The Latest Breaking News from Indus

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 · Mar 6, 2025

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

Only one passenger survived with injuries

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

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

Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2024

Cross the boulders in the Indus Waters Treaty

The Indus Waters Treaty, which has again become a source of contention between India and Pakistan, considerably encapsulates the principle of equitable allocation

The Hindu · Aug 30, 2023

More than court action, revisit the Indus Waters Treaty

In an atmosphere of a lack of trust, judicial recourse is not likely to address the growing needs of India and Pakistan

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2023

Commentary: Finding a new path to water conservation for the next millennium, for California and the world

In the long sweep of human history, water has always played a central role in determining the geography of civilizations, and eons ago it influenced the migration of our early ancestors out of Africa and across the world. The ability to manage water contributed to the success or failure of…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 16, 2023

World Bank resumed parallel proceedings on concern over Indus Water Treaty - spokesman

- The World Bank said its decision to allow two separate proceedings to resolve a long-running disagreement over water between India and Pakistan to run in parallel was because it feared the stalemate endangered the historic Indus Water Treaty.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2023

India and Pakistan can future-proof their threatened rivers

A shift in perspective can future-proof the Indus Water Treaty.

360info · Sep 22, 2022

Pakistan floods: Is history repeating itself at Mohenjo Daro?

Back in 1919-20, R.D Banerji, an Archaeological Survey of India officer, rediscovered the ancient site of Mohenjo Daro, following the finding of a flint scraper. What followed next was years and years of extensive excavations led by prominent archaeologists from world over. Several decades after the initial stage of excavation,…

The Times of India · Sep 8, 2022

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 3 September 2022

One-third of Pakistan is under water. The usually life-giving monsoon has instead flooded much of the Indus river valley.

inkl Originals · Sep 3, 2022