Lavasa exposed
By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …
‘People often talk of the Gandhian model of development, but if such a model is genuinely Gandhian then it is not about development’
Mahatma Gandhi never used the words environment protection. However what he said and did makes him an environmentalist. His writings are replete …
A dark tunnel
Twenty-nine workers were killed in a landslide at the Tehri dam. The contractor building the dam has blamed the "weak mountains" for …
Threat of dam collapse, floods in California force nearly 200,000 people to flee
Crumbling emergency spillway on Oroville Dam could unleash floodwaters onto rural communities along the Feather River
FAC gives final clearance to North Koel dam project in Jharkhand
The project will impact 15 villages in the Palamau Tiger Reserve, and the people have been protesting against the project
Narmada dam oustees not satisfied with MP govt assurances
They shouted slogans even as activist Medha Patkar held a meeting with a state minister about the fate of those displaced due to the Sardar …
Climate change affecting hydropower generation in India: study
The generation of hydropower from the top seven hydropower projects in India has suffered due to climate variability in the past six decades
Only a quarter of our longest rivers flow freely to oceans: Study
Most of the remaining long free-flowing rivers now remain restricted to remote regions of Arctic and of the Amazon and Congo basins
Ratnagiri dam breach: Flooding causes 44% of dam failures in India
Tiware Dam in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district breached, flooded seven villages and swept away 20 people on July 2, 2019
Dams were built to control floods; they are now triggers
Most of the recent floods in the country have occurred due to sudden release of dam water
Blunder 999
Kerala is trapped by its promise to host Tamil Nadu’s Mullaperiyar dam for a millennium
Will PM Modi celebrate his birthday again?
A year ago, Narendra Modi celebrated it by closing the gates of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, even when there were 32,000 families living in the …
Latest AAP members: people displaced by Narmada dams
Facing harassment by government, Narmada Bachao Andolan chooses electoral politics with Aam Aadmi Party as its anchor
Who robbed Narmada?
Farmers in Gujarat prepare for a bleak future and protests as Narmada water disappears from canals after Assembly elections
Victims of rehabilitation
To swindle money from the Narmada dam rehabilitation scheme, lands of thousands of tribal families have been given to the dam-displaced people …
NHRC raps Centre, Madhya Pradesh for insensitivity towards dam oustees
People affected by Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar dams had staged jal satyagraha to demand rehabilitation rights
Polavaram dam project has opened floodgates of corruption: activists
Activists are calling for setting up of a multi-member judicial commission to do a comprehensive enquiry into the process of land acquisition, …
Deadly dam burst in Brazil puts mining company under scanner
Brazil’s Federal Police accuse mining company Samarco of wilful misconduct in relation to a deadly dam burst in November 2015
Iraqi Forces pushed IS fighters back from Haditha Dam
Water has increasingly been used as weapon of war in Iraq and other countries of west Asia
This man saved his village from flash floods, reclaimed surrounding sal forests
He constructed the first check dam in Jamtoli village in Jharkhand to ensure heavy rains don't wash away farms
Dam safety in Himachal Pradesh be damned
Policy makers in the state are busy selling the hydro dream while transferring the risks to ordinary people
A village betrayed
The people of Salehpur get a raw deal from the forest department of Haryana in return for the services rendered by them
Rs 212 crore for Omkareshwar dam oustees
Activists allege farmers being shortchanged; demand strict implementation of rehabilitation policy and Supreme Court guidelines
Kerala: Floods over, struggle continues
Incessant rains and severe flooding have rendered several people without homes, food or even a livelihood
Widespread protests near Tehri
Residents are angry after increase in the dam’s water level led to landslides and subsequent house collapse