HKS Snow Update 2025
<p>The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend,
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of sewage and wastes by boats into the rivers Dibru, Brahmaputra and Dangori in Tinsukia district, Assam, 26/11/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sudhan Das Vs State of Asssm & Others dated 26/11/2021.</p> <p>The matter related to discharge of sewerage and
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of sewage and other wastes released by the boats and houseboats allowed to ply in the rivers Brahmaputra, Dibru and Dangori in Tinsukia district, Assam, 16/08/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sudhan Das Vs State of Assam & Others dted 16/08/2021.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Dibru-river-pollution-boats-NGT-order-Aug16-2021.pdf"
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Floods wreak havoc in Bihar, northeast India: 47 killed, over 70 lakh affected
The flood situation in Bihar, Assam and other northeast states has turned worse with the death toll rising to 46 on Tuesday. Bihar and Assam have been the worst hit with nearly 68 lakh people affected
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Water supply in 3 key river basins dips
NEW DELHI: In the last 26 years, there has been a marginal increase in India’s average annual water resource from 1,869 billion cubic metres (BCM) in 1993 to 1,999 BCM in 2019, but there is a worrying
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale construction of buildings at Sristinagar, Chunsali, Guwahati, Assam, 14/05/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Bora Vs State of Assam dated 14/05/2019 regarding large scale construction of buildings and also other activities at Sristinagar, Chunsali,
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An innovative approach to the assessment of hydro-political risk: A spatially explicit, data driven indicator of hydro-political issues
<p>Competition over limited water resources is one of the main concerns for the coming decades. Although water issues alone have not been the sole trigger for warfare in the past, tensions over freshwater
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Future climate and runoff projections across South Asia from CMIP5 global climate models and hydrological modelling
<p>This paper presents future climate and runoff projections for the South Asia region under the RCP8.5 scenario with climate change informed by 42 CMIP5 GCMs. Runoff is projected for 0.5° grids using
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Taming the male river sans study is impossible
Noted geographer Prof. Abani Kumar Bhagawati of Gauhati University has said that without studying it deep taming the Brahmaputra is an impossible proposition. He has also said that while going to tame
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The status of glacial lakes in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
This report provides comprehensive information about the glacial lakes of five major river basins of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) — Amu Darya, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Irrawaddy, including Mansarovar