Nov 27, 2013
Prodded by the pace of Chinese constructions along the Brahmaputra and its tributaries in China, India is planning to set up a river authority to speed up the development of its strategic Subansiri basin in Arunachal Pradesh. Read...
Nov 27, 2013
India and China have been engaged in a dispute over the diversion of the Brahmaputra river, which originates in Tibet. Even while India is still exploring a diplomatic option, it has initiated an action plan that would give it user rights. In the first of a ...
Nov 27, 2013
India is planning to build a series of massive water reservoirs in Arunachal Pradesh in order to manage the fallout from Chinese attempts to divert river waters that flow into the Brahmaputra. But the plans have run up against a potential hurdle: the possible...
Oct 25, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has flagged Indian concerns on China’s plans for damming and diverting the waters of common rivers like the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra to his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang. That it has figured at the summit level is a major step forward, as,...
Oct 25, 2013
China on Tuesday said it is paying attention to India’s concerns on its plans to build more dams on the Brahmaputra river, an issue expected to figure prominently in visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh‘s talks with leaders in Beijing.Read...
Oct 23, 2013
India and China today signed a new agreement to strengthen cooperation on trans-border rivers aimed at allaying India’s concerns over new dams on the Brahmaputra and facilitating the exchange of flood data, reports PTI. Read...
