearance—approval of...
Dec 27, 2013
With Beijing clearing construction of three more dams on the River Brahmaputra in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), pressure on the Central Government has mounted to increase surveillance after it confirmed that it is not keeping satellite vigil on the flow of water...
Dec 12, 2013
Hydrological experts from Arunachal Pradesh and Assamtoday advocated a holistic and integrated river basin plan and management of water resources between both the states to mitigate recurring flood and erosion problem. Majority of the participants in a day-long...
