South Asia

HYDEL PROJECT

Power-sharing pact

Bilateral loss

World Bank appoints neutral expert for Baglihar dispute

Bone of contention

Arunachal turns to private Players for hydel power

HYDEL VICTORY

Unsound power project plan thrown out

IT WAS a fast-track venture that sought to get round procedures perfunctorily, even if this meant fudging environmental impact assessments (EIAs) …

HC frowns at felling

STAR shifts from soaps, sleuths to nature

As people become more concerned about the environment, a TV channel moves its focus from family dramas and crime thrillers to nature.

Promises broken

Dear Prime Minister Koirala we urge you not to learn from India

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'

Uttaranchal aglow

Hill state leads the way in decentralising electricity generation by granting small-scale industry status to traditional water mills

The Northeast's power burden

The centrality of the Northeast to India's ambitious national electrification plan cannot be overstated, since the region will be required to …

The power trip

On the day the government elevated power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to the post of Union home minister, half of the country …

Power grid FAQ

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

Environmental issues figured nowhere in Uttarakhand elections

Around 170 hydropower and a number of sand mining projects in the pipeline or underway

Bhattarai's power trip

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

India falls short of achieving increased power generation capacity

Government pins hopes on private investment in renewable energy sector by offering fiscal and financial incentives

“MoU virus” hits Arunachal Pradesh

Non-profits ask for white paper on the upfront payments received

Narendra Modi takes U-turn on large hydro projects in Arunachal

After endorsing smaller hydropower projects during pre-election campaign, the prime minister pushes for big dams during his recent visit to Itanagar

Himalayas: the agenda for development and environment

We need to think about a pan-Himalayan development strategy which is based on the region's natural resources, culture and traditional knowledge

Green tribunal halts tree felling for Alaknanda-Badrinath hydropower project

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

Sri Lanka commissions first solar power plant

Will provide electricity to 3,000 rural families

Villagers in Himachal Pradesh block hydel project