About 70 hydropower projects in Himalayas at risk of quake-triggered landslides

The risk of building dams in the Himalayan region is manifold and that has again being emphasised in a recent study on 2015 Nepal earthquake

Uttarakhand district violates Forest Rights Act for Pancheshwar dam project

The Pithoragarh administration has not even formed district-level committee to implement FRA

Chinese hydropower giants are irreversibly damaging biodiversity. A new report explains how

Two Chinese hydropower giants account for construction of half of the world’s dams, which have been causing irreversible damage to …

The era of mega hydropower in Brazilian Amazon appears over

Statements by Brazilian government officials indicate major shift in policy

A new R&D lab to help small hydropower projects

The turbine model testing facility is touted to be a step for make in India, as it is said to the first independent facility for turbine …

Why flooding raises alarm over bearing of hydropower plants on the Himalayas

The need of the hour is to put halt large hydel-power projects in the Himalayas. Can small hydropower plants offer a sustainable solution?

Uttarakhand: as problems pile up, youths see wisdom in migration

The ecologically-sensitive state is crying for government interventions on several fronts

G D Agarwal on indefinite hunger strike again

'Despite repeated assurances of government, 18 proposed hydel projects on the Ganga and its tributaries have not been scrapped'

Politics over world’s largest hydropower project

The hydropower project on the Congo is unraveling into a political ploy with disregard to the affected people and the environment

Hydropower is far from ‘harmless’, says study

Building of Brazil’s largest hydroelectric reservoir has caused loss of animal life in the surrounding area

Floods, earthquakes, landslides: Why Arunachal’s Etalin hydel project can be a worry

Formation of glacial lakes driven by climate change and sesimic risks pose threat to nature and life; project’s environmental …

SC rejects plea against relocating Dhari Devi

Says temple not a protected ASI monument

Guatemala’s green project turns killer

Protests against the Santa Rita dam has left six indigenous people dead, including two children

Uttarakhand claims hydropower projects had no role in 2013 floods

State seeks Supreme Court nod for stalled projects

Uttarakhand pushes for more hydropower projects

Lakhwar-Vyasi project cleared by Centre this year is a violation of Supreme Court order, says expert

MoEF's forest panel rejects Dibang, Tipaimukh hydel projects

Diversion of large tracts of forests,impact on wildlife and people’s livelihoods cited as main reasons; ball now in minister’s court

EU water law won’t be changed, says European Commission

The Water Framework Directive, despite being a strong piece of legislation, has faced hurdles till now  

Green tribunal halts tree felling for Alaknanda-Badrinath hydropower project

Bench says no tree can be felled without prior permission of tribunal

World Bank won't fund Luhri hydropower project in Himachal

Move to withdraw US $ 650 million follows inspection and review by USAID of environmental and social impacts of the project

Uttarakhand's hydel projects need urgent review

Projects under way do not take into account ecological impact on the Himalayas and the rivers

Bhattarai's power trip

Power, investments to be highlights of Nepal prime minister's first India visit