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India is considering revising the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty with Bangladesh, set to expire in 2026. New Delhi seeks a new ...
The Indus and Ganges River dolphins are both classified as ‘Endangered’ species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Dr.
The Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) and its cousin, the Ganges river dolphin – locally known as “susu” (Platanista gangetica gangetica) – are two river dolphin subspecies ...
The Indus River, the largest river in Pakistan, holds immense significance in the economic, agricultural, and spiritual lives ...
The Indus has defined the inhabitants of regions east of the Indus since at least the last 4000 years. In Avestan, the word Hendu denotes a natural frontier, a river, and Hapta Hendu was an ...
The Indus River dolphin is an ancient creature that swims among us. Alongside the endangered Ganges River Dolphin, which is largely found in neighboring India, ...
The federal environment, forest and climate change ministry released a field guide in 2022 – Monitoring Ganges and Indus River Dolphins, Associated Aquatic Fauna, and Habitat – which noted a ...
This is especially the case as the Ganges Water Treaty nears its 2026 expiration: the vast Ganges river flows through India and irrigates much of Bangladesh ... The Indus Waters Treaty, ...
The news was shared by Union minister of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) Bhupender Yadav on X. “Happy to share the news of the first-ever tagging of Ganges River Dolphin in Assam ...
Beginnings of a River. The Indus is an antecedent river, which means it has existed for over 50 million years, since the Indian plate first collided with Asia and gave rise to the Himalayas.