DHAKA: In what is seen as a major development in India-Bangladesh relations, New Delhi and Dhaka have agreed to sign a 15-year interim accord on sharing the waters of common rivers Teesta and Feni.

This was decided at a Secretary-level meeting of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint River Commission (JRC) here Monday.

The agreement is expected to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit t

Eight years into monitoring the ambitious river inter-linking project, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Government to report on the project

NEW DELHI: Noting that it will act in the best interests of the country, the Supreme Court Thursday sought a status report from the high-powered committee on the Rs 5 lakh crore river inter-linking project.

A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice S H Kapadia also asked Attorney General G E Vahanvati to be present in the court during the next hearing, to brief it on the feasibility of the proje

The linking of eight rivers through tunnels and storing the water in seven reservoirs at various stages under PAP constitute an engineering marvel of the Kongu region

A full Pilloor dam with the intake well, which supplies drinking water to Coimbatore, in the foreground.

Fixing quotas for withdrawal of Krishna river water by riparian states, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT) today allocated the maximum share to Andhra Pradesh but allowed Karnataka to increase the water storage level of the Almatti dam from 519.6 m to 524.26 m.

The tribunal, the second related to the dispute and constituted in 2004 under Justice (retired) Brijesh Kumar, allocated 1,001

Fixing quotas for withdrawal of the Krishna river water by riparian states, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT) on Thursday allocated the maximum share to Andhra Pradesh but allowed Karnataka to increase the water storage level of the Almatti dam from 519 m to 524.26 m.

The tribunal, the second related to the dispute and constituted in 2004 under Justice (retired) Brijesh Kumar, allocate

In a welcome news for the state, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) has enhanced its share of Krishna water from 585 TMC to 666 TMC.

GUWAHATI, Dec 30

A complete session will be dedicated to the Brahmaputra at an international workshop on river management being held at NASC Complex, DPS Marg, New Delhi with a 3-day programme from December 14.

AHMEDABAD: Two IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) students may have the solution to make the National River Linking Project (NRLP) viable.