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Indian Turtle: Species Diversity, Habitat and Conservation Importance

Why should we avoid keeping turtles as pets?Turtles and tortoises, with their unique traits and tranquil demeanor, have often been sought-after exotic pets. Nevertheless, it's crucial to realize that these animals are unfit for domestic life for various reasons. Turtles aren’t easy pets:Turtles and tortoises demand specific dietary and environmental…

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Mahseer Fish: The King of Indian Freshwater Rivers

Why Is Mahseer Called the King of Indian Rivers?

Close-up of Mahseer fish highlighting its large scales, powerful body, and royal appearance.

Mahseer earns this royal title due to its unmatched power and endurance in Indian rivers. It can swim against strong currents, leap over obstacles, and survive in rocky…

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5 Rivers from the Mahabharata That Teach Us About Life and Karma

“गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरी सरस्वति । नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरी जलेऽस्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु ॥” This ancient shloka is still recited in homes and temples across India. In a single prayer, it invokes the presence of sacred rivers in a handful of water. That simple act reveals something profound. In Indian…

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8000-year-old Indus Valley Civilisation could be older than the first Egyptian pharaohs

The research suggests the Indus Valley Civilisation could be far older than previously believed, not just by a few centuries, but by thousands of years. Experts studying pottery and animal remains at Bhirrana in northern India say the roots of this ancient society may stretch back around 8,000 years. If…

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Ladakh Without the Crowds: 6 Calm Experiences to Try

1.Visit Remote Monasteries Early in the Morning DawnFamous ones like Hemis get packed fast. Go for smaller gems like Likir (with its huge golden Buddha), cliff-carved Phugtal, or Lamayuru in that wild moonscape valley. Show up at first light for prayer time. Monks chanting softly, butter lamps glowing, you can…

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Pakistan’s southern Sindh province evacuates 100,000 people over flooding threat

More than 100,000 people in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province have been evacuated from low-lying areas along the Indus river after neighboring India warned of cross-border flooding from dam releases, officials said

The Independent UK

Death Of A Delta: Pakistan's Indus Sinks And Shrinks

Salt crusts crackle underfoot as Habibullah Khatti walks to his mother's grave to say a final goodbye before he abandons his parched island village on Pakistan's Indus delta.

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China’s insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia

With the future of a crucial water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan up in the air, one outside party is looking on with keen interest: China.

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Can India stop Pakistan’s river water — and will it spark a new war?

The decades-old Indus Waters Treaty faces its gravest challenge as India suspends it, prompting Pakistan to warn of war.

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India says it will ‘never’ restore Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan

New Delhi put into ‘abeyance’ its participation in the 1960 treaty after 26 people were killed in Kashmir in April.

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Pakistan warns ceasefire with India could collapse over Indus Water Treaty

India’s unilateral suspension of river sharing deal remains in place despite ceasefire

The Independent UK

India-Pakistan conflict over water reflects a region increasingly vulnerable to climate change

In an unprecedented move, India recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, citing cross-border terrorism. This was one of a series of escalations between the two countries which now find themselves on the brink of war.

The Conversation

‘India can starve us’: farmers in Pakistan decry suspension of crucial water treaty

Indus treaty, which had survived 65 years and three wars between countries, has been paused after Kashmir attack

The Guardian - UK

India and Pakistan tension escalates with suspension of historic water treaty

India has taken the highly significant step of suspending the 1960 Indus waters treaty, which governs water sharing with Pakistan, as part of its response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir that killed at least 26 people.

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Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support

In 1995, World Bank Vice President Ismail Serageldin warned that whereas the conflicts of the previous 100 years had been over oil, “the wars of the next century will be fought over water.”

Evening Standard

What is the Indus Water Treaty and what does its suspension mean for India and Pakistan?

After the tourist massacre in Kashmir, India pulled out of the 1960 agreement, which Pakistan describes as an act of war

Al Jazeera

Kashmir attack: Does India’s Indus Waters Treaty freeze threaten Pakistan?

Pakistan has deemed India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty following tourist attack in Pahalgam an ‘act of war’.

The Independent UK

What is Indus Water Treaty and why is it so critical for India and Pakistan?

Future of river-sharing treaty that has survived wars, border conflicts and prolonged diplomatic freezes is now under threat

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Why is Pakistan’s new canal project sparking water shortage fears?

Protesters fear than a plan to modernise agriculture could leave the lower riparian province of Sindh without water.

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Swallowed by the sea, Pakistan’s Indus delta now threatened by canals

Residents say construction of six new canals over Indus River will turn more lands barren and prone to be lost to sea.

The Independent UK

Indian court to rule on whether a doughnut shop is bakery or restaurant

Ruling could have significant implications for India's restaurant and bakery industries

The Independent UK

Alarm as census finds just three Indus river dolphins left in India

Freshwater species is facing extinction in the country due to habitat loss, pollution and water diversion

The Independent UK

Bride and groom among 14 dead as bus plunges into Indus river in Pakistan

Only one passenger survived with injuries

Al Jazeera

At least 14 dead after bus plunges into Indus river in northern Pakistan

The driver lost control at speed, veering off a bridge into the icy Indus river in northern Pakistan, local media report

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Is the Indus Waters Treaty the latest India-Pakistan flashpoint?

India wants to renegotiate the 64-year-old pact under which the neighbours split water from six Himalayan rivers.

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