The Hindu27d
River interlinking, the fount of environmental disaster
Politicians are now touting the concept of river interlinking for inter-basin water transfers as a geoengineering solution to continued water depletion in India. The concept of inter-basin ...
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
ThePrint on MSN2d
Fight over Yamuna a poll gimmick? River can be revived, but there can’t be a ‘band aid solution’
Though only 2 percent of its total length, the 54 km section of the river that flows through Delhi accounts for over 75 ...
Mint28d
India’s river-linking efforts to get a localised twist
NEW DELHI: India’s water ... in executing river-linking projects, the first official mentioned above had this to say: “The challenges are not scientific but political in nature." ...
India Today on MSN7d
Chief Ministers of Haryana and Delhi face off over Yamuna river water row
Haryana's CM Nayab Singh Saini challenges Delhi's Atishi on Yamuna pollution allegations. Kejriwal accuses Haryana of ...
scmp.com9d
Why a Hindu festival in India became a political controversy
India’s Hindu festival of Maha Kumbh Mela, which has drawn millions of devotees to a confluence of sacred rivers in the northern Uttar Pradesh state, is mired in political controversy after ...
The Chicken’s Neck: Decoding the blessing and bane of India's critical borderland
That it is a piece of critical geography is no secret. A sliver of land in north Bengal that lies at the confluence of ...
The Tribune8d
Yamuna river pollution dispute escalates into heated political row between BJP, AAP
The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and ...
Global Times8d
China, India agree to strengthen strategic communication, enhance mutual political trust, resume direct flights: FM
The two sides also agreed to advance trans-border river cooperation, and maintain communication on holding a new round of meeting of the China-India Expert Level Mechanism on Trans-border Rivers ...
Is South Asia's map about to change? India, China in tension after Arakan Army's occupation of Myanmar-Bangladesh border, can impact…
The political landscape has been impacted by the rebel group Arakan Army (AA), which has defeated the military junta and taken control of the Western Command Headquarters in Rakhine State. With this ...
Radio Pakistan3d
PM unveils new political map of country
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday unveiled new political map of the country that truly represents aspirations of the people of the country. In a televised address, he said the new map supports the ...
The Hindu26d
Medical education in India is at a crossroads; here’s a road map
The Indian government replaced a system — the Medical Council of India, which was regulating ... merely to start new institutions due to political compulsion. In the long term, this approach ...