The Teesta, originating in Sikkim ... “We pointed out that because of this, the water holding capacity of the river has ...
Credit: REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri The Teesta River Basin is widely known for the Indo-Bangladesh water-sharing dispute and the political tussle between the government of West Bengal and India ...
The romantic comedy Qarib Qarib Singlle, starring Irrfan Khan and Parvathy Thiruvothu, released in theatres on November 10, ...
Mamata Banerjee The Teesta river basin is densely populated, out of the 30 million people, 2% are located in Sikkim, 27% are located in West Bengal’s North Bengal and 71% in Bangladesh’s North ...
The photos show how the Teesta river broke its banks and submerged a huge portion of a nearby village. The devastating floods killed more than 30 people and destroyed the livelihoods of thousands.
A bridge on the Teesta river was washed away by the floods in Sikkim Rescue operations have entered the third day after flash floods in India's north-eastern state of Sikkim left over 100 people ...
A moraine-dammed lake, the outlet stream of the lake feeds into water bodies that go on to form the river Teesta. The Pangong ...
situated along the Teesta river that courses through Sikkim, West Bengal and Bangladesh. On Thursday, Pankaj Agrawal, Secretary, Ministry of Power, convened an “emergency meeting” to ascertain ...
The decision to send an Indian technical team to hold talks on the conservation of the Teesta river within Bangladesh assumes significance as China was keenly eyeing the estimated USD one billion ...
Banerjee’s argument is that the water levels in the Teesta have drastically reduced over the years and, hence, there was very little for West Bengal to offer to Bangladesh. Advisory Alert ...
The voices and concerns of Indigenous women are especially critical, for two reasons: First, they are the primary guardians ...
Dhaka is in a dilemma; while a deal with India on the Teesta River remains elusive, Beijing wants it to make up its mind on a Chinese project on the river.