People's power

Idukki district in Kerala shows that small hydel power plants can be profitable

Rivers, Provide and not Serve

Hydro-power, long irrigation canals, sand mining and water for industrial use: these are not what Maa Ganga in its magnanimity provides. These …

Flickering ray of hope for hill areas

Although small hydro electric schemes are considered ideal for remote hill villages, planners have overlooked crucial factors and not all …

Why we celebrate rivers

More than 100 groups in at least 36 countries again pay their respects to rivers on this International Day of Action for Rivers

In search of the missing

In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …

High standards for high-risk projects

We need to vigorously defend our remaining rivers from over-damming and strengthen the laws and standards that protect them

In search of the missing

In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …

Power the people

For the country where only 15 per cent of its population have access to electricity, Nepal has come a long way. It took 84 years to achieve power …

Power projects fragment Western Ghats

Shock treatment

Nightmarish laws and an insensitive government keeps thousands in the dark

Global grid

Whether it is Asia or Europe, countries find a new mantra: decentralise and electrify

Micropowerful

A microhydel project a day. Communities snatch the initiative from the government to electrify rural Nepal

"Small hydropower is unique"

In 2002, at least 42,221 small hydropower (SHP) stations were operating in China, supplying adequate power to more than 300 million people. This …

Guatemala’s green project turns killer

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

Tehri work on

Gagged no more

Double trouble

National Conference also opposes Kishanganga project

Water discord

India-Pakistan talks on Baglihar project fails

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) …