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Indus
1[ in-duhs ]
noun
- a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1,900 miles (3,060 km) long.
Indus
2[ in-duhs ]
noun
- the Indian, a southern constellation between Grus and Pavo.
indus.
3abbreviation for
- industrial.
- industry.
Indus
1/ ˈɪԻə /
noun
- a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Telescopium and Tucano
Indus
2/ ˈɪԻə /
noun
- a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet in the Kailas Range of the Himalayas and flowing northwest through Kashmir, then southwest across Pakistan to the Arabian Sea: important throughout history, esp for the Indus Civilization (about 3000 to 1500 bc ), and for irrigation. Length: about 2900 km (1800 miles)
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Origin of Indus1
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For over a century, experts - linguists, scientists and archaeologists - have tried to crack the Indus script.
Prevent conflict through international treaties and intergovernmental management of transboundary river basins -- for example, the Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India, and Peru and Bolivia's joint governance of Lake Titicaca.
All three rivers—the Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra—originate in the region’s icy mountain ranges, where rapid warming is accelerating the melting of some glaciers and altering precipitation patterns.
This is a serious concern for the 750 million people in the Indus and upper Ganges basins who rely on these winter snows for water supplies.
For example, the Nile, Indus and Mississippi river basins have experienced exceptionally dry streamflow and wet soil moisture conditions, indicating changes driven by irrigation.
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