Critical climate stress moments may be defined as those moments when households, communities, and their livelihood systems are vulnerable to climate related risks and hazards. This working paper examines critical climate stress moments due to specific climatic and biophysical causes experienced by the people in the Teesta River basin in …
To stay on the right side of the Trinamool Congress, the Centre has opened its coffers for West Bengal. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday cleared a Rs 8,750 crore package for the state. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had sought Rs 19,000 crore. The package comprises a …
Understanding diversity patterns and the mechanisms underlying those patterns along elevational gradients is critically important for conservation efforts in montane ecosystems, especially those that are biodiversity hotspots. Despite recent advances, consensus on the underlying causes, or even the relative influence of a suite of factors on elevational diversity patterns has …
Reports of a large number of fish dying in a river in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district have raised concerns about the toxicity of the water, particularly as it joins the Teesta river further downstream. “The reports of the deaths of large numbers of fish in the Karola river first came …
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said the government had failed to sign the Teesta water sharing agreement with India owing to a lack of negotiating skills. “If the government doesn't have the efficiency to bargain, nobody will give the country anything,” she said at a rally on Jessore Eidgah premises. …
An interim agreement on sharing Teesta water holds the key to wider and deeper ties between India and Bangladesh. Such an agreement will clear the way for wide-ranging cooperation between the two countries, which in turn will contribute significantly to the economic growth and improvement of the security environment of …
Calcutta, Nov. 16: Mamata Banerjee today said she could agree to the Teesta water-sharing treaty with Bangladesh only after ensuring that north Bengal’s water needs would be taken care of. “We love Bangladesh. They love us just as much. We used to be one country once. Their demand is legitimate …
The West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, gave a positive note to the Bangladesh foreign minister, Dipu Moni, on Wednesday, saying she would try her best to reach an agreement on Teesta water sharing soon safeguarding the interests of both sides. Mamata, who withdrew herself from the final stage of …
Outgoing Indian High Commissioner Rajeet Mitter yesterday said more time is required to conclude the Teesta water sharing deal, as there are many factors involving the issue. He added that the sharing must be fair, equitable and acceptable to all the stakeholders in Bangladesh and India. “We need little more …
Bangladesh PM and team in Tin Bigha Tin Bigha (Cooch Behar), Oct. 19: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is hopeful that the Teesta water sharing treaty will be signed soon. Hasina said this during a 30-minute stopover at Cooch Behar’s Tin Bigha corridor after a visit to the Bangladeshi enclave, …
GANGTOK, Sept 30 – “We the concerned Lepchas of Sikkim have been witnessing the entire ongoing natural catastrophe in Sikkim, particularly Dzongu, Chungthang and Lachung area with regret, shock and helplessness”, informs a press release by Concerned Lepchas of Sikkim (CLOS). The CLOS also protested against the mega power projects …
GANGTOK: Glaciers in north Sikkim, disturbed by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake, have started melting faster, leading to fears of flash floods in the region. Geologists say the increasing flow of water could threaten the flora and fauna of the Kanchenjunga National Park, the highest national park in India. In the …
Scientists say more tremors overdue in region GANGTOK, 25 SEPT: Geologists in Sikkim warn that another earthquake in the region might lead to topographical and morphological changes in the region and may even affect the course of Teesta, the major river flowing through this region. Even as the state is …
Sunday's earthquake, which left a trail of destruction in Sikkim, has caused massive damage to some structures at two of the five project sites of the 1,200-megawatt hydro-power project in the upper reaches of the Teesta river. It claimed the lives of 16 workers and officials and caused injuries to …
The death toll in the 6.9-earthquake that convulsed Sikkim last night crossed 70 this evening as Army columns and paramilitary personnel battled torrential rain, mist and landslides that cut off affected areas and stalled relief and rescue work. North and East Sikkim are the worst affected, where major stretches remain …
Siliguri, Sept. 16: The Trinamul and Congress members of the Teesta Barrage Project (TBP) monitoring cell have decided to speak to land-losers in an attempt to persuade them to withdraw cases they have filed over “inadequate compensation”. Around 150 cases have piled up since the process of acquisition began in …
A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned from his two-day Bangladesh visit, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said that the government would work towards arriving at “solutions” acceptable to “all stakeholders” towards resolving the Teesta water-sharing issue. Krishna, who accompanied the PM to Dhaka, said that the government …
Indian negotiators still unaware of West Bengal's special objections to water deal, highly placed sources say Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the West Bengal government assented to a strategic water-sharing agreement with Bangladesh before backing out of it over the weekend — and thus forcing India to resile …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday regretted that India and Bangladesh could not sign the Teesta water sharing deal during his visit to Dhaka, but reaffirmed New Delhi's commitment to ink the accord in the near future. “I have asked the concerned officials to intensify their efforts towards finding a …
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said Bangladesh and India will find a viable formula to resolve the Teesta water-sharing issue with equity and fairness. ‘Water is a very sensitive subject in this region. Unfortunately, this (the deal on sharing Teesta water) is not successful within the time available,’ …
The 'Mamata mess' over Teesta river agreement appears to have upset Bangladesh. Hours before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh landed here today on a two-day visit, the first in 12 years by an Indian PM, Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Rajit Mitter was called to the B'Desh foreign ministry and conveyed …
