Chitra Padmanabhan

Pune, September 17 Kosi may not be the end of the story; in fact, it may be just the beginning. According to research by a team at the University of Pune (UoP) and at the College of Military Engineering (CME), there has been an increase in the number of

Ramaswamy R. Iyer

There is in Nepal a deep ambivalence about India, which many in India tend to misinterpret as anti-Indianism.

India-Nepal relations have been badly mismanaged on both sides. The time has come to make a break with the past and explore new beginnings. In his article in the issue of 15 September of The Hindu, Prof. S. D. Muni has already covered the larger aspects of strategic and security concerns. This article will focus on water relations, though some reference to the larger context cannot be avoided.

Gargi Parsai

NEW DELHI: With the visiting Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) signalling a desire to expedite work on the outstanding water projects between India and Nepal, the two sides on Tuesday agreed to set up a three-tier joint water management mechanism.

There will be a ministerial-level Joint Rivers Commission, under which there will be a Secretary-level joint committee and then project-level technical committees for each project.

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Sunny Sebastian
A turnaround: Maheshwara river in Kailadevi Sanctuary of Rajasthan

Prerana Marasini

KATHMANDU: At a time when Kathmandu and New Delhi are blaming each other for the devastating Kosi floods, Nepal

Speakers at a discussion yesterday said national unity as well as political will is needed to save the country's rivers from dying.

Environment is getting endangered, as the rivers are becoming extinct due to frequent withdrawal of water from the rivers and decrease of navigability, they added.