This is the first instance where the Indian government has publicly stated that there is a cross-border link in the Pahalgam attack that left 25 Indians and a foreign national dead.
The Neutral Expert has said that it has the 'competence' to decide on differences between India & Pakistan related to the design of 2 hydroelectric projects in J&K.
With the completion of Shahpurkandi dam, the notion of avenging Pulwama and Uri attacks by preventing water access to Pakistan will add more muscle to BJP’s Lok Sabha campaign.
A panel headed by water resources secretary was set up last month to review the Indus Waters Treaty treaty & decide on provisions that can be removed or modified, govt officials say.
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.
In dispute with Pakistan over Kishanganga & Ratle projects, India objected to World Bank move to initiate parallel mediation & refused to take part in Court of Arbitration proceedings.
India & Pakistan have locked horns over Kishanganga & Ratle hydroelectric projects, primarily over process of dispute resolution under Indus Waters Treaty and World Bank's role.
The treaty, signed in 1960, sets out a mechanism for cooperation and information exchange between the two countries regarding the use of waters of a number of rivers.
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.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
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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