A ruling from the Court of Arbitration last week backed Pakistan by saying that India must adhere to the Indus Waters Treaty in the design of new hydro-electric power stations on rivers that flow west into Pakistan.
Projects key to India’s plan to fully utilise its share of Indus waters. While Ujh project in J&K is 'not financially viable', Sutlej-Beas link project is facing land acquisition issues.
The panel also recommended that India should constantly monitor Chinese actions to ensure that they don't pursue any major interventions on the Brahmaputra river.
With Diamer-Bhasha dam coming up in disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region, India has reacted sharply, saying building projects in territories under Pakistan's illegal occupation is 'not proper'.
Despite India’s scrupulous observance of the treaty provisions and its concessions, Pakistan accuses it of not fully complying with the treaty’s terms.
Indus Waters Treaty, one of most successful international pacts, provides framework for using water for irrigation, hydropower generation in Indus basin.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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