Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

After Ken-Betwa,the proposed Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal river linking project is the second to run into rough weather with MP withdrawing its assent, writes Vivek Trivedi

After the Ken-Betwa river link project which ran into rough weather, now the second such project, the proposed Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal River linking project has plunged into trouble.

The first one inked between Madhya Prad

New Delhi: Assuming charge as the water resources minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal said on Wednesday that the finalization of the national water policy by March 2012 would be his first priority. “We are very keen to meet the March 2012 deadline. My predecessor Salman b h a idid a very good job. I hope to take it forward...

Even as the Union Government mulls over a response to Chinese plans to divert or dam the Brahmaputra, some experts are raising concerns over a range of issues, which include a depletion of ground water in the entire valley of the river.

It is feared that if the Brahmaputra is diverted or further dammed in its course in Tibet, both the lean and peak season flow will be affected in the downstream

New Delhi: China

New Delhi: The Indian government on Tuesday downplayed the threat of Brahmaputra diversion saying there is no cause for any

India asks its Beijing mission for details of Brahmaputra

China seems to be considering a new plan to divert Brahmaputra waters from the upper reaches as it battles hard with severe drought conditions, a development which has sparked fresh fears in India about the Chinese intention.

Even as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took up the issue of the Ranjit Sagar dam vis-

Ghaziabad: Environmentalists are up in arms over a bridge being built over Hindon that has forced the river to change its course. They say blocking the river