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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The multi-track water diplomacy framework: a legal and political economy analysis for advancing cooperation over shared waters
The Multi-track Water Diplomacy Framework specifies and tests a conceptual and analytical water diplomacy framework that identifies the key factors that affect water cooperation. Knowledge of these key
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Pollution slur on polymer factory
DIBRUGARH: Accusing the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) of violating effluent standards and polluting surrounding rivers and water bodies, Asom Gana Parishad (Anchalikatabadi Mancha) has
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River erosion hampering Bangla border vigil
BSF forced to shift outposts frequently, criminals taking full advantage, cattle smuggling on the rise Rampant land erosion by the mighty Brahmaputra is creating great difficulties for BSF jawans when
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Groundwater quality and depletion in the Indo-Gangetic Basin mapped from in situ observations
Groundwater abstraction from the transboundary Indo-Gangetic Basin comprises 25% of global groundwater withdrawals, sustaining agricultural productivity in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Recent
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'Schools must not be turned into relief camps during floods'
Hundreds of primary schools located along either bank of the Brahmaputra were flooded this monsoon. For several weeks, students of schools in flood-prone areas missed classes. To make matters worse, the
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Flood havoc: Over 500 cattle die in Majuli
District administration sends team About 500 cattle died in a sandbar in Majuli on Tuesday. Veterinary officials said the cattle died due to consumption of some poisonous shrub following shortage of
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Flood situation in GH grim
Mukul undertakes aerial survey of flood hit areas in Garo Hills Tura: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma carried out an aerial survey of the flood affected areas in the plains belt areas of West Garo Hills
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No respite from floods, Majuli, KNP worst hit
17 lakh affected in 21 districts, AASU demands special package from Centre There was no respite from floods in Assam on Wednesday with about 17 lakh people hit by the latest wave. The Brahmaputra is
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Brahmaputra water not fit to drink even after traditional treatment: CAG report
The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), with special emphasis on the role of Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA), paints a grim picture on environmental degradation in the
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Flood triggers animal migration from Kaziranga National Park
Animals from the Kaziranga National Park+ , a World Heritage Site about 250 km from here, have started coming out in herds in search of elevated grounds as large swathe of the protected area has been inundated