Sikkim High Court issues notice to state government on landslide dam

Chief Justice serves notices to the Sikkim government on action taken as fears of flash floods from a landslide dam engulf the state

Kashang hydroelectric project works awarded without clearances, says CAG

The audit report highlights that no NOC from panchayat or approval for diversion of forestland was obtained for the 195-MW project

Tribals voice protest against power project in West Bengal’s Ayodhya Hills

Villagers claim that the power project will destroy their forests and elephant habitats

Costa Rica beating its own records on renewable energy usage

The nation went 300 days using only renewable energy this year. It beat its own 2015 record in doing so

Sun in a box: Excess renewable energy can now be stored more efficiently

MIT engineers have designed a concept that can store excess energy in the form of heat and supply it back to the grid when need be

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 8, 2019)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Royally ignored: Small hydroelectric projects suffer from solar power rise

Though the government has not done anything to discourage the sector, its disinterest is evident.

6 dead in Srisailum hydroelectric plant fire

6 admitted in hospital, search on for 3 more

How pumped storage project inside Sharavathi Valley can threaten lion-tailed macaque

Sharavathi is one of the most exploited rivers in India; it flows for 132 km, but 4 major power projects on it produce 40% of all hydroelectric …