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India, China to bring Himalayan ecology back on the agenda after 33 years, citing Nepal disaster
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India, China to bring Himalayan ecology back on the agenda after 33 years, citing Nepal disaster
India and China are set to resume cooperation on Himalayan ecology after 33 years, prompted by the Nepal flood disaster, with a likely focus on trans-boundary river and glacial-lake data-sharing.
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India and China are set to place Himalayan ecology back on their bilateral agenda after roughly 33 years, prompted partly by the scale of the recent Nepal flood disaster.
Cooperation is expected to focus on data-sharing on glacial lakes, trans-boundary river flows and disaster early-warning, given the shared Himalayan ecosystem both countries depend on.
The Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo) and other trans-boundary rivers originating in the Tibetan plateau make hydrological data-sharing between India and China a long-standing area of cooperation and concern.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- India-China cooperation
- Himalayan ecology
- trans-boundary rivers
- glacial lake outburst
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- India-China cooperation, Himalayan ecology, trans-boundary rivers, glacial lake outburst
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Use as an example in GA answers (GS1/GS2 - Geography & International Relations: Himalayan ecology, India-China river data-sharing).
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Data-sharing on trans-boundary rivers originating in the Tibetan plateau, an area India and China are set to revive cooperation on, most concerns which major river system flowing into India?
- The Indus
- The Ganga
- The Godavari
- The Brahmaputra
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Answer: D — The Brahmaputra (known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet) originates on the Tibetan plateau and is the major trans-boundary river at the centre of India-China hydrological data-sharing cooperation.
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