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Jefferies initiates coverage on GE Vernova, bullish on 2 other power transmission stocksJefferies has initiated coverage on GE Vernova T&D India with a Hold rating and a target price of ₹6,000, citing limited upside despite str...
Centre betting big on Brahmaputra as economic lifeline: Minister Sarbananda SonowalThe Indian government is developing the Brahmaputra river into a major economic corridor. This initiative focuses on transport, trade, and ...
14th meeting of Brahmaputra Board HPRB held in GuwahatiGuwahati hosted 14th High-Powered Review Board meeting of the Brahmaputra Board, spearheaded by Union Minister C. R. Patil. The agenda revo...
Centre proposes to continue river basin management scheme with Rs 2,183 crore outlay for 2026- 31The government plans to continue the River Basin Management scheme from 2026 to 2031. A budget of Rs 2,183 crore is proposed. This initiati...
India unveils $77 billion hydro plan as China builds upstream damIndia is set to invest 6.4 trillion rupees in a massive transmission plan. This initiative aims to harness over 76 gigawatts of hydroelectr...
117 dead in Assam floods till now this year; toll over 5 years 880: MHA informs Rajya SabhaReplying to a question in Rajya Sabha by MP Sushmita Dev, Minister of State of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday stated that, as per i...
China damming Brahmaputra river may prove disastrous for BangladeshBangladesh is the most riparian nation in South Asia and heavily depends on international rivers. Millions of people who depend on it for t...
Parliament panel recommends renegotiating Indus Water Treaty to address impact of climate changeThe Standing Committee on Water Resources has also recommended that India should constantly monitor the Chinese actions so as to ensure tha...
IIT Guwahati to collaborate with Brahmaputra Board to restore River BanksThe collaboration will help to evolve with innovative technology which will help for better management of river like Brahmaputra. It is a p...
Assam to send team to China to study Yellow River management strategiesSonowal said, "Water is the source of all energies and the Brahmaputra which has gifted Assam with abundance of water. The government will ...
Ganga-Bramhaputra Basin mapped in first of its kind studyScientists from India, the UK, France and Bangladesh undertook mapping of the two rivers during 2003 to 2007 from the basins with the help ...
Brahmaputra Board to be revamped and rechristened: Uma BhartiUma Bharti announced revamping and rechristening of the Brahmaputra Board to improve its efficiency and functioning to control floods, eros...
Expert discusses new approaches to deal with flood and erosion problem of AssamApproach towards managing floods and erosion in Brahmaputra was discussed among representatives of the Ministry of Water Resources, Governm...
Floods claimed 14,000 lives, caused damage of Rs 1 lakh crore in last 6 years: PanelStanding Committee report said that annual floods between 2007 and 2013 have affected 21.821 Mha area and 167.617 million people with loss ...
- Biodiversity in river basins discussed
Experts from Bangladesh and different parts of the country participated in the symposium jointly organized by the International Union for C...
Dhaka proposes Basin regime approach for sharing river waterBangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni today proposed a Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin Regime that will go beyond the boundaries of Banglad...
- Bangladesh to convene meeting with Bhutan, India over Brahmaputra basin management
Bangladesh is convening a high level tri-partite meeting with India and Bhutan aimed at jointly utilizing the water resources of the Brahma...
- Decoding mighty Brahmaputra’s DNA
Everything about the Brahmaputra is so grand it seems inevitable that the river’s fury would be larger than life. Experts say the river is ...
- Centre sanctions Rs 8000 cr for flood management
With floods wreaking havoc every year across the country, the Centre has approved Rs 8,000 crore for flood management during the 11th Plan ...
- Centre okays Rs 8,000 cr package for flood-affected states
The Union Government on Friday approved in principle, a Rs 8,000 crore package for flood control programmes that includes pending schemes i...