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22 stories for “Brahmaputra”
Clear filtersTelemetry in Herpetology: Tracking Brahmaputra Migration Paths on Endangered Species DayMarking a critical technological leap for freshwater biodiversity tracking, India's **first-ever satellite-tagged Ganges Soft-shell...
The Government of India has proposed continuing the River Basin Management (RBM) Scheme for the 2026–31 period with an outlay of ₹2,183 crore.Type: Central Sector Scheme, launched in 2014.Implementing agency: Department...
River Basin Management (RBM) Scheme: Securing India's Water Future The Government of India has proposed the continuation of the River Basin Management (RBM) Scheme for the period 2026–31, with a total financial outlay of...
An expert panel of the Union Environment Ministry has recommended clearance for the 1,200 MW Kalai-II hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh. The project is planned on the Lohit River at Hawai village in Anjaw district....
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has released ‘Changing Dynamics of Glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region from 1990 to 2020’.Glaciers in the region shrank by around 12% of their...
India is set to construct its first riverine lighthouses, which will come up on the Brahmaputra River along National Waterway-2. Until now, India's lighthouses have stood along the sea coast to guide ships; these new str...
Three major inland waterway projects were inaugurated on National Waterway-2 (NW-2) at Dibrugarh, Assam: the Bogibeel Customs and Immigration Complex, the Dhubri Customs and Immigration Complex and the renovated Inland W...
The Prime Minister inaugurated the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu in Guwahati, a 2.86-km six-lane extradosed bridge across the Brahmaputra built for about ₹3,030 crore. Linking Guwahati and North Guwahati, it is the Northeast'...
Approval has been granted by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for a twin-tube tunnel under the Brahmaputra River in Assam that will carry both road and rail traffic. It will be the first underwater tunnel of thi...
The Environment Ministry launched India's second nationwide dolphin count from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, under Project Dolphin. The Wildlife Institute of India leads it with state forest departments, WWF-India, Aaranyak and...
