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World Bank Agreed to a $37 Million USD Loan for Himalayan Watershed Development Project
22 May 2012 - 09:27 by Local Press Report
DHARAMSHALA (Punjap Express) — Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister said this week that World Bank has in principle agreed to continue engagement in watershed sector in the state of Himachal Pradesh for additional financing proposa
Environmentalists Ask India, Pakistan to Remove Military from Himalayan Glaciers
1 May 2012 - 09:55 by Local Press Report
NEW DELHI (Eurasia Review) — Full Story - Environmentalists and scientists have urged India and Pakistan to
Himalayan Glaciers Melting at a Rate of 0.4 Percent Each Year
24 Apr 2012 - 08:53 by Local Press Report
NEW DELHI (India Today) — Full Story - A new study led by the University of Zurich has found that glac
Otero Urges More Research on Himalayan Glacier Melt
17 Jan 2012 - 12:20 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — U.S. Under-Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Maria Otero urged more research and data sharing on Himalayan glacier melt during a forum last week.
Four Himalayan Countries Sign Climate Change Adaptation Agreement
29 Nov 2011 - 15:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BHUTAN, THIMPHU — Four South Asian Himalayan countries -- India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh -- have signed a regional pact on climate change adaptation and a declaration that seeks wide-ranging collaboration on
Tibet to Invest $59.9 Million USD for Irrigation, Water Conservation
29 Nov 2011 - 15:07 by Local Press Report
LHASA (Xinhua (China)) — Tibet autonomous region will invest $59.9 million USD for irrigation and water conservation infrastructure this winter and spring, according to local authorities.
Regional Water Commission Formed to Save Himalayan Rivers
23 Aug 2011 - 11:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
dhaka, Bangladesh — Water experts, activists and environmentalists from Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan on August 12 formed a water commission to save rivers flowing throughout the region.
Agencies Should Prepare Now for Himalayan Glacier Melt
22 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — Agencies should begin taking action now to help local communities prepare for the melting of Himalayan glaciers
Eastern Himalayan Nations Hold Meeting in Kathmandu
23 Aug 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
KATHMANDU, Nepal (Xinhua (China)) — The four eastern Himalayan countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal started a three-day high-level technical consultative meeting in the Nepali capital on August 18 under the theme " Sacred
Himalayan Rivers Face Water Depletion Within 20 Years, Warns Report
12 Jul 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MUMBAI, India — The Himalayan river basins in India, China, Bangladesh and Nepal will face massive water depletion — about 275 billion cubic meters of annual renewable water — within the next 20
Climate Change Impact on Himalayan Basin Not as Severe as Previously Thought
28 Jun 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
NEW DELHI, India — Nearly 60 million people living in the Himalayan region are expected to suffer food shortages in the coming decades as glaciers shrink and the water sources for crops dry up, a new
UN Climate Panel Admits Error on Melting of Himalayan Glaciers
1 Feb 2010 - 20:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Geneva, switzerland — In a major embarrassment, the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) admitted in late January that its finding that Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035
Himalayan Glacier Shrinking Not Caused by Climate Change, Says Indian Government
16 Nov 2009 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
NEW DELHI, India — Many of the Himalayan glaciers are melting, but some are not melting as fast as thought, and others are actually growing, according to a new report released last week by the Indian
EU Launches Project in India on Himalayan Glaciers
25 May 2009 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
NEW DELHI, India — The European Union has launched a project in India to assess the impact of the retreat of Himalayan glaciers and possible changes of monsoon on distribution
Bangladesh Concerned Over 552 Himalayan Dams
23 Feb 2009 - 20:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
dhaka, Bangladesh — Bangladesh has expressed concern over 552 dams, both planned and under construction, in the Himalayan region, saying they could have far-reaching impacts on downstream Bangladesh.
India: Bisleri to Market Himalayan Water Abroad
8 Oct 2007 - 20:39 by Local Press Report
LONDON, United Kingdom (The Times Online (UK)) — — Indian water bottler Bisleri is looking into selling its Himalayan spring water on the international market.
Bisleri chairman Ramesh Chauhan will visit Europe this month to discuss
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