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The Indus Waters Treaty: Need to adapt, or perish

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah recently voiced concerns about the impact of the Indus Waters Treaty on the Union territory’s power generation crisis and sought compensation from the Union government for the restrictions encoded in the treaty. India has issued a notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty of September 1960 following Islamabad's 'intransigence' on …

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1 month, 1 week ago

At least 14 dead after bus plunges into Indus river in northern Pakistan

Al Jazeera

The driver lost control at high speed, veering off a bridge into the icy Indus river in northern Pakistan, according to local reports. At least 14 people have been confirmed killed and many more missing and presumed dead after a bus crashed into the Indus river in northern Pakistan, according to local authorities. The driver lost control of the vehicle …

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Bus carrying wedding guests plunges into Indus river in Pakistan, 16 dead

India TV News

In tragic news, at least 16 people were killed and one woman was injured after a bus carrying them fell into the Indus River in Pakistan's mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan region. According to the information released, the incident took place in the Diamer district, where the bus carrying the passengers fell from the Telchi bridge into the river, the Dawn newspaper reported. …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Explained: Indus Waters Treaty and why India is right to ask for a review

Hindustan Times

It was recently reported that India had formally notified Pakistan to “review” and “modify” the Indus Waters Treaty under Article XII of the treaty. Indus Waters’ Treaty and Rising Disputes The IWT was signed between India, Pakistan and the World Bank in September 1960 to ensure equitable distribution of river water resources between India and Pakistan, especially within the erstwhile …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Images from Indus

Deccan Chronicle

Around five years ago, architect and artist Srinivasa Babu Angara wanted to do a show on the Ashoka pillar at Sarnath. In his research and learning about scripts and writing systems, he stumbled upon the even earlier Indus script used in the Indus Valley civilization. From images and ethereal interpretations of the mythical Saraswathi River to bringing to life the …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

With Pakistan team in J&K, BJP leader seeks termination of Indus Water Treaty

The Hindu

With a five-member Pakistani delegation currently touring power projects in Jammu and Kashmir along with neutral experts from the World Bank, the BJP on Thursday sought the termination of India’s Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan. “I hope that the Centre will intensify initiatives to terminate the treaty in the larger interests of the country in general and Jammu and Kashmir …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan delegation in J&K to inspect power projects under Indus Water Treaty

The Hindu

A five-member Pakistani delegation was flown to Jammu’s Kishtwar on Monday to inspect power projects set up on the rivers covered under the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. An official said the delegation reached Kishtwar district on Monday “to inspect two hydroelectric power projects under the IWT”. India has objected to Pakistan’s bid to hold “parallel proceedings by an illegally …

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6 months ago

What are the findings of the 2024 Hindu Kush Himalayas snow update? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The Ganga river basin — India’s largest — reached a record low snow persistence in 2024, the Hindu Kush Himalaya snow update of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development has reported. The pattern of high temperatures and altered weather systems explains both the record low snow persistence in 2024 and similar historical records.” “We have …

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9 months ago

Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The alarming impact of climate change will be felt on South Asia's major river basins, including the Ganges, Indus and the Brahmaputra, according to a new report. The scale of climate change impacts in the Indus basin is overwhelming, undermining food security, livelihoods and water security, the report said. While currently there are no major water diversions in …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Rare Indus dolphin found dead in Harike Lake

Hindustan Times

A rare Indus Dolphin was found dead on the banks of Harike Lake, at the confluence of Satluj and Beas, on the border of Ferozepur and Tarn Taran district. Beas is the only known habitat of the rare Indus dolphin in India. The 7-foot-long Dolphin weighed 100kg and was found dead at gate number 2 of the Ferozepur feeder canal, …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Pakistan’s Indus River dolphins be saved?

Al Jazeera

Once believed to be extinct, the ancient mammal has started to make a comeback, but the risks remain grave and may be growing. Gliding through the waters of the Indus River, Pakistan’s river dolphins – known locally as “bulhan” – can be glimpsed as they rise up to gulp air before submerging once again into the murky waters. In 2001, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Indian Army tanks carry out drills in Eastern Ladakh to attack enemy positions

Deccan Chronicle

Leh : Having deployed a large number of tanks and armoured vehicles in the world's highest river valleys, Indian Army formations carried out drills in Eastern Ladakh to cross the Indus River and attacks in enemy positions. Team ANI witnessed the special drills carried out by Indian Army's tank formations including the T-90 and T-72 tanks and BMP infantry combat …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Centre directs officials to upscale efforts for ‘better utilisation’ of river waters in J&K under Indus Water Treaty

The Hindu

The Union government on Friday instructed officials in Jammu & Kashmir to upscale efforts for “better utilisation of the country’s rights under the Indus Waters Treaty “ over the three rivers flowing through the Union Territory. Deputy National Security Advisor Sari Vikram Misri chaired the second meeting of the special task force in Srinagar “to ensure exercise of India’s rights …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Mohan Guruswamy | Indus waters: Yawning gap between threat and reality

Deccan Chronicle

The Narendra Modi government has decided to start talks with Pakistan on the Indus Waters Treaty, and rightly so. The World Bank brokered the IWT between India and Pakistan after many years of intense negotiations to allocate the waters of the Indus river basin. Of the three western rivers “given” to Pakistan, the Indus, that originates from Indian territory near …

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1 year, 10 months ago

India sends notice to Pakistan to amend 1960 Indus Water Treaty

The Hindu

India announced on Friday that it wants to modify the 62-year-old Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, citing what it called Pakistan’s “intransigence” in resolving disputes over the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects, both in Jammu and Kashmir. The sources said that Pakistan’s move to push the World Bank for a Court of Arbitration ran counter to the pre-existing channel of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Over one-third of Pakistan underwater, overflowing Indus creates long lake

Hindustan Times

More than a third of Pakistan is now underwater due to what the United Nations chief called “monsoon on steroids”. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} An overflowing Indus River has effectively created a long lake, tens of kilometres wide, according to satellite images. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who recently took over the reins after ousting Imran Khan over the economic …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan floods: Southern areas on high alert amid fears of Indus river swelling

Hindustan Times

Pakistan's southern provinces are bracing for more floods with a third of the country still inundated after record monsoon rains. TOPSHOT - This aerial photograph taken on Thursday shows a flooded residential area after heavy monsoon rains in Dadu district of Sindh province in Pakistan. "We're on high alert as water arriving downstream from northern flooding is expected to enter …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan’s deadly floods have created a massive 100km-wide inland lake, satellite images show

CNN

CNN — Striking new satellite images that reveal the extent of Pakistan’s record flooding show how an overflowing Indus River has turned part of Sindh Province into a 100 kilometer-wide inland lake. Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty Images This satellite image shows the scale of the flooding along the banks of the Indus River in Rajanpur, Pakistan, on August 28. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan Flood Situation to Worsen as Rivers Indus, Swat Continue to Swell, Death Toll Inches Towards 1,000

News 18

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government in Pakistan has declared a rain emergency in several districts of the province until August 30. Here’s how the flood has impacted the Swat river region: Flash floods were reported in Swat, Shangla, Mingora, Kohistan regions At least 24 bridges and 50 hotels were washed away in the floods in the Swat region Four bodies …

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2 years, 6 months ago

India is All Set to Harness Hydropower With Eye on the China-Pakistan Axis

News 18

Sometime around the end of last month, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs sanctioned 4526 crore rupees to construct the 540 MW Kwar hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district by Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt. The backdrop to these developments is the Indus Water Treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 to share the waters of six …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan raises objections to PM Modi's Kashmir visit, says was a 'direct contravention' of Indus Waters Treaty

Firstpost

PM Modi, on Sunday, laid the foundation stone of the Rattle and Kwar hydroelectric projects and hydroelectric project to be built on the Chenab river in Kashmir Islamabad: Pakistan has objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kashmir and laying of foundation stones for the construction of the Rattle and Kwar hydroelectric projects on the Chenab river, which it …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan objects to PM Modi's visit to Kashmir

The Hindu

Pakistan has objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kashmir and laying of foundation stones for the construction of the Rattle and Kwar hydroelectric projects on the Chenab River, which it claimed was a "direct contravention" of the Indus Waters Treaty. Pakistan also criticised the laying of foundation stones for the construction of the Rattle and Kwar Hydroelectric Projects …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan objects to PM Modi's visit to Kashmir, laying foundation of projects on Chenab river

India TV News

Highlights Prime Minister Modi visited Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday This was the first time PM Modi visited J&K for a public engagement since abrogation of Article 370 Pakistan also criticised laying of foundation stones of the Rattle and Kwar Hydroelectric Projects Pakistan has objected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kashmir and laying of foundation stones for the …

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2 years, 9 months ago

What is the Indus Waters Treaty and why is India seeking its modification?

The Hindu

The story so far: In a notice to Pakistan on January 25, India said that it has been compelled to call for the ‘modification’ of the 63-year-old Indus Waters Treaty owing to Pakistan’s persistent objections regarding India’s Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects in Kashmir. While Pakistan has rights over the waters of Jhelum, Chenab and Indus, Annexure C of the …

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The Indus Waters Treaty: Need to adapt, or perish

At least 14 dead after bus plunges into Indus river in northern Pakistan

Bus carrying wedding guests plunges into Indus river in Pakistan, 16 dead

Explained: Indus Waters Treaty and why India is right to ask for a review

Images from Indus

With Pakistan team in J&K, BJP leader seeks termination of Indus Water Treaty

Pakistan delegation in J&K to inspect power projects under Indus Water Treaty

What are the findings of the 2024 Hindu Kush Himalayas snow update? | Explained

Ganges, Brahmaputra among major South Asian river basins to feel impact of climate change: Report

Rare Indus dolphin found dead in Harike Lake

Can Pakistan’s Indus River dolphins be saved?

Indian Army tanks carry out drills in Eastern Ladakh to attack enemy positions

Centre directs officials to upscale efforts for ‘better utilisation’ of river waters in J&K under Indus Water Treaty

Mohan Guruswamy | Indus waters: Yawning gap between threat and reality

India sends notice to Pakistan to amend 1960 Indus Water Treaty

Over one-third of Pakistan underwater, overflowing Indus creates long lake

Pakistan floods: Southern areas on high alert amid fears of Indus river swelling

Pakistan’s deadly floods have created a massive 100km-wide inland lake, satellite images show

Pakistan Flood Situation to Worsen as Rivers Indus, Swat Continue to Swell, Death Toll Inches Towards 1,000

India is All Set to Harness Hydropower With Eye on the China-Pakistan Axis

Pakistan raises objections to PM Modi's Kashmir visit, says was a 'direct contravention' of Indus Waters Treaty

Pakistan objects to PM Modi's visit to Kashmir

Pakistan objects to PM Modi's visit to Kashmir, laying foundation of projects on Chenab river

What is the Indus Waters Treaty and why is India seeking its modification?