Pakistan says not concerned over India's plan to stop flow of water

Pakistan is not concerned over India’s plan to stop the flow of its share of water to Pakistan from the Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers under the Indus Waters Treaty, a top official said. The......

'If you stop water to Pakistan, you will flood J&K'

'In the last 55 years India and Pakistan have gone to wars, but nobody spoke about scrapping the Indus Waters Treaty.' IMAGE: A child stands near the Chenab river with the Baglihar hydroelectric......

India rejects Pak's claims of halting Miyar Dam project

Pakistan on Tuesday said that India has withdrawn the design of the Miyar hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh following its objections. Earlier, Pakistani media reports claimed that the......

Indus Water Treaty won't survive, says UN report

The 40-year-old Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan has been an outstanding example of conflict resolution but scarcity of water in the basin states since the early 1990s has brought the......

PM commissions Baglihar power project

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday dedicated to the nation the 450-MW Baglihar hydro electric power project built on river Chenab in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh inaugurated the......

Chidambaram's Budget speech

Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance PART A Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2005-06. 2. Last year, while presenting the Budget, I had suggested that the vote in......

Highlights of the Budget

Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the 2006-07 Union Budget in Parliament on Tuesday. Presenting the Budget the FM described 2005 as: The best of times and worst of times.He projected the GDP......

Chidambaram announces his 4th Budget

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday announced in the Budget for 2005-06 that the Planning Commission has drawn up Tsunami relief programme costing Rs 10,260 crore (Rs 102.6 billion).So far, Rs......