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Important lakes of India
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1234567891011121. Wular Lake · J&K
2. Dal Lake · J&K
3. Pangong Tso · Ladakh
4. Sambhar Lake · Rajasthan
5. Chilika Lake · Odisha
6. Kolleru Lake · Andhra Pradesh
7. Pulicat Lake · AP–Tamil Nadu
8. Loktak Lake · Manipur
9. Vembanad Lake · Kerala
10. Ashtamudi Lake · Kerala
11. Lonar Lake · Maharashtra
12. Nalsarovar · Gujarat
Important lakes of the world
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12345678910111213141. Caspian Sea · Eurasia
2. Lake Superior · USA–Canada
3. Lake Victoria · East Africa
4. Lake Baikal · Russia
5. Lake Tanganyika · East Africa
6. Lake Malawi · East Africa
7. Lake Titicaca · Peru–Bolivia
8. Great Bear Lake · Canada
9. Great Slave Lake · Canada
10. Lake Chad · Sahel
11. Dead Sea · West Asia
12. Aral Sea · Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan
13. Great Salt Lake · USA
14. Lake Mead · Nevada–Arizona, USA
📌 Why in News?
A fixed or semi-fixed flow-sharing formula becomes difficult when rainfall and river discharge become more variable.
A more modern system could incorporate dynamic hydrological triggers. Allocation rules might respond to actual basin rainfall, reservoir levels, soil moisture, snowmelt, groundwater stress and observed discharge.
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Paper: GS-1
Theme: Geography
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Such a framework would be more complex but also more resilient.
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