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Nepal Supreme Court Stays Indian Power Project

Originally published in The Economic Times Kusaha, Sunsari District of NepalBy Ratan Bhandari Kathmandu: Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed...
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Multilateral Development Banks: Projects to Watch

International Rivers has begun a new quarterly blog that highlights dam projects to watch out for in the investment pipelines...
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India’s Himalayan Floods a Man-made Disaster

The following is a guest blog by Himanshu Thakkar, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People Homes, farms and...
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Pakistan Network for Rivers, Dams and People Visit to Mirpur, AJK

Report of Pakistan Network for Rivers, Dams and People (PNRDP) delegation’s Visit to Mirpur, AJK. A Pakistan Network for Rivers,...
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Uttarakhand Floods a “Man-Made Disaster”

Experts argue rampant development and poor disaster planning has exacerbated flood damage, as a massive rescue operation is under way...
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Grameen Shakti: A Vanguard Model for Rural Clean Energy

From March 2013 World Rivers Review Grameen Shakti has helped Kohinur become an energy entrepreneurPhoto by Nancy Wimmer In one...
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China’s Domestic Dam Plans Draw Ire At Home and Abroad

From March 2013 World Rivers Review China’s State Council – the country’s ultimate decision-making body – announced its new Energy...
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The Baral River

The Baral River originates from the big river Padma (the local name of the Ganges that entered into Bangladesh from...
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Bhutan's Picture of Gross National Happiness Blurs (part 2)

Punatsangchhu RiverPhoto courtesy of Ritwick Dutta Read part I of my blog. Bhutan is highly dependent on India in many...
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Bhutan's Picture of Gross National Happiness Blurs

Samir in Thimphu, the capital of BhutanPhoto courtesy of Ritwick Dutta Bhutan fires the imagination of an ideal mountain country...