Double trouble

National Conference also opposes Kishanganga project

Water discord

India-Pakistan talks on Baglihar project fails

South Asia

Climate change affecting hydropower generation in India: study

The generation of hydropower from the top seven hydropower projects in India has suffered due to climate variability in the past six decades

Uttarakhand district violates Forest Rights Act for Pancheshwar dam project

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

HYDEL PROJECT

Power-sharing pact

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 …

The era of mega hydropower in Brazilian Amazon appears over

Statements by Brazilian government officials indicate major shift in policy

Bilateral loss

World Bank appoints neutral expert for Baglihar dispute

Bone of contention

Arunachal turns to private Players for hydel power

बांध परियोजनाओं के खिलाफ नए सिरे से आंदोलन की तैयारी

मातृ सदन आश्रम, हरिद्वार ने दो दिन की गोष्ठी का आयोजन किया है, जिसमें प्रधानमंत्री से अपना प्रतिनिधि भेजने की अपील की गई है

Renewable energy use is growing, but at a slow pace

New report notes that renewable energy is mostly being used in the power sector

Energy in news on May 1

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on energy

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 …

New dams to burden Uttarakhand, heighten disaster risk

Districts worst hit by the floods are also the ones with maximum hydropower projects in the pipeline 

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) …

Kerala government gives go-ahead to Athirappally hydel power project

Decision elicits angry response from a cross-section of society

अलकनंदा पनबिजली परियोजना की कैनाल में लीकेज, डर के साये में जी रहे गांव वाले  

एनजीटी ने संयुक्त जांच रिपोर्ट में पावर हाउस के कैनाल में लीकेज की पुष्टि के बाद कॉरपोरेशन को जल्द से जल्द लीकेज दुरुस्त करने का ...

HC frowns at felling

दिल्ली की प्यास बुझाने का दावा करने वाली लखवार परियोजना के प्रस्ताव को केंद्र की मंजूरी

ऐसा माना जाता है कि दिल्ली में पानी की उपलब्धता को सुनिश्चित करने के लिए बाहर से पानी लाने का यह आखिरी जरिया होगा।

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

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

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