Hydropower projects suffer severe damage
19 projects in Uttarakhand washed away; state hydel power corporation loses Rs 77 crore
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
Joshimath crisis is a warning from the Himalayas
A development model based on local conditions and aspirations is necessary
“MoU virus” hits Arunachal Pradesh
Non-profits ask for white paper on the upfront payments received
Joshimath: Subsidence in several Uttarakhand villages since December 25, 2022
Down To Earth ground report finds widening cracks in remote villages around Joshimath
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
Stop all hydroelectric projects in Himalayan region to avoid a Joshimath repeat: Experts
Ecological assessment pending for hydropower project plans in Himachal
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
Bad for people, bad for environment
A new study by Centre for Science and Environment slams system of green clearances
Environment ministry creates a record in forestland diversion
SMALL BUT POWERFUL
India will continue to rely on coal to meet its rising electricity demand through 2026: IEA
Rapid economic growth and increased demand for space cooling contributed significantly to the rise in India’s electricity demand last year
Concerns raised over rushed tender process for Rs 8,005 crore Sharavathi pumped storage project in Karnataka
Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd says followed all norms for country’s largest pumped storage power generation unit
Over 1,000 people, including monks, arrested for opposing Dege hydropower dam project in Tibet
Experts claim monasteries have been put under lockdown; dam will be environmentally detrimental
COP28 Presidency: Triple renewable energy capacity, double energy efficiency by 2030 to limit global warming
By 2030, global installed hydropower capacity (excluding pumped hydro) would need to grow by almost 17% from the 2022 level, report added
Joshimath sinking: Landslides in region not a new problem, says GSI report
Part 3: Clean chit to the Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project for water leakages, landslides not occurred in areas with low population density
Joshimath sinking: No mention of NTPC hydro project in NDMA report
Part 2: Report looks into Joshimath landslide causes; recommends banning construction but going ahead with Helang-Marwari bypass
Rewind 2018: Was renewable energy in power?
Here are the major policies framed, studies conducted and steps taken in the last year to boost use of renewable energy in India
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
Himalayan hydropower projects built near glacial lakes pose risk to environment
An increase in the demand for electricity has led to the construction of a large number of HPPs upstream near glacial lakes
"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 …
Tiny hydropower plant lights up a remote hill village in Bangladesh
Cheaper than solar and easy to maintain, “pico” hydropower plants offer the only viable form of electricity for remote villages in …