India is considering plans to dramatically increase the water it draws from a major river that feeds Pakistani farms ...

India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire — but New Delhi says the 64-year-old Indus Waters Treaty remains "in abeyance." ...

A recent study led by Prof. Chen Yaning from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of ...

One of the key plans involves doubling to 120km the length of the Ranbir canal on the Chenab. Read more at straitstimes.com.

What is the origin of the Indus River system? The Indus River is one of Asia's longest river systems. It originated in Mansarovar in Tibet at an elevation of 5182 metres and flows about 2880 km.

The move marked a significant escalation in South Asia’s already fraught transboundary water diplomacy ... Brokered by the World Bank, the treaty governs the use of the Indus River system. It ...

The treaty had survived three wars and other conflicts between the bitter rivals, while withstanding many twists and turns in ...

spokesman for Pakistan’s Indus River System Authority. The nation will be forced to slash water supplies to farms by a fifth if the flow remains curtailed, he said. “It’s unprecedented ...

including south and southeast Asia. "Annual human consumption of the 40 most used antibiotics (29,200 tonnes), 8,500 tonnes (29 per cent) are released into the river system and 3,300 tonnes (11 ...

Indian cities and towns produce about 72,368 million litres of sewage per day (MLD)--enough to fill 30,000 Olympic-size ...

In a continent of abundant resources, fertile soil, and bustling rivers, it should be easy to feed, clothe, and sustain ...